Summer in the City.

6-6-19 SHORT HILLS: It has stayed dry, and hot, except for a few brief showers, and I started the sprinklers today after testing them all. Yesterday I did another bunch of pruning. Recently I fertilized the houseplants outside for their summer vacation.

We were in the city, NYC, for dinner with Elaine and Richard at a little Turkish restaurant, Pasha, on the upper West Side. We were in very early and spent forty-five minutes in Central Park, which is looking great and was filled with people. We watched boaters on The Lake from the Bow Bridge, and we went by Strawberry Fields.

Today was the final visit for this school year at Lincoln Elementary. They give the pet therapy volunteers a party with hot dogs and a sheet cake. Gus the golden was quite satisfied with the spread.

Tomorrow we’re back in the city for a concert at Carnegie Hall. The Philadelphia O is doing an all-Russian program.

Walking around the yard this morning I felt disappointed that we’re going to miss the southern magnolia, hydrangea, rosebay rhododendron and catalpa flowers because we are about to go to VT for the wedding and the summer. But, of course, we have a lot of flowers awaiting us there.

New blooms: privet, elderberry.


We're off to VT soon and will miss this southern magnolia flower and dozens like it.

The hydrangeas are also almost ready to bloom, we might catch them in September.

Purple lamium is putting on a show this spring.

Elderberry just opening.

Last dog visit and thank-you party at Lincoln Elementary School.

Central Park, NYC near W. 72 St. entrance. 'The Lake' was dotted with row boats, the skippers displayed a diverse range of competency. It's great that no motor vehicles are allowed in the park now.

Roses near 'Strawberry Fields', high rise in the distance on 57 St.