Discovering Lilacs and a Tribute to Betty

Hello everyone! 

This past week brought lovely weather to the Seattle area, and  

even though I still confess to loving the rain, there's just something about 

the sunshine here that's so wonderful this time of year! 

It's so much fun being outside, working in your garden, seeing your 

 neighbors out and about,  sharing seeds, ideas, flowers, and

maybe a "happy hour" on the deck, in the sunshine admiring our 

days work. :-)

(my first little garden...lettuce, sweet pea, basil, onion, and cumber)

Just two doors down is a lovely and heavily blossomed Lilac tree, 

belonging to Bob & Betty.

(Sadly, Betty passed away last year, but always loved to 

share her lilac blossoms.)

My neighbor asked if I wanted to walk down there with her 

and cut a handful of "Betty's flowers."

Talk about one of life's simple pleasures! 

 There I was, strolling down the ally in my flip flops with a handful of 

 lilacs that I cut from a tree!

For me, it felt like pure bliss! 

(remember, I grew up in the Nevada desert..."lilac" to me was a 

scent that a candle had.) 

I'm only sorry I didn't get to know Betty more before she passed. 

I am enjoying my lovely bouquet so much, and 

what a lovely memory of our neighbor and friend.

The scent of the lilac is so powerful, I thought I had a candle 

burning when I walked into my studio.

I think I found a new, favorite flower to love. 

(well...that is until the blue hydrangeas come out again!) 

Still trying to paint stuff. :-)

Need work on my drawing skills.

Thank you for being here, and sharing my discoveries! 

Happy weekend to you, 

Becca