After spending most of the past few months working with the shop closed now that the temperatures here have warmed up I, like all of members here do as well, enjoy opening up the shop doors and letting the natural light and breeze into the shop. This time of year I also get a bonus to go with this:
This is a Korean lilac and it sits 5 feet outside my shop and is about 10’ in diameter. I just wish there were some way to add scentorama to this post since the smell of it is just wonderful. You can literally smell the lilac from 50’ away so this close to my shop it simply fills my shop with its aroma when I open the doors.
It only lasts for about a week but there is always next year to look forward to!
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
12 comments so far
GMman
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posted 207 days ago
Lucky you I still have snow here
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sIKE
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posted 207 days ago
Man that bush is huge! I can here Scott now…..
I love the smell of Lilac in the Morning…
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sharad
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posted 207 days ago
I envy the location of your workshop. Thanks for the rare pictures.
Sharad
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lew
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posted 207 days ago
You Lucky Dog!!
adeptr
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posted 207 days ago
Scott….......I haveone of those lilacs in the corner of my side yard, too. Only problem is that here in northern Indiana, they have just began to bloom and this particular bush is about 150 ft from my shop. I won’t get the same effect when it does finally bloom but I can always walk out to the bush and get the aroma…..that takes time away from the shop though!
Dave
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woodworm
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posted 206 days ago
I enjoyed watching your shop from thousands miles away..
The bush and the Korean lilac may be good DC too….LOL.
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Marc5
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posted 206 days ago
The one thing I miss is when my shop was in the garage is when spring finally came I could swing the door open enjoy the weather while doing something love. Your aromatic lilac is a spring bonus, enjoy.
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flcopper169
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posted 206 days ago
Scott….Nice bush…. It sure makes it nice when you can open everything up and enjoy the weather, a good view or a nice scent…. I pity the guys that have to have basement shops…. However, any woodshop is better than no shop….LOL
Thanks for sharing..
Rob
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Douglas Bordner
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posted 206 days ago
sIKE “I love the smell of Lilac in the Morning…” LMAO
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a1Jim
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posted 190 days ago
pretty
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Cato
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posted 126 days ago
Scott,
Nice that you have the bonus of the lilac outside your garage. Makes me want to get something planted outside my doors.
Jordan
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posted 18 days ago
Lilacs are our favorite and we spend our spring walks asking people with them if we could snatch a few cuttings. I savor every day of warmth but alas they are over for the year – nothing is as crucial as natural lighting.
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