We went from summer-like weather
To radically dropping temperatures and snow!
All within one day! Yesterday the little hummingbirds sucked the feeders dry and I refilled them twice in one day. Look at that poor wet little thing.
Wet and cold.
Today is a continuation of yesterday, then by tomorrow this winter storm will gradually move out to replaced with much warmer weather by Sunday.
Sure is a bad deal.
Our hope is the crops make it through…the hay was just starting to bloom, the corn up, my garden and flowers all planted….
Only time will tell.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
Wow, I am so sorry to see this. I hope your crops are all right. Around here it is too much rain. Nice day yesterday and all the farmers were going like crazy working up ground, planting, and mowing first cutting. Made me tired to see them.
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The weather is such a driving force, isn’t it? We had to turn the water off…we are just too wet. Hope all the crops get in in good shape there! 🙂
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Yikes!! I hope the crops are all ok! I just planted alfalfa so it isn’t up yet, but hay barley is. No serious frost here, but lots of rain and wind. Snow in the higher elevations though. Spring can be so fickle !!
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We will just have to wait until it warms up to see. We have turned the water off…silly to have it on now.
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Between tree limbs and snow, you need a break.
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I agree. And now the tractor broke…the pump went out, caused the fan to fling into the radiator….$2,000 in parts…sucks!
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Ugh! If it isn’t one thing it’s another. I hope you have had your run of bad luck and that it all turns around now and gets better.
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ME TOO!
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Snow! Aargh! I did not see that coming.
Love and licks,
Cupcake
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Not a good time of year for snow. Sigh!
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I’m sorry to hear about the return of winter to your part of the country. I hope no damage was done to your young plants and hay. I also hope winter soon leaves you and doesn’t come here!
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Let’s hope it dies right here and now!
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You are absolutely correct in saying that the weather is such a driving force. We only have one apple tree and it blossomed in late winter only to have the winter continue. I believe that we lost all of the fruit. But the robins are having a time of it and are making their second nest for the year in the tree.
God bless you as the season progresses. God is good all the time. Even when the weather plays its tricks on us.
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I’m pretty sure I lost all our fruit, BUT the sour cherries. The birds will delight in those so they will be my gift to them, I’m sure. I’m sorry about your fruit loss…hopefully next year you will have enough to eat, can and sauce!
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Global warming can’t come soon enough for me.
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Me either. I’m tried of Global colding !
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residing, eh … some 45 or so miles apart, we gots similar stuff goin’ on: Betty purchased hummingbird-feeder #2 just today — busy, busy birds. and … yeah, the SQUALL hit us (& you) yesterday mid-day — but! YOU got snow and we didn’t but could see it all around. This a.m. I took the dogs on a hike up off of Hwy141 — up Divide Road to what I call “Quarry Road” — was blizzarding when I got there, 31 deg f, yet the ground was slightly muddy. Still … I should-a brought the camera, to show people what May 18 can look like.
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You should have…crazy weather!
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Fingers crossed that all will be well in the fields.
We’re having more rain. The region is on flood watch again, and they’re promising us 30 inches in the next 2 days. Thank God we fixed the gutters and cleared the land drain!
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OH! NO! You don’t need another flood!!! Prayers are with you for safety!
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Crisis averted… the huge band of rain has passed with only a moderately heavy downpour here, lots more of it is heading south. And this morning, the sun is shining 🙂
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YAY for the sun! And we have sunshine and warmer weather also!
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Hope all your crops and flowers made it through…
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The crops did okay, and most of my plants…I lost the cucumbers and watermelon, that is all! YAY!
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Hope it’s not too late to plant a few more…
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I planted some yesterday! We will see.
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Fingers crossed…
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Such a drastic change for that little hummer and the baby corn! Hopefully, no damage. It has been hot and very windy here. All of the bad storms have been east of here. Cotton farmers are just now starting to plant–soil temps finally got high enough.
Blessings!
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I hope you get an excellent cotton crop this year and good cotton prices. Everything we raise is down, down, down.
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Awful — the weather always seems to be so changeable in Colorado — but this is the worst timing.
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Terrible timing…too many thing up and growing now.
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Snow in May, those poor Hummers must be so hungry! I hope they survived and your crops do too:)
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Me too! We got down to 34* last night…sure is touch and go here.
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What is your elevation there? We were at 7200 ft and got snow all the way through the end of May on occasion. It always took us by surprise though. Weird weather.
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We are 5, 200 feet!
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About the same as Flagstaff! Hope everything survives.
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So far so good!
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Yikes
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Oops, I hit send too soon! Poor little hummers! I’m sure you don’t need winter again this soon!
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Today is ever so much warmer! YAY!
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J > Fingers crossed for the crops!
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We made it! I lost watermelon and cucumbers, but so far the Terry’s farm crops and everything else in my yard came through okay! Thank you!
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D > Aye, the cucurbits would be the most likely to succumb. Glad you’ve made it!
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Replanted yesterday! Now we wait and see!
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Oh Linda I so hope the weather is kind to you .. Best of luck! We have had 2 frosts in a row and it isn’t winter just yet .. well nearly 😃
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Everything is very slow now, conserving it’s strength to survive until the warmer weather comes. We sure need so warmth!!
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