Wacky Weather

A week ago today we had the most "wacky" weather I have seen for the end of May in quite awhile. I took this picture at the begining of the storm...it got worse.

Sunday May 31st started out a little chilly at 52 degrees, but sunny and warm enough for my husband and I to get out and plant the remainder of our garden (pumpkins, corn and cucumbers), while my 2 children were taking their naps. My husband and I were laughing, as in the distance we could see that the nearby town of Canton was getting "pounded" with a massive storm. As I turned my back to continue to work on the garden I could feel the air temperature dropping...rapidly. My husband shouts..."LOOK". Coming across the field was an amazing sight. A wall of white! We grabbed seeds, plants and anything else we could carry and by the time we reached the back screened in porch we were getting pelted by sleet and the air temperature was down to 34 degrees. We watched in amazement as the weather turned from sleet to hail (size of marbles) to snow (the size of quarters). Within 5-10 minutes our garden was covered in a blanket of snow! Lucky for us this cold did not last and the rain came with warmer air temperatures (50's) and our garden, I think (tomatoes are still iffy), is ok!

Now, if the temperature had stayed cold we would have had to run out and hose off the plants and cover them with sheets, plastic, or I've even used our sap buckets...but mother nature did her job and rained on them for me.

Keep your fingers crossed for me:)