My Purple Passion

Growing up,

we had snowball bushes and lilac bushes

in our backyard.

I didn’t care much for the snowball bushes.

They were pretty and all,

but the smell left a lot to be desired.

The lilac bushes, on the other hand,

were my favorite thing in the yard.

I loved the way they looked

with their beautiful purple flowers,

and I especially loved the way they smelled.

I looked forward to every spring when they would bloom.

My mom would occasionally pick some

and put them in a vase in the house.

Now, I have a lilac bush growing

just outside my bedroom window.

It blossomed this weekend

and is absolutely beautiful.

The smell is downright intoxicating.

Last year’s pruning job

resulted in fewer blooms than usual,

so I won’t be picking as many as I had wanted to.

But, I will enjoy them for the next month or so

when their scent fills my bedroom each morning.