This past week I was invited to an event at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, and on a break I took a walk through the lilacs. The event I was attending was on the topic of coffee culture and I love coffee, and I am also interested in its cultural significance on a large scale and also personal level, so I was very excited when I received the information about the event and saw that I had time in my schedule for the trip there.
The Botanical Garden often has wonderful events and conferences and conversations like this, times where people can come together and share information. The fact that they are in such a beautiful place makes it a double blessing, and for me the trip itself is like an adventure. Arriving there and attending the event is a seemingly wondrous thing to me, and when I have time to be able to take a walk in the garden itself, it's truly miraculous.
When I thought about the timing of the event, I remembered that last year just around this time I had been able to attend another event of a different kind but one that was equally interesting and beautiful, and on my way from one place to another during the day I had seen that the lilacs were in bloom. On this trip I decided to see if the timing had worked out again and it had, and so I found myself taking a walk through the fragrant lilac filled walk and enjoying an absolutely gorgeous day there.
On my way to and from the Botanical Garden, I took a train ride from Grand Central Station which is something I've loved since childhood. The entire day was filled with beauty and beautiful memories, of long ago times in the garden I loved as a child up through all the years I've traveled to the Botanical Garden to visit for so many wonderful events. Taking a garden walk is always a joy to me, and this beautiful day in the Botanical Garden is one that I was so blessed by and so grateful for, filled as it was with moments to cherish that bring so much joy.
Beautiful!!! I love lilacs. Thank you so much for sharing, and warm greetings from Montreal, Canada.
ReplyDeleteYou're so very welcome! Thank you for reading and taking the time to leave such a lovely comment. I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Blessings to you!
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