5/16/23 Every failure is a chance to try again.

 Sun and clouds, calm, 52 degrees.  Clouds today with  rain showers mid morning, lighter showers until later afternoon when more rain is likely.  Showers this evening.  A WNW breeze today with a high of 69.  A NNW breeze tonight with a low of 39.  Partly cloudy tomorrow with a NNW wind, a high of 53, a low of 34.  Frost in low places?  Sunshine Thursday with a stiff NNW breeze, a high of 64, a low of 38. Partly cloudy Friday with a SSW wind, a high of 72, a low of 46.  A chance of a shower Saturday afternoon.  Occasional showers overnight and into Sunday morning. A light south wind Saturday with a high of 69, a low of 53.  Showers Sunday with a strong SW breeze, a high of 70, a low of 52.  Possibly a shower Monday morning with a strong NNW breeze, a high of 64, a low of 38.  Sunshine next Tuesday with a stiff west breeze, a high of 67, a low of 42.  Partly cloudy next Wednesday with a brisk west breeze, a high of 70, a low of 47.  Sunshine next Thursday with a stiff NW breeze, a high of 75, a low of 50.  Partly cloudy Friday the 26th, Saturday the 27th and Sunday, the 28th  with  highs in the upper seventies, lows in the low fifties.  A brisk NNW breeze Friday, a stiff WSW breeze Saturday, a brisk north breeze Sunday will help keep the black flies at bay.  Late day showers Memorial day with a stiff NW breeze, a high of 73, a low of 54.   

    Another busy day at the nursery  The wind was a problem, blowing over plants.  It blew away some of Jay's mulch in the garden, mulch that was wet down so it wouldn't blow!  May is often a challenge watering because of breezes.  This month it has been wind not just a breeze and keeping everything watered is a problem.  So windy the kids didn't want to play outside after school.

  I was standing straight after PT yesterday morning but my back was sore.  I was supposed to take it easy, which worked out fine.  Because of the wind our internet was spoty to I sat at the computer making a nursery order when it was working.  Our mum plugs come next week.  Bekah had me add some waves plus and a few other plugs to it.  They will be ready for landscaping late but in time for campers.  We try to have flowers in late June and early July for them. .  The first round of hanging baskets has sold and people are buying the second round.  I was able to add to the mum order over the landline phone.  Late afternoon the internet went out and stayed out so Bekah had to finish the nursery order on her i- phone last night.  Not an easy way to do it.  That order will be here Thursday or Friday.

    In the late afternoon Annabelle filled some trays for me and I planted sunflower seeds.  Sunflower seeds are usually planted directly in the ground but these are for in front of the horse barn.  The area used to be a burdock patch.  Even though I've been planting sunflowers there for four or five years, burdock still tries to grow.  I have to put newspapers and mulch around each sunflower as I plant it.  I used seeds from the seed rack in the store.  I am always surprised at how many seeds are in the Livingston seed packets.

     With my back better I'm hoping to get lots checked off my list today.  May God bless you on this day, Sally