Snow?!!

Yep, you heard right. Here it is May 3rd and we have snow on the ground. This picture was taken this morning.

Absolutely amazing, isn't it? Actually the latest there has been snow here in Iowa was May 28. Let's hope that this is the last we'll see of the white stuff until it's actually winter again.

Since it's wet, heavy snow and the temperature has risen a little above freezing, some of it has melted and there were areas that didn't stay covered at all because either they were covered by trees or blocked from the north, which was the way the snow was falling and blowing. But still, I feel like I should be singing Christmas carols.

My daffodils have already bloomed and my tulips were starting to bloom too and I have buds on my lilac bushes. I hope those didn't get damaged.

I would say that it looks pretty, but this is May! This shouldn't be happening. Just three days ago it was around 80 and now this. And to top it off, it's my birthday. What a nice birthday present, not! Where did summer and fall go?

Thankfully spring will be back by the beginning of the week.

All I can say is that this has not been a typical week all around, so why not end it with snow on the ground? Hopefully things will start getting better again.