I took this photo along our rustic roadside on the way to town. It seems every time I meander these three miles, I discover a new wildflower bursting with color.
The lilac season is nearly over, but looking at this photo, I can almost conjure their beautiful scent. It reminds me of cotton candy. Our neighbor at the cabin has the white variety and some days when the breeze is just right, I’ll catch a whiff of these amazing domestic flowers, from yards away. It’s like opening a present. I can’t think about anything else, during the moment the fragrance overwhelms my nose.
My appreciation for flowers has changed throughout the years — along with many other things. Priorities constantly shift and in recent years it seems for me there’s more space for simple gifts.
Fresh flowers. As a child I picked them. For years I ignored them. Now I photograph them. And one day I’ll learn all their names.
Each weekend I share moments that help me journey toward occasional “presence” — explained in A New Earth
Tags: lilacs, purple, wildflowers, Wisconsin
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9:27 am
It is so very true how our priorities shift with each decade in life. Most likely, after you learn their names you will also have some in your garden … after all, it’s certainly in your genes …
9:40 am
I have thought that, too. I hate weeding and have no interest in maintaining the landscape. We quit planting a vegetable garden because every summer, it became a jungle. But one day…
9:43 am
I loved this post. It’s easy to forget how beautiful Wisconsin can be because I’ve lived here for my whole life, but you reminded me of that today.
10:10 am
Beautiful photos. I know exactly what you mean when the scent of fresh wild flowers wafts in the summer breeze. It truly is a gift! I hope that the more time I have on this earth, the more I appreciate to little things. T
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3:17 pm
Beautiful pictures!
8:49 pm
I see those purple flowers everywhere. Are they lavender plants or something else? They are so pretty, I put a picture of them on my blog header.
I enjoy seeing your Washington, DC, pictures. We hope to go there later this summer.
9:33 am
Our lupines and lilacs are past.
Thank goodness flowers don’t all bloom at the same time. Yes it would be glorious. But.. the rest of the spring, summer, and fall would be so lonely.
9:44 am
Gorgeous photos! I too have a new appreciation for flowers, especially now that I have a curious toddler. I’m looking forward to the fall planting season, when he’ll be old enough to help plant and not try and eat the bulbs/seeds. It is amazing how our interests and priorities shift/morph/change.
Wonderful post!
2:36 pm
The purple flowers are Lupine and I sure enjoy their splendor.
They are a protected flowers here I believe. Like you I love to stumble upon new wildfloers blooming along my path. 
2:06 am
Great pictures. The purple reminds me of the beauty of the Jacaranda Trees when they flower over here.
JJ
1:05 pm
Wow, gorgeous photos! Thanks! I have to say that usually I prefer photos of flowers to the real thing so that I can avoid the sneezing and eye-watering
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7:39 pm
I love lilacs.
I’m a fan of A New Earth too!
9:47 pm
We planted lilacs this spring and all the Wisconsin rain this spring has been flooding them out. I keep hoping they will come back next year!