classic fm and i'm shaking an empty can of diet cherry coke hoping that something was left in the bottom of the can....rats.....i now have a cup of prince of wales tea.......after dinner tonight went out past henderson harbor, which sits at the very begining of the black river bay and the east end of lake ontario.......one of the better nurseries in the area is out that way and bought 3 lilac bushes for the yard......well anytime you try to plant or dig any hole in the my yard your in for an anventure.......a couple of years ago we contracted a local fence company to place a picket fence across the front of the yard and partial down the one side......i live on a corner lot and we placed the fence for three reasons, one to stop people from cuttting the corner, two because we have no back yard and it gives us a place to sit out with out feeling like we're in the middle of the street and lastly because for some reason dogs choose corner lots to leave their calling cards.....and i got sick and tired of cleaning up after dogs i don't own....anyways when they started to dig the 3' deep post holes they got down 14 inches and hit solid rock.....they had to bring in a jackhammer to finish the job.....well the bed rock stops about 2 feet into the yard from the fence but the rest of the yard is a rock field.....first hole wasn't too bad but got digging the second hole and hit a rock, well 20 minutes later after enlarging the hole about 3 times the size i need i managed to pry the offending rock out...it was about a foot square and 6" deep and probably weight the better part of 45-50 lbs...so i got those two down by the drive planted and moved to the front yard.....i got down about 3/4 of the depth i need with no problem...and then hit old tree roots and another monster rock...but just the tip of the rock so i moved the hole a bit......and cut out the root with a hatchet.......always a treat but i love lilac and it draws lots of birds including humming birds which i love to watch..plus it will entertain the cats......