[Diana in Wisconsin]

Yes, but it was the results of two of us (me and my then-MIL) picking 8 hours a day for 6 days, then going to the market on the 7th day!

I’m just glad Big John (my then-FIL) took out the strawberries and went with raspberries by the time I joined the family. Strawberry picking is ridiculously hard work.

He had the raspberry canes tied up, so you could stand and talk across the row from one another and pick. :)

[Diana in Wisconsin]

It will be Lilac Time around here in another week or so. These pictures are from last year, but I'm expecting more of the same this season.

'Monge' Lilac

'Beauty of Moscow' Lilac

'Monge' and your basic 'Chinese' Lilac