in my garden today

Berna buckles her babies

art by Bernadette

balloons



a hair crown

down by the bay

fun with cousins

swimming at Uncle David's

thanks, Dave, for an awesome afternoon!

relaxing together

breeze

favorite things

Peter Rabbit: 1, Mr. McGregor: 0

This little guy leapt to freedom when Bright tried to transfer him from the trap

Thank you, Uncle David!

Eli finally decided to spend his First Communion money on a new bike!

lemonade

we visited a farm stand



we brought back lemons to make lemonade



it was yummy!

Fenway by Eli

Red Sox vs. Yankees, 9-0 Red Sox lead, bottom of the 9th, and Big Papi hits a grand slam!

Eli outdoors

chasing the neighbor's cat



and capturing this picture of a bee in flight

perspective

I love that Bernadette feels pretty even while wearing her helmet.

Clymene Moth

we spotted this guy on a lawn debris bag in the yard

men at work

the new back fence

our neighbors put up today is a foot taller than the old one and it smells lovely


to misquote Robert Frost: "'Good neighbors make good fences.'"

while Bern was at playgroup...

Eli and I hit the bike path

more around the yard

carousel

around the yard

hot pepper






tomato



bee balm



broccoli, coming back after a woodchuck attack