5/14/23 What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.

Clear, breezy, 37 degrees.  Sun and clouds today with a NW wind, a high of 64.  Clear tonight with a stiff WNW breeze, a low of 42.  Partly cloudy tomorrow with strong west winds, a high of 72, a low of 52.  Cloudy Tuesday with a strong west breeze, a high of 67, a low of 41.  Partly cloudy Wednesday with a NW wind, a high of 52, a low of 35.  Sunny Thursday with a stiff WNW breeze, a high of 65, a low of 41.  Partly cloudy Friday with a SSW wind, a high of 70, a low of 46.  Showers Saturday through next Sunday morning.   A stiff SSW breeze Saturday with a high of 65, a low of 48.  A stiff WNW breeze Sunday with a high of 69, a low of 49. Partly cloudy next Monday with a stiff west breeze, a high of 71, a low of 47.  Sunny next Tuesday with a stiff SSW breeze, a high of 73, a low of 50.  Partly cloudy Wednesday, the 24th with a brisk NNW breeze, a high of 76, a low of 52.  Partly cloudy Thursday, the 25th with a strong SSW breeze, a high of 76, a low of 53.  Showers Friday the 26th with a brisk NW breeze, a high of 73, a low of 53.  Partly cloudy Saturday the 27th. showers Sunday the 28th.  Brisk NNW breezes, highs about 76, lows about 55.

     Yesterday the nursery broke a record for total sales in a day.  Jay and Bekah were very thankful that both Heathers were here to help them help customers.  A lot of the nursery order that came on Friday is gone.  So are lots of tomato plants.  I hope the buyers listen to Jay and Bekah's warning to not put them out until the end of this week.  We are having a family picnic this afternoon but the greenhouse will be open for last minute Mother's Day shoppers.  A NW wind will continue to blow the black flies away.  It is nice to not have any black flies but the drying winds mean Jay and Bekah will have to water plants this morning.

    The sale of Heather and Mike's farm went through without a hitch Friday.  The only problem, the new owners will have to deal with ticks.  Mike and Heather never saw a tick until this last week.  The chickens left two weeks ago.  They had no idea the hens were eating so many ticks.

    My hummingbirds have finally returned.  I washed the feeders and put fresh food in them.  I have more feeders to put out if needed.  No sign of an oriole yet.  The swallows are back too.  We don't have anywhere near as many swallows as we used to have. The rose-breasted grosbeaks aren't here yet.

     May God bless you on this day, Sally