Peeking through...

28 April 2021: The cherry tree blossoms are done and dogwoods and redbuds are winding down, but now it's lilac time. The past few mornings on my walks, when I get to Rumsey Park, I've smelled the lilacs on the hillside by the river before I see them. But there they are, popping out of the thicket. I actually like that I smell them first--a reminder of what's to come. And I actually like that they're a bit hard to spot in the brush, another reminder that some beautiful things are a bit harder to see, but still there.