Gardening in the rain

We have had 16 days below normal temperature here in June. And we have had plenty of rain. The problem is that there hasn't been much sun. With the lack of sunshine, my tomatoes are slowly, slowly growing.

The lettuce is coming along nicely. Next year I think I'll try and start some seeds indoors or maybe make a cold frame for the lettuce. I had to start so late this year.

For her or for the blog

There are so many flowers blooming right now that I decided to fill a vase for my wife. I am notoriously bad at buying flowers for her. So, I thought it would be nice to cut some.

My mistake was taking a picture for the blog before I gave them to her. She teased me that I only picked the flowers to have something to put up on the blog. Oops!

Birthday Dinner at Durgin-Park

We made our annual trek into Boston to celebrate our daughter's birthday.

She went back and forth on where to go to eat. At first, she thought she wanted to go to Faneuil Hall. Then, she mentioned going to the North End for Italian food.

But, in the end, she decided to stick with tradition and go to Durgin-Park. She got her lobster, and I got to help her finish it.

Concord Shops

After work, I had to run an errand in Concord. Most people know Concord, Mass for Walden Pond, the Old North Bridge, and Louisa May Alcott.

But, in addition to its rich history, Concord has a fantastic village center with several small shops. I took the picture above of the Market Cafe. The picture below is a nice planting of hostas.

Peonies are blooming

This morning, I checked the weather. Rain is coming this afternoon and all night. Then, when I walked outside, I saw that the peonies are just starting to bloom.

I love peonies, but once they bloom, a hard rain will knock them all down.


I quickly took some pictures and am hoping they will be around tomorrow.

My tree peony (see below) also bloomed.

Ogunquit

I'm still catching up on pictures I took a while ago.

When we went to the Marginal Way, we parked in the center of Ogunquit. There is a parking lot right before the bridge that goes to the beach. And, across the street from that parking lot is a great little store.

My kids loved the samples of jellies and jams. I tried some Blueberry jam that was amazing.