I think this will be my last lily picture for this season; I was waiting until our own lilies bloomed, and this is one of them, the only flower we had this year, in fact. Our tulips were infected with a fungus called Tulip Fire and had to all be pulled out, but it turns out that the fungus also affects one other plant – lilies – causing stunted growth and no blossoms from any other of our lilies. Such a disappointment.

4th of July fireworks in Washington, DC, posted earlier