We had a beautiful huge lilac bush right in the middle of our yard. It was here when we bought our house almost ten years ago. It was a good 25 feet tall and had beautiful big lilac blossoms every year. Oh, the smell in the springtime when you walked out into the back yard! It was delicious!
A couple of years ago we had the worst ice storm that I can remember this area ever having. I’ve been living here all my life and I’m 62 years old. Ice was everywhere! I’ve been working for Wal-Mart for over 20 years and never in all those years has W-M been closed because of the weather. Well, not only was all businesses, schools, and, yes, even W-M closed, but our city was at a stand still. The trees were a disaster. Our pine tree in the back yard and my lilac bush were the worst victims in our yard. We tried to save them, and even though the pine tree is lacking a lot of it’s limbs, it’s hanging in there. But, alas, my lilac bush is no more.
We’ve had a few pretty, warmer days lately, so Hubby took the saw and did away with it. We have another lilac bush in the yard, but it’s only a few years old and so far hasn’t given us any blooms. It’s growing along a fence this time, so it may be a problem as it gets older. We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it. I hate doing away with trees and bushes, but sometimes it’s the most humane thing to do. I’ll miss it. And the smell……
