lilacs

I love the fragrance of lilacs.  I guess my face does, too, as it seems to be buried in this innocent bystander of a lilac bush.  I know this picture was taken in 2004 in Baltimore.  How is it that I was in Baltimore at lilac blossom time, you ask?  Well, my sister and I had made plans to go to Norway and have some fun.  We left Atlanta and flew to Baltimore where we were supposed to catch an international flight to Oslo.  Unfortunately, bad weather over the east coast delayed our landing and we missed our connection.  Since there was only one international flight to Oslo per day, we ended up staying in a hotel in Baltimore for the night.  This picture was taken the next morning right outside of the hotel.  This was a refreshing wake-up call to my senses.  mmmmm