Loving Those Lilacs

It's going to sound like I'm complaining, but I'm not. Between work, family, and the garden I have not have any time to post what's been happening in my garden. So here I go...The photo of the lilacs (below) capures the delight and even joy I feel.  The color is lovely, and the smell intoxicating.  Yesterday they were covered in butterflies, so I dragged the family outside to see the butterflies and smell the lilacs.  This beauty is fleeting and soul-nourishing. In the middle photo, I find that Pasque flower is almost more interesting after it blooms.  And the irises (top) are blooming, too.  I love those as well.  As I am re-doing my garden, I am trying to simplify, keeping only my favorites.  Yet when they are blooming, they are all my favorites.