tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post2409117399284015456..comments2024-03-28T18:50:23.094-05:00Comments on Far Side of Fifty: Watching the Lilac BudsFar Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-74672851273462061202012-05-01T17:47:33.893-05:002012-05-01T17:47:33.893-05:00I miss lilacs...I love them. Spring was here and ...I miss lilacs...I love them. Spring was here and gone already...summer's here!Sam I Am......https://www.blogger.com/profile/17358633233189452832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-9606701583772990812012-05-01T01:20:06.889-05:002012-05-01T01:20:06.889-05:00Alas my lilacs are coming to the end of this years...Alas my lilacs are coming to the end of this years bloom and I have found little time to spend just taking them in with my senses. If the rain comes this week, as has been predicted, they will soon be nothing but brown jumble on the ground and stems. At least I'm glad my dad lived another year to see them.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-90182087906821282182012-04-30T20:26:51.128-05:002012-04-30T20:26:51.128-05:00I love lilacs - - used to have a BIG bush but my n...I love lilacs - - used to have a BIG bush but my neighbor was playing around with a "Bobcat" and my hubby let him cut down the bush. He thought I wanted it gone - - - - oh well -- - - we would have lost it this year anyway with the backhoe work that was done with the basement repair.Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12404589772713955710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-34951754766286441402012-04-30T19:18:23.411-05:002012-04-30T19:18:23.411-05:00Love the scent of lilacs and so does my cat, Kaboo...Love the scent of lilacs and so does my cat, Kaboodle!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-52843688014058867802012-04-30T18:40:55.793-05:002012-04-30T18:40:55.793-05:00I am hoping that our buds didn't freeze to whe...I am hoping that our buds didn't freeze to where they won't bloom. We have lots of things budding and have had two or three pretty good frosts.lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998455958377639450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-64034961809062820882012-04-30T16:46:27.857-05:002012-04-30T16:46:27.857-05:00I love the scent of lilacs. We have one down my t...I love the scent of lilacs. We have one down my the dumpster, but it doesn't quite cover the dumpster smell--LOL! ;)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-56371631635014726642012-04-30T15:19:20.375-05:002012-04-30T15:19:20.375-05:00Thanks Far Side I did not know that. AnnThanks Far Side I did not know that. AnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-52137983870050806882012-04-30T15:12:10.740-05:002012-04-30T15:12:10.740-05:00There are great lilac displays all around the Twin...There are great lilac displays all around the Twin Cities, but my one little bush looked sick at the end of last year and has only a few blooms. I'm going to cut it back hard and see what happens.Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-10720734060708430262012-04-30T14:41:53.484-05:002012-04-30T14:41:53.484-05:00ooowwww... Since we moved to the south I ahve so v...ooowwww... Since we moved to the south I ahve so very much missed lilac time. I was fortunate to gorw up with neighbors that had them and then had them myself for years. I looked forwarding to cutting them in the spring to bring indoors. They smell so wonderful after a cold, hard winter. Take a sniff for me.....Just Stuff From a Boomerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13440903695801765867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-9107528342097008862012-04-30T14:29:23.356-05:002012-04-30T14:29:23.356-05:00Woohoo!!! Spring forth lovely lilacs!!! Mine hav...Woohoo!!! Spring forth lovely lilacs!!! Mine have come and gone but filled the yard with their wonderful aromas while they lasted.<br /><br />I made the mistake of loppin' my off at the wrong time once...you only do it onece! Live and learn! <br /><br />God bless and have a beautiful week sweetie!!! :o)Nezzy (Cow Patty Surprise)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10175389676508928061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-20518534546699129202012-04-30T11:35:42.417-05:002012-04-30T11:35:42.417-05:00Just beautiful!Just beautiful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-91173922216069816782012-04-30T11:12:17.040-05:002012-04-30T11:12:17.040-05:00Hoping the warmish weather doesn't encourage t...Hoping the warmish weather doesn't encourage the blossoms before some fearsome frost decides to pour over us.Leeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655189620056032790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-62928432681693935122012-04-30T10:55:04.927-05:002012-04-30T10:55:04.927-05:00I need to trim out some big old wood in mine. The...I need to trim out some big old wood in mine. They when pruned will not be around to bloom again. I don't work with the lilacs much as I let them keep spreading down the alley. I do trim back so the cars can see going down the alley.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-3789670007954886412012-04-30T09:34:41.386-05:002012-04-30T09:34:41.386-05:00I prune my Lilac bushes in the early fall ! Lovely...I prune my Lilac bushes in the early fall ! Lovely photos ! Have a great day !Country Gal https://www.blogger.com/profile/08693944554850315123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-45596464019967841842012-04-30T09:16:51.176-05:002012-04-30T09:16:51.176-05:00I am waiting, and waiting, and waiting,.....it had...I am waiting, and waiting, and waiting,.....it had better be a good show. After all I just realized that my growing season is shorter, and up here it's colder then in town. Hmmmm waiting, and waiting, but I bet it's going to be spectacular.<br /><br />Jen @ Muddy Boot DreamsRURAL https://www.blogger.com/profile/11871803235521431504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-86439842020334466892012-04-30T08:51:24.635-05:002012-04-30T08:51:24.635-05:00Love the new happy picture of Chance. My lilacs (...Love the new happy picture of Chance. My lilacs (southeastern MI) have bloomed--at least some of them. They are at least 3 weeks ahead of themselves.Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808536630347167295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-63830315968553089842012-04-30T08:33:34.683-05:002012-04-30T08:33:34.683-05:00Oops, meant to thank you for the tip about pruning...Oops, meant to thank you for the tip about pruning - so I know what to do with all of our lilacs!Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-36393041976242334692012-04-30T08:32:49.557-05:002012-04-30T08:32:49.557-05:00Lilacs are new to me. We didn't have them in t...Lilacs are new to me. We didn't have them in the south. We have a huge bush that seems to have been on our property for years. The top half is covered in lovely blossoms - the deer left us the areas they couldn't reach! Nice of them, eh?!!Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-14847755969843999942012-04-30T07:44:58.702-05:002012-04-30T07:44:58.702-05:00Very interesting. Thanks.Very interesting. Thanks.TxFarmhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15940044132186476270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-71008118454405543092012-04-30T07:43:48.910-05:002012-04-30T07:43:48.910-05:00The lilacs are blooming here in Southeastern WI. ...The lilacs are blooming here in Southeastern WI. Thanks for the pruning advice.linda mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08203742811516417039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-2985336567468130132012-04-30T07:28:02.769-05:002012-04-30T07:28:02.769-05:00Ours just popped out this past week. I wish they f...Ours just popped out this past week. I wish they flowers lasted longer than they do, I love lilacs! :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-12165405612738717582012-04-30T07:05:56.601-05:002012-04-30T07:05:56.601-05:00Thanks for the advice. I think my husband made tha...Thanks for the advice. I think my husband made that mistake a couple of years ago. We have lovely lilac bushes here. I can't wait for them to bloom!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14858720522828231380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-86871004176389631242012-04-30T06:54:52.930-05:002012-04-30T06:54:52.930-05:00Good to know. I left my lilac bush at my old place...Good to know. I left my lilac bush at my old place. It took forever to bloom the first time.rkbsnanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03823260788452105326noreply@blogger.com