Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day: April 2020

Nope, that title is not a typo. I’m going to document last month before I get into this month.

It snowed on April 15 this year, which is not as unusual in northern Ohio as people seem to think. My birthday is April 22, so I tend to remember these things. I never count out the possibility of snow until after my birthday.

Luckily, no harm came to any blooms or foliage from the snow — nothing would have come up already that couldn’t handle a little cold.

Our First COVID-Season Outing!

This morning, Connor and I took a trip to the pediatrician for a well visit. It was the first time either of us had been out in public in the era of social distancing, so we donned our homemade cloth masks and forged ahead into the weirdness.

On one hand, it felt like a big deal, leaving the house for realsies for the first time since March. On the other hand, like Connor said: it’s just a doctor’s visit.

Once I return to working in the office next month, I’m going to have to get used to wearing a mask all day. After wearing one for just an hour, I can tell that this is going to be interesting….