5/10/25  If you are looking there is at least one exquisite moment each day.

.13 inch of rain.  Raining now with a light NE breeze, 45 degrees.  A steady rain until early evening, may be heavy at times.  A strong north breeze, a high of 50,  Clearing tonight with a stiff NW breeze, a low of 46. Sun and clouds tomorrow with strong gusty NW winds, a high of 61.

Winds become stiff WNW breezes tomorrow night with a low of 40.  Cloudy Monday with a strong WSW breeze, a high of 66, a low of 44.  Partly cloudy Tuesday with a SE breeze, a high of 71, a low of 44. Partly cloudy Wednesday with brisk SSW breezes, a high of 76, a low of 54

Mostly cloudy Thursday with a SSW breee. a high of 79, a low of 57.  Some showers  Friday, next Saturday, and next Sunday.. A SE breeze Friday and Saturday, an ENE breeze Sunday .Friday's high 73, the low 54.  Saturday and Sunday's high about 65, the lows about 51.  Lots of clouds the week of the 19th with possible showers Monday morning and midweek.  ENE breezes will become NW Thursday and Friday.Highs in the low sixties early in the week will become high sixties Thursday and Friday.  Lows about 50.

    Today is a special day.  My granddaughter Rachael, Gilbert and Barbie's daughter, graduates from the University of Maine, Orono.  She will have a Master's Degree in Earth and Climate Science.

     Even though it is going to rain all day the nursery will be busy as it is the day before Mother's Day.  During the month of May the nursery is open Monday through Saturday and Sunday afternoons.  Tomorrow, Mother's Day, they will be open all day to accommodate customers who don't want to shop in the rain today. Come June they will be closed Sundays and Mondays.

    Jay made a couple of passes with the new mower and it started shooting off pieces.  It will be going back to Home Depot!  Maegin finished mowing the front lawn with the little electric mower.

    I started 3 trays of sunflower seeds yesterday for the sunflower patch we plant in front of the horse barn.  We have a couple of loose pet chickens.  If we planted seeds they would probably dig them up

    When there are flower beds bordering the house the plants need to be at least a foot away from the house to prevent moisture from damaging the house.  Because it is our summer dining area that means there isn't room for a flower garden along the garage.  So I have flower boxes. Grass and dandelions try to grow between the boxes and the house.   This year I'm going to pour vinegar and salt between the boxes and the house.  I'll keep you posted on how that works out.   One of the boxes has aged out, Darel is building me a new one for that spot.  

    May your day be blessed, Sally