lilacs

Bike ride, May 24

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Lilacs in bloom

I decid­ed to put my weird lit­tle Lens­ba­by 2.0 on my cam­era and take it on what turned out to be a 20km ride yes­ter­day. I used the nar­row­est aper­ture ring on it to make sure I had a decent­ly-large area in focus. I think it turned out all right.

Dead trees reflected in the river
Lilac flowers against the blue sky
An angel headstone in the cemetery

Series: Bike Ride Photos

The entire series: Down by the riv­er; Bike ride birds; The ex-gar­den and the weir; Snap­shots of a ride; Across Town; Black­bird; North Hill cam­pus; Lilacs and coun­try roads; A pop of colour; Back lane flow­ers; More Breniz­ers; The riv­er is high; A bird and a reflec­tion; Rideau Park; Writ­ing Retreat 2020, Day 7; Writ­ing Retreat 2020: The Num­bers; Storm dam­age, sun­flow­ers; Eleanor Kidd gar­dens; Scenes from today’s ride; All right, autumn can be pret­ty; Bike ride, April 10, 2021; Bike ride wildlife; Bike ride, May 16, 2021; Some flow­ers for you; Lilacs; Under the bridge; A fence, a tree, and the sky; Tur­tle Cross­ing; Ceme­tery crit­ters; On Reflec­tion; Week­end rides; Upon Reflec­tion; Deer and paparazzi; Sep­tem­ber Bike Ride; Corn & Sun­set; On Reflec­tion: Oct. 1st; Autumn Trees; A bit of graf­fi­ti; Novem­ber bike ride; Geese; Day 30; Quack quack; Skin­ny deer; Mon­day bike ride; Sat­ur­day snaps; Deer + Flow­ers; Bike Ride — July 17, 2022; The mead­ow; It seems to be autumn; Por­tal fan­ta­sy; Sla­va Ukrai­ni; Writ­ing Retreat 2023: Thurs­day bike ride; Bike Ride, May 20, 2024; Shy; Cana­da Day ride; A long ride; Cook­ie Ride redux; Writ­ing Retreat 2024: 6; Writ­ing Retreat 2024: The End; Bike Ride, Sep. 22, 2024; Today’s Ride — Oct. 6, 2024; Souris Val­ley; Bike Ride Pho­tos — May 19, 2025; Bike ride, May 24; Art in the trees.

Lilacs

Posted on by Patrick
White and purple lilacs against the sky

I went for a walk at noon. This time I remem­bered my water, which was good—it was hot out. I also took my camera.

I love lilacs. They’re my favourite flower. Their scent is one of the trea­sures of late spring. The only down­side is their sea­son is so very short.

Lilacs
Lilacs
White and purple lilacs

I also spot­ted a paint­ed rock along the 34th Street walk­ing path.

A small rock with a sailboat painted on it