5/5/25 May our words and deeds be filled with grace, mercy, and fun we create precious memories for those around us today and in the days to come.  

  .50 inch of rain.  Sun and lots of clouds now and today.  Calm, 45 degrees, the first day of Open Greenhouse Week. A stiff ENE breeze today with a high of 67.  Overcast tonight with a slight chance of a shower, a low of 46.  Off and on showers tomorrow, rain tomorrow night.  An ESE breeze with a high of 57, a low of 50.  Morning showers/afternoon sun Wednesday with a SSE breeze, a high of 62, a low of 51.  Cloudy Thursday with a stiff NW breeze, a high of 60, a low of 42.  Clouds Friday with a brisk NE breeze, a high of 52, a low of 42. Showers Saturday with a NNE breeze, a high of 55, a low of 47.   Partly cloudy Sunday, Mother's Day with a stiff NW breeze, a high of 66, a low of 44.  Partly cloudy next Monday with a light WNW wind, a high of 66, a low of 44. Partly cloudy next Tuesday with a brisk WNW breeze, a high of 71, a low of 50.  Mostly cloudy next Wednesday with a WNW breeze, a high of 74, a low of 53.  Partly cloudy Thursday the 15th and Friday the 16th with brisk WSW breezes,  highs of 72,  lows of 53. Mostly cloudy  Saturday the 17th with A brisk WNW breeze, a high of 71, a low of 51.  Partly cloudy Sunday the 18th with a NW breeze, a high of 70, a low of 51.

    A pleasant day for the beginning of Open Greenhouse Week.  There are lots of blooms for the hummingbirds to visit.  Over the years the earliest hummingbirds have returned is May 4th.  My plan was to put the feeders out yesterday afternoon until Jay saw two hummingbirds flying around the shepherd's hook looking for their feeder. Even though I was taking a chance on being late for church I made hummingbird food and set the pan in cold water to cool why I found the feeders.  As soon as they were filled and out there were male hummingbirds feeding.  I think the males must come back first.  I read yesterday that if a platform feeder was put in an area of dense bushes cardinals would feed at it and the blackbirds wouldn't because they don't like to go into the bushes.  Last night the cardinals and little birds were all at the feeder.  This morning the blackbirds are.  Sounded like a good idea!

    I'm cleaning out flower beds.  Anything that wintered over in them has had enough warmth to hatch.  Some perennials are showing.  It will be weeks before the hibiscus shows any signs of life.  It appears that the phlox in the memorial garden aren't coming back.  I have phlox in several places, all the others are growing. I had liatris there a few years back and it died out.   That garden gets a lot of water off the garage roof.  There was a lot of rain last winter, I think they may have drowned.  I have spring bulbs there, they do fine.  I plant petunias there summers and they love all the moisture.

    I need to make door prize entries for Open Greenhouse Week.  Then I'm going to try to smother the dandelions in my strawberries with newspapers and straw.  May your day be blessed, Sally