Gary's annual lilac picking

Twas this evening in my parents' yard. When I venture annually, usually at dusk, to rip some off the bush, then place them in decorative "interesting old bottle" vases in the bathroom and living room. I got a tad worried tonight that I'd be activating my newly-acquired relatively minor allergies again by doing this, but so far (knock on wood), so good. Next to honeysuckle and juniper, lilacs are probably my favorite flowery/plant smell. And SUCH a short bloom...almost heartbreaking in its fleetingness. Is that too melodramatic?