Mother's Day weekend is usually deemed "safe" for planting flowers and vegetables. I planned on that when I started my tomatoes and peppers from seed back in March. By the first of May, I had all my Earth Boxes out and ready to go and the seedlings were all more than ready to be transplanted.
The days leading up to Mother's Day were sunny and warm. Then the weekend forecast put everything on hold. The temperature dropped on Thursday. It warmed a bit on Friday. It was gorgeous on Saturday. Then snow started falling the morning of Mother’s Day.
The days leading up to Mother's Day were sunny and warm. Then the weekend forecast put everything on hold. The temperature dropped on Thursday. It warmed a bit on Friday. It was gorgeous on Saturday. Then snow started falling the morning of Mother’s Day.
Snow in May is not an unusual occurrence here, but the amount
was. A couple inches over the course of the month is normal. This one snowfall
had already topped that. And the snow kept falling all day.
Since the trees had all begun to leaf out, we had to keep running
outside to shake snow off the limbs to keep them from breaking under all
that weight.

I spent most of my Mother’s Day afternoon sitting with both of my children at the dining room table painting polymer clay charms. The Boy was making them as part of a school business project (I'll write more on that later) and The Girl wanted to help too.

The Girl and I decided to walk to her school. It seemed more
sensible.

Her hair and clothes were soon covered in tiny perfectly
formed snowflakes. It's so neat when you can actually SEE the snowflakes and their little details.
By mid-afternoon, it was still snowing but the roads were dry, the tree limbs had bounced back to normal, and the lawn had received a good watering.
Now I'm hoping the weather cooperates so I can plant my tomatoes and peppers NEXT weekend.

By mid-afternoon, it was still snowing but the roads were dry, the tree limbs had bounced back to normal, and the lawn had received a good watering.
Now I'm hoping the weather cooperates so I can plant my tomatoes and peppers NEXT weekend.

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