May, 2009

Well here we are in June already and the days are starting to heat up and get humid as they usually do this time of year. It was May that proved more unpredictable. In the course of 31 days, we saw highs in the fifties, highs in the eighties, heavy rain, sunny days and high winds. One day, 70 to 90 mph straight-line winds tore through southwest Missouri knocking over trees and downing electrical lines. I lost about a 70 foot section of privacy fence with two 4X4 posts broken off at ground level and the rest uprooted concrete and all. It fell over onto my neighbor's peonies. My dog was the only one excited about it since it meant she could terrorize two backyards for a few days. Looking forward to warm summer days and cool summer evenings this month.