Sumptuous

Posted on May 8, 2015 | 41 Comments

 

Springtime’s sumptuous banquet of blossoms

a lavish feast for butterfly, bee

and me.

 

© Julie Rehnelt 2015

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I’m virtually drunk on the luscious scent of lilacs in the air right now.   They’re at their peak here and they’re absolutely glorious, I love them sooo much!  ❤

 

May your day be filled with things you love today too…

 

 

✿~Peace & Love~✿

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41 responses to “Sumptuous”

  2. derrickjknight | May 8, 2015 at 9:03 am | Reply

    Gorgeous, just gorgeous

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  3. sringsmuth | May 8, 2015 at 9:05 am | Reply

    Julie, I can almost smell the lilacs through my computer screen. Thanks for sharing these beautiful pics! 🙂

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    • Jewels | May 8, 2015 at 9:28 am | Reply

      Makes me wonder if technology will ever advance that far as to make something like that possible, it would be pretty cool! Although, I’d rather they work on making teleportation possible first. 😉
      My pleasure Simon! I only wish I could have captured the butterfly at a better angle, but it was beginning to rain and then it flew away…

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  4. Trini Lind | May 8, 2015 at 9:22 am | Reply

    Oh, my goodness!!! This is sooooo gorgeous!!!! ❤ Loooove!!! ❤ ❤ I love Lilacs! They remind me of my granny. She loves them so much and she used to have a Lilac tree in her garden 🙂

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  5. NbJ | May 8, 2015 at 9:51 am | Reply

    Very lovely. French lilacs are plentiful here. Have a vase full on dining table. Have a wonderful day/night

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    • Jewels | May 8, 2015 at 10:22 am | Reply

      Thanks Jay. A vase of them on the dining table sounds beautiful, I love bringing fresh lilacs inside, but they fade so quickly and last much longer if left on the bush, so I just try to spend a lot of time outdoors enjoying them. Thank you, hope you have a wonderful day/night as well.

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  6. Writing to Freedom | May 8, 2015 at 10:00 am | Reply

    Gorgeous photos and words Julie!! Sumptuous describes it beautifully! I can almost smell those lilacs from here! XD

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  7. Benjamin | May 8, 2015 at 10:04 am | Reply

    Wow! Absolutely beautiful, thanks for sharing!

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  8. Trisha | May 8, 2015 at 11:06 am | Reply

    SUch beautiful photos and words to go with them! And how cool to catch a butterfly on a bloom! None of the lilacs around here looked as good as yours this year. I think all my neighbors trimmed them back too far. Maybe they were tired of me stealing sniffs!

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    • Jewels | May 9, 2015 at 8:15 am | Reply

      Thanks Trisha! It was so wonderful to see that swallowtail enjoying my lilacs, in the rain even, I only wish I could have caught a better angle of it before it flew away. The lilacs here are extra lovely this year – or maybe it’s just my imagination because I’m ‘drunk’ on them. 😉

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  9. joeyfullystated | May 8, 2015 at 1:21 pm | Reply

    I cut a bough of mine this morning, to bring them in and smell them as long as I can 🙂

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  10. krysiakorsak | May 8, 2015 at 3:14 pm | Reply

    Our lilac will be a long time before it flowers and fills the air with that heady smell…but thank you for posting your beautiful photos and sending that gorgeous scent over here!

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  11. loisajay | May 8, 2015 at 9:11 pm | Reply

    Your bee and butterfly photos are amazing, Julie. I tried–can’t do it! The lilacs……I can smell their wonderful fragrance.

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    • Jewels | May 9, 2015 at 8:21 am | Reply

      Thanks Lois! The butterflies can be tricky to catch sometimes, they’re always fluttering about – as butterflies tend to do, but this one was wet and its wings looked a little damaged, so I was able to catch it – even though it wasn’t at the best angle. Do you have many lilacs growing down there in sunny Florida?

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      • loisajay | May 9, 2015 at 12:50 pm |

        We do not. The very short blasts of cold we get here are not enough for the lilacs. I think that is why you photo was so very wonderful for me.

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  12. Lucy | May 9, 2015 at 4:49 am | Reply

    Lovely pictures! Nicely done!

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  13. Julie | May 9, 2015 at 12:34 pm | Reply

    I LOVE them too! Thanks for the prelude, we are about a week behind you. I can’t wait.

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  14. aussiebirder | May 10, 2015 at 6:29 pm | Reply

    The flowers emulate the beauty within you. Happy and Blessed Mother’s Day to you Jewels!

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  15. Raj Kumar | May 10, 2015 at 10:17 pm | Reply

    Lovely royal looking flowers.

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  16. ladyfi | May 11, 2015 at 9:07 am | Reply

    What a gorgeous and fragrant banquet of lilacs!

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  17. Val Boyko | May 11, 2015 at 12:54 pm | Reply

    Glorious for all the senses!! 😍

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  18. Noora | May 19, 2015 at 2:29 am | Reply

    I can almost smell them, Julie. Gorgeous shots. I absolutely love lilacs.

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  19. maskednative | May 22, 2015 at 8:24 am | Reply

    Gorgeous photos, lilac does have such a delicious scent. Thank you for visiting my blog and liking one of my posts. I hope you will come again.

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