Down for the count

One of my favorite parts of springtime at my house is walking up my back deck or opening up my kitchen window and having the sweet smell of lilacs woft throughout my house. Well, unfortunately for me that smell will now just be a memory. I was at a wedding last Friday night and when I pulled into my driveway on Saturday morning I was greeted by a mass of lilacs laying on the ground. :( Apparently all of the rain we have been getting was just too much for the tree to withstand anymore and it fell to the ground. Although I'm sure the fact that it was smack up against my house probably didn't help things either. So sad....oh well, I guess it's just a good excuse for me to go shopping!! Hmmm.....maybe some honeysuckle would be nice.