For the bees

I had to take pictures of the lilacs before they were gone for the year.

 Both the white and purples were heavy with blooms and smelled amazing.

 Of the young bushes I planted to start a new border with my neighbor's yard, three bloomed for the first time this year.

 The snowball bush is just coming into it's time.

 Of course, no spring season is complete without rhubarb.

The garden beds are just filling in nicely. Yes, there is grass to be grubbed out as well.

The last two days were hideously hot for early June - 90s!!! I felt good just getting the yard mowed this morning, still disappointed the rain didn't show up. My house is 77 degrees; I feel like I'm melting, but I'm stubborn about putting in the air conditioner this early.

I've been indulging in escapism by watching Downton Abbey. It really is a different world.

Lastly, I don't want to talk about what's happening in the world right now, but will say that I am extremely disgusted by the book-burning morons who destroyed Uncle Hugo's/Uncle Edgar's in Minneapolis.