----- Original Message ----- From: Linda Selub <lselub@recy.com> To: <PABRADFO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 10:30 AM Subject: RE: [PABRADFO] Lilacs > Fran, lilacs are indigenous to Colorado and we have several bushes in our > yard here in Littleton. > How are you holding up there with the smoke from the fire at Los Animas? Hi, Linda--long ago, about 41 years, we lived in Colorado Springs and loved it. Don't remember the lilacs, but that doesn't mean they weren't there. We're in southern NM now, about 40 miles from El Paso Tx, which is way south of the big fire in Los Alamos. There's another one in more southerly mountains, closer to us, but it's still 100 miles away, and we aren't affected. It's also true that we haven't had any rain since I can remember--maybe not since last summer. It's all very different from green and tree-filled Pennsylvania. I'm going to be in Elkland and Knoxville next week, attending her 60th high school reunion with my sister. I'll be flying in and out of Rochester so have decided to focus a little research on Livingston Co., NY where some of my ancestors were before moving on down to Bradford Co. Say hello to your gorgeous mountains for me. We have some that are pretty spectacular, but not like yours. Fran