There's just something about purple lilac flowers against a backdrop of green leaves that says, "Spring." Even when it's c...

I think these pink lilacs are some of the prettiest on the Island. They also seem to be opening a little faster than the other varieties.  

My daughter is now a proud alumna of the Mackinac Island Public School. Graduation was very special this year - not only because my youngest...

I'm not sure if it's just me or if other people think this way, too - the white lilacs don't seem to be as fragrant to me as the...

I'm not sure how many varieties of lilacs there are on the island, but the tiny yellow centers on these remind me of forget me nots. I j...

I was convinced the lilacs were really early this year, but I was wrong. When I went back and checked my posts from last year, A Lilac a Day...

Today you graduate from high school. You first walked in the school doors 15 years ago as a three year-old preschooler, and tonight you walk...

Tomorrow you will graduate from high school.  I have to be honest, there were days I was terrified we wouldn't make it to today.  But we...

Three days until I cry as you walk across the stage to get your diploma.   I thought long and hard about whether or not to use this picture,...

Only four more days until you trade in the sun hats Mama made (and tortured you with) for a mortarboard.