Today is the first of May
Hey. Hey. Hey.
I can't find the Updike May poem on the internet. Bummer.
But yesterday was a poem.
The temps rose to 88º and it was gloriously sunny and windy.
I clipped my rose-less rose bush and pulled out the dead tomato plants.
I pricked my finger and thought of a fairy tale.
Katie played baseball and informed me she got a 90% on her last science quiz.
(the one I was so worried about)
The birds have seeds to eat but have not come to the feeder yet.
It's time to fill up the hummingbird feeder
to try once again to attract those sweet critters to my yard.
I wrote an article for Ree in the afternoon and watched an episode of Larkrise to Candleford.
I'll let you know when Ree posts the article. It should be before Mother's day. hint. hint.
Thank you for the great Call the Midwife comments.
I forgot to mention how much I love the voice overs. There was one episode about three weeks ago that I searched for the ending so I could share it and I did not find it, nor did I find the script.
Who knew I would spend so much time researching? I spend a lot of time researching.
Many times to no avail.
I shall persevere.
This is, after all, important stuff.
Tra la!
It's May!
Encourage one another,
Donna
: )
ReplyDelete"But yesterday was a poem." Oh, Donna...you are the best.
ReplyDeleteHAPPY MAY! Happy warm weather!
Love,
Di
Around here, the spring flowers are fading fast. Summer will bring others, but the spring ones are my favorites.
ReplyDeleteHere is the John Updike poem from the book "A Child's Calendar":
ReplyDeleteNow children may
Go out of doors,
Without their coats,
To candy stores.
The apple branches
And the pear
May float their blossoms
Through the air,
And Daddy may
Get out his hoe
To plant tomatoes
In a row,
And, afterwards,
May lazily
Look at some baseball
On TV.
The rain is on it's way, but we have sunshine today! (I didn't mean for that to rhyme . . my own May poem, I guess :)
--Krista in Missouri
Updike has such a sense of humor with all the ways he uses may in the May Poem. Love it!
Deletejep
Thank you Krista!!! Do you have the book?
ReplyDeleteI do! It's a used copy that I found at a library sale, I think.
Deletejelly
DeleteThe illustrations in the book are by the artist Trina Schart Hyman and they really add to the poems.
Deletejep
I love May,
ReplyDeleteYou might even say,
That this month is mine,
I'll hear my name all the time.
My husband, you see
the name of his family ...
... is May
Hooray!
Honestly, I love having the last name May. I like how it sounds: "Susan May" :-) And it fits neatly in forms; my maiden name was Benjamin and that never fit very well :-)
Donna, I'm so glad to read about your lovely day - it sounds perf.
Glad you agree about the voice-overs - I felt a little funny bringing it up yesterday, but I do love Vanessa Redgrave, and what she says always adds so much meaning to the episode.
Happy May, Susan May!!
DeleteMary Z
:-)
DeleteI love the voice-overs, too! Vanessa Redgrave's voice is wonderful.
DeleteKrista
A QL reader come through in a pinch with the Updike poem!
ReplyDeleteYour day yesterday sounds lovely. Congrats to Katie on the quiz score! It's nice to know that your worrying proved productive! :)
Mary Z
hahaha!~!! I love you mary!
ReplyDeletexoxo
DeleteMZ
I have not seen Call the Midwife, so could not comment yesterday, but enjoyed reading all the comments. Pretty May day here today, but tomorrow we are expecting an unusual for us cold front that may brake records for the month. Praying for beautiful May days for everyone here and fun baseball games. love and prayers, jep
ReplyDeleteHi jep, our May Day was really beautiful ... until about 30 minutes ago when the clouds rolled in and the showers began. I even hear thunder in the distance. Oh well!
DeleteI thoroughly enjoyed the sun while it was out ... met a friend for coffee, drank outside al fresco, and actually was too warm but I refused to complain. And now, it's chilly out there.
love and prayers from Susan MAY :-)
{{{LIKE}}}
Deletejep
It sounds like you had a lovely day yesterday. We were outside for most of the day soaking up the warm weather. I stayed up until 12:30 am last night watching episodes 2 and 3 of CTM. : )
ReplyDeleteHappy May Day!
Sarah P. from Iowa
It's one of those shows that makes you want to just keep on going :-)
DeleteYesterday sounds like a dream.
ReplyDeleteI hope today is the best too : )
Sending love, love, LOVE to my favorite girl in Wisconsin.
YOU!
Shine bright.
Love, Becky
it is may... and we may get snow tonight. perhaps we can someday tell malachi that he arrived on a snowy day in may.
ReplyDeleteKeeping you each one in our prayers,
Deletelove, jep
Ditto :-) Praying
Deletewouldn't that be something?
ReplyDeleteHappy May to Donna and all the QL readers!
ReplyDeleteMay Day! I am missing my sweet sis-in-law who now lives in Wausau. When she lived in Sacramento, we sneaked down early and hung flowers on her door for May Day. Wish I could do that for her again.
ReplyDeleteWe are actually having spring here...it is so lovely. I am happy to enjoy the sun without the blazing heat.
Praying for new baby Boucher...Rex's birthday is Friday, so I can vouch for May 3rd as a fine day for welcoming a baby boy!
Mucho love,
Di
Di, surely Sharon in Wausau needs a visit from you. I know of a great Thursday morning women's Bible study just down the road from there! :) Actually, I'm leading worship for a retreat with Jill Briscoe in September just a bit north of there.... Sigh. Someday!!!
DeleteHappy May. Breezy and beautiful!!
May 4th is my Dad's birthday - he will be 88 - has walked with the Lord since age 21. He's my hero :-) I was with him on his special day last year.
DeleteSteph, being in a worship/retreat setting with you *AND* Jill Briscoe with be a total delight and blessing. Add my sigh here.
Sharon in Wausau DOES need a visit from me...I will just keep praying and one of these days the Lord will say, "Heck yeah!" Just waitin' for the Call from on High.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Di