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On The Road – Nancy – Highland Park, Rochester, NY

by WaterGirl|  July 13, 20229:00 am| 16 Comments

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Nancy

Highland is an Olmsted park, designed by Frederick Law Olmstead, in Rochester. Every year, the Lilac Festival brings crowds. The park is designed so that visitors are not smushed together except at the food trucks and beer tents.

The park is situated on a hill with winding paths and surprising vistas. The city’s water reservoir is on top of the hill.
My cousins came to visit. Seeing through the eyes of visitors awakened me to the beauty of a place I often take for granted.

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Highland ParkMay 19, 2022

I’m going to allow the images to speak for me.

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Azalea plantingMay 19, 2022
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Lilacs

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More lilacs.

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Lilac in the singular.

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Rhodendrons.

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We kept finding surprises.

On The Road - Nancy - Highland Park, Rochester, NY

At the end of the day, the columbine were blooming at my house.

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16Comments

  1. 1.

    debbie

    July 13, 2022 at 5:20 am

    Beautiful, every single one!

  2. 2.

    Benw

    July 13, 2022 at 5:56 am

    Nice! Such a fun part of spring when the lilacs and azaleas are going bonkers

  3. 3.

    eclare

    July 13, 2022 at 6:14 am

    So lovely!  Great images to wake up to when the high for today is *only* 93.

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    Betsy

    July 13, 2022 at 6:27 am

    Olmsted.  No “a”.

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    Rusty

    July 13, 2022 at 7:01 am

    The Lilac Festival is not only a visual wonder, but the scent of hundreds of lilacs in bloom is amazing.   It can take an hour to walk through just a small part of the park because of the need to stop and look, and inhale the beauty of the incredible variety of lilacs.  A true wonder.

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    stinger

    July 13, 2022 at 7:08 am

    I think I like the columbine photo best! The angle of the sun on the flowers — chef’s kiss.

    Also the dark evergreen backed by the palest of new green leaves and anchored by the rugged tree bark — the flowering plants in that shot are just a bonus!

    You are lucky to live near such a beautiful park. The very existence of lilacs, rhodies, azaleas and daffodils is a NECESSITY at the end of winter.

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    Madeleine

    July 13, 2022 at 7:19 am

    I’m from a small town near Rochester. My birthday is in mid-May. When I was a child, my parents took my sister and me to Highland Park one year for my birthday. The sight and scent of lilacs that evening—just after rain—have been a life-long memory. Thank you.

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    wenchacha

    July 13, 2022 at 7:46 am

    We used to live a couple blocks downhill from the park. It’s a treasure, year-round.
    Thanks for the lovely pictures!

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    Eric NNY

    July 13, 2022 at 7:58 am

    I’ve been to the Lilac Festival once and it was amazing.  Unfortunately, living just a couple hours away, we just can’t grow the rhododendrons and azalea you guys can.

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    Wag

    July 13, 2022 at 8:40 am

    I love lilacs.  Possibly my favorite flower.  Smells like Spring.

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    WaterGirl

    July 13, 2022 at 9:28 am

    Lovely photos, Nancy, just so beautiful!  I absolutely azaleas and rhododendrons, but those are the only two kinds of plants that apparently don’t like me.

    @Wag: Lilacs smell like spring and childhood for me!

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    MelissaM

    July 13, 2022 at 9:29 am

    Lilacs are my favorite shrub. I’ve daydreamed about owning property large enough that I could go crazy with the lilacs. I’ll have to put this festival on my list. Thanks for taking me today.

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    J R in WV

    July 13, 2022 at 9:36 am

    Wonderful photos of a beautiful park ~!!~ Amazing flowering shrubs. What was Grandview State Park, now part of the New River National Park, has huge natural groves of rhodos, amazing in the spring! We spent a lot of time at Grandview when I was a kid.

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    dyspeptic

    July 13, 2022 at 10:24 am

    Lovely. AS someone who lives in a village designed by Olmstead, I can appreciated his genius for naturalizing

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    BruceFromOhio

    July 13, 2022 at 10:47 am

    Thank you, Nancy! MrsFromOhio and I were married in that park. My daughter and her fiance live nearby and visit often. My parents took the family there frequently when I was a wee lad. When the lilacs are at full power, it is one of the most beautiful places I’ve been in this life.

    Even when the blooms are gone, it is a beautiful place. Highly recommended.

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    Nancy

    July 13, 2022 at 11:15 am

    1. Thank you all for your comments. It is a treasured gift to be able to share with people who respond so graciously. I didn’t grow up in this area, and the parks were wonderful discoveries. The local climate (EricNNY) supports flowering plants so my efforts at gardening sometimes surprise me. Flowers bloom, like the columbines with minimal care.

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