Lilac Time in Lombard...

                                                     

                                                                         

 Even though "Lilac Time" in Lombard doesn't officially start until May ~ someone forgot to tell the lilacs! All of the lilac's throughout town are in full bloom. So today I decided I'd stop off at "Lilacia Park" to capture the gorgeous blooms.  The fragrant scent was so inviting!

As you enter the park you are greeted
with commemorative bricks that one could purchase during a fundraiser for the Park District, who by the way, just received the prestigous National Gold Medal of Excellence in Parks and Recreation award that you see in the picture!  Look a little closer and you'll see our family brick!  When hubby was President of the Park District board we purchased one and they so kindly placed in right there in front!  100 years from now someone will read all of the bricks and wonder....

There was a lot of activity within the park ~ a woman was painting a picture while a couple watched, moms with their children were enjoying a special outing ~

     

  

While many, who come from all over the Chicagoland area, were just enjoying a stroll through this fabulous park on a beautiful day!  While passing by a woman who was enjoying the scent from a lilac bush, she commented "another year lived to enjoy another spring!"   It was heartwarming that this woman was truly enjoying being able to witness yet another year, another spring, another Lilac Time and all the wonder it has to offer...

                                                   

          

Stay tuned ~ for on May 1st the tradition continues when the 

80th Lilac Queen

will be announced on this very platform...