I spied this bumblebee early in the morning. It seemed he had slept the night away in a bed of the Boomerang Lilac flowers. When I came near to take a photo with my camera, he flung up a leg as if to say, “Leave me alone, or you’ll be sorry…”

We planted a new lilac bush in our side yard a few weeks ago. It is called Yankee Doodle. It appeared ordinary until the buds opened. What a surprise! The fragrance is divine, and the flowers are the size of a quarter. I’ve never seen a lilac with such large blooms.

Yankee Doodle lilac is part of Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge.