More Blooms

The panoramic photo doesn't really do justice to the view.  This is a hedgerow of ancient lilacs with three old apple trees.   Beneath  the turf is the crumbling rubble stone foundation of the original farmhouse that stood on this spot.  Nowadays, it is a refuge filled with countless voids that are a winter hibernaculumn for the resident snakes.  

In any event, one of the earliest of settlers planted the lilacs and apple trees in close proximity to the house.  

The variety of apple trees is indeterminate but the fruit is edible and makes for fine table fare if you like smaller tart apples for apple sauce and pie filling or picked and enjoyed fresh.

The lilacs have grown into an impenetrable hedgerow that is habitat to the hummingbirds and other migratory song birds.  They also provide thermal cover to the occasional pheasant that overwinters in our yard.

At more than 100 years of age the blossoms this time of year persist.  They are a short-lived - yet an absolute delight to enjoy.

The pano pic begins facing due east and pans to the south and finishes with a view due west.

It’s a cool, current day remnant of the original settlers who lived here back in the 1800s….