What does the Weather Man Know????

This was our Magnolia Tree on April 17 in full bloom.  Isn't she a site to see!

AND this was the same tree on MAY 24, more than a MONTH later

YES, this is the same year.  The weather man for-casted rain for Monday, May 24th.  I was ready for some rain.  The forth grade field trip could still go to This is the Place with a little rain.  They could still go with a lot of rain.

BUT . . this was no Spring Storm.  We had a good 4 inches on the ground and it was coming down fast and hard.  This was wet snow.  So wet it took out a lot of trees.  Including a few branches off our front tree

Normally you can easily walk underneath those limbs that are touching the ground.  But notice in the top left corner of this picture THE BEAST in the back yard is standing strong and tall.  The tree we would like to take out won't come down and the trees we love were almost lost.  Where is the justice!

Needless to say, there was no forth grade field trip that day.  There was no sixth grade picnic in the park that day.  There were multiple car accidents, luckily not involving anyone we know that day.  The only saving grace was it was all gone by the next day.  The weather man did report that it was the most snow we have gotten that late in the year in a very long time.