a friend's visit!

The first Saturday in August, my friend from Pittsburgh joined me for a weekend in Boston: seeing friends, taking pictures, and best of all, nectarine and blueberry picking!

At Carlson Orchards in Harvard.

All smiles under the nectarine trees!

And you can't forget having a picnic at Walden Pond.  (yep, the actual real-live Walden Pond.  Living in Massachusetts sometimes feels like you live in history).

So lovely.

(For pictures of the trip that are zillions better than mine, see my friend's photos of Boston here and here and here)