Snowballs in April versus the Mad Whacker in May
Lilacs Forget-me-nots tPink Passion tulip ...Color, clarity, cut, carat...wait, this wasn't diamonds I was looking at. Three out of four, not bad. Color, white not yellow, always a plus. Clarity, definitely lightly wet and icy, perfect for packing. Cut, a perfect round hand-roll. Consistency, the substitute for carat weight. Each rounded missile was formed to perfection. April's last snow produced the perfect snow for the Great Snowball fight. But wait, this was late April, for Pete's sake! Somehow this is just wrong after having had such a mild winter here in Ohio. .. Moving on to May, we are still on a rollercoaster ride as far as the weather is concerned. The trees are bursting with new leaves and delicate flowering blossoms. Next door my neighbor's lilac bush is blooming. How I love the old-fashioned fragrance of lilacs on the breeze. Immediately I am transported to my great gran