Lilacs

I am fond of most flowers, even the ones that smell like stinky old socks, as long as they are outside, but I love certain ones, probably because of the scent memories. Among my favorites are lilacs and here in Missouri the lilacs are in bloom. Those large purple fragrant sprays of flowers welcome the hummingbirds and announce the arrival of spring. As a kid, I remember my mother and teachers and everyone else bringing in large sprigs of the blossoms and putting them out. The whole house would seep in the smell for a couple of weeks before school finally ended.