May Long Snow

As predicted here, the May Long weekend, the traditional time to plant a garden in the Thunder Bay Area, has turned out like the rest of this spring, cold, and in this case, snowy.
Unlike many chilly campers this weekend however, we could watch it through the window, next to the wood-stove.
As the snow fell a small hawk, a Merlin I belive, landed right outside the window.
He didn't seem to mind the flurries, and in ten minutes the storm passed on. Only a little snow stayed on the ground and it melted in minutes. Still it is quite a contrast from last year at this time:

When we were weeding in the garden and getting it ready for planting. The soil looks so nice and dry,fluffy even, its a dream in comparison to the cold, soggy soil of 2008. But every year brings its own challenges, last year was drought and forest fires, this year low temperatures and saturated ground. Farming is always a different experience, from day to day and season to season. I never get the feeling that I'm just punching the time-clock, or heading into "another day at the office". Today is a perfect example of how much things can change in the course of a few hours, because while the day started with snow, by lunchtime we had summer friends returning,
Bluebirds!