We planted six lilac bushes along the fence this week.  Slowly, very slowly, our windswept and desolate yard is beginning to have pockets of beauty.  These six little bushes aren't even knee-high to Kieran yet; mere bumps in the ground.  Yet I see the future in them.  I see the future and the future is abloom in purple!

As I watch the plants grow it is fun to remember the children's ages when we planted them.  The more "established' lilacs (which aren't even quite to my waist yet) were planted when Keianna was toddling around and helping with a tiny trowel and wattering can.  Now she's five and they've grown right along with her.  These will grow along with Kieran.  When he's five, they'll be nearly as tall as he is.