I went today to pick up Joe and his family from Logan airport. They are just returning from vacation in South Carolina at Joe’s mother’s house.

It has been a week and a half of working on the gardens and while everything is growing well, I feel like I have hardly pushed back the walls of the forest at all.

I did manage to mow a few paths through the bushes and I widened this path to the brook. I was hoping for more, but I suppose that was not realistic.

As July 4 approaches, there are lots of things blooming at the Vicarage

The second wave of lilies is beginning, even as the first wave has almost gone by. I have enough varieties now to get me through most of the summer.

The second variety of hosta is also beginning to flower.

I also have two stands of Queen Anne’s Lace putting in an appearance.

I have some baby tomatoes on the vine

And the eggplant is flowering.

I have been picking black raspberries for the last three days.

And the forest is filled with sumac berries

I will be spending July 4 in the garden when I am not grilling. What are you doing this weekend?