Ann, when I was describing it to my therapist I asked him if he'd ever seen a pitcher get hit by a baseball. Because I'm pretty sure that's what I looked like. I just went down. Luckily, I landed on my side so not too bad. Mom actually loves baseball so I compared it to when our Rays pitcher, Alex Cobb, got hit. That was a bad one, but she got the visual. Dad had the rake out the other day and I warned him it was evil. I'm definitely going to be more careful in the future. I don't actually use it that often, but I have these weeds that kind of form a mat and it's much easier to rake the whole mess up.
Well, I didn't get to MOSI today because I feel terrible, but I might take a walk around the yard and see what's doing. Last frost date is coming up soon so I'll be able to start planting. I've been checking various weather forecasts because my phone said it was supposed to get down to 32 sometime next week. But Weather Underground only went as low as 39. That doesn't seem like a big difference, but try being a strawberry farmer down here! Even I have to cover certain plants if we go below or right at freezing. So I'm keeping my eye on the weather right now.
And while I'm pretty sure freezing temperatures aren't good for butterflies, it doesn't mean a death sentence. I read where it even gets that cold where they spend the winter in Mexico. The big thing is that you don't want them getting wet, then freezing, because ice crystals will form in their wings and they will die. Several years ago there was a bad storm that killed off a large number of the population in Mexico. I don't know if it was a regular storm or if the temperature had anything to do with it. I know they're worried because this year 50% of the Monarchs are located in one site (apparently, there are 12 known sites). So if something happens at that one site, it could be bad. But let's all think positive thoughts and get that milkweed ready for the journey north!
