Lilacs.....

 

Are Blooming....

Maybe you remember, Dear Readers, the months and months of work it took for me to make the lilac shrubs for The Folly garden! And because it was such a monumental process, with the challenge of making the shrub suitable for four seasons of viewing (four different removable versions of the shrub!) it is an absolute necessity that the Blooming Lilac shrub have it's show time every May! So I have moved the dollhouses around so The Folly can sit in solitary splendor at the end of my work table where the lilac is easily viewed in all it's glory. This is my favorite spot for this dollhouse.... and seeing it still half finished... there is the other half of the garden still to make and the Tree House to complete... maybe it is not even half finished yet! But I have resigned myself to the idea that this must take it's time in order to be done right. So for now, we will just admire the lilac in full springtime bloom!

Believe me, it is a challenge to get good photos of this shrub!

The sunlight hides behind the neighbor's house at this time of year,

 and then suddenly it is taking over with brilliant contrast

 as it tops their roof and glares in my windows!

There seems to be no in-between!

My camera doesn't know where to focus...

and too much reflection spoils the colors...

The blossoms are still too washed out....!

And on a different morning....

 before the sun is too far advanced...

Perhaps we get a better view?

And a moment later the sun is taking over...

And I must try again another day.

Perhaps before the sun arrives.... 

when it is still too dark to really see.

Well, no matter Dear Readers,

I am enjoying every minute

 of seeing The Folly lilacs in bloom,

 and maybe just a little bit of 

Dreaming about the rest of this Garden!