Traffic.

6-16-16 SHORT HILLS: It has looked like rain all day, but there was only a shower in the early morning. I have done more weeding and pruning and yesterday used Roundup on some poison ivy and a bunch of first year wild garlic-mustard, Alliaria petiolata.

Tonight we have a dinner date with Alan and Barbara. Last night we were supposed to meet Elaine and Richard in the city, but the traffic was so bad that we bailed out in Jersey City after an hour trying to get to the Holland Tunnel.

New blooms: linden tree.


Once we get into June and the ash trees are out, the yard is mostly in deep shade, except where we have lost trees. On the hottest days up on the street, it's 10° cooler in the shady yard.

More shade with splashes of dappled sun.

Linden tree flower draws a lot of pollinators.