Lilacs in Rochester

I got back to Rochester Friday morning. Had been in CA for a week of work. Left a 100-degree day, Thursday. Friday in Rochester, it was 55. Yuck! The compensation is that the spring blooms are lasting a long time. The Lilac Festival ran through this weekend, I got out early in Saturday sunshine and took these pics at Highland Park.









And Tanya was with me, enjoying the beautiful day.



This isn't a lilac, but what a beautiful backdrop!



The rain clouds came in. It was showering on & off all afternoon, but in a sunny moment I got out in my neighborhood to capture the current beauty. Looking out my back door:



This is across the street:



And three doors down:



And my tulips held their petals for me: