RAIN , WIND, SNOW, FREEZING TEMPS, BLOOD MOON

More rain this morning,although lighter than last night, when I went to bed it was pouring. I emptied 1" from the gauge this morning.
A light drizzle continued most of the morning and early afternoon.
I started laundry and then did my Tuesday housework.  After lunch with the holiday weekend coming up I baked 6 caramel, 2 chocolate, 6 pound cakes and 1 blackberry wine cake.
As I was in the kitchen I heard the wind begin to howl outside with the cold front that it is ushering in.
The sun was shining by mid afternoon but the wind was blowing at 30mph and higher.  Scattering the lawn and garden with a new covering of branches and pine cones.
I went outside and took a picture of this blooming Azalea as I'm not sure what it will look like tomorrow after the mid 20's temps predicted for tonight.

Each time there is a "blood moon" in April or around Easter there is usually always a really cold spell.  We couldn't see the blood moon here last night because of the pouring rain but this is a picture from the web.

And this might be the result of this years "blood moon".

Apple, peach and strawberry farmers in the area are looking for a sleepless night of worry as a temperature below 28 degrees will definitely hurt the fruit crops. Early apples are already in full bloom.

I have thought of how I can protect our early vegetables that are coming up in the garden and I came up with a simple idea that might work.
I straightened the hooks on a bunch of clothes hangers and stuck them in the ground beside the tender plants.

These held up the sheets and blankets that I used to cover the plants. With the wind whipping things around and pieces of limbs flying around hubbie and I got things all covered up in hopes that our efforts will keep them from freezing.

These are all early vegetables and are cold hardy, I'm just not sure they would be hardy to temps down in the mid 20's or below ? It is 33 degrees at 11:00 and usually we get a 10 degree drop overnight, I hope that is not true tonight !!
I also put some extra covering on the big chicks house since they don't have a heat light anymore.  Mom was doing a good job keeping them close so I think they will be fine.
As I finished these tasks a snow shower completely whited out all the surrounding mountains.

Hubbie went up to church at 6:00 to a meeting and he came home and said it was really snowing hard up there.
No bridge work was done today. They did haul in some more equipment that looks like they are getting ready to start hauling in dirt to raise the road.

Thankfully I don't hear the hard gust so maybe the wind is dying down a bit and we will keep our electric overnight.  Many folks in the county are not as lucky tonight.
Got the news from my sis-in-law this evening that our extended family increased by one today as nephew Aaron and his wife welcomed their second son at a little after 3:00 this afternoon.
Noah came into the world weighing 8 lbs 5 oz.and needing a haircut !!!

Welcome little great nephew !!

Thanking God for His grace and goodness as this Tuesday of Holy Week comes to an end.
Good Night and God Bless.

SEWING,MONEY PLANTS,CAKE LAYERS

Woke to a beautiful day.I have a sewing shop outside my house where I keep all my cloth and commercial sewing machine among other things as it has become a catch all for things I don't seem to have a place for anywhere else.There is no air conditioner in there so when I sew I do it in the early morning before it heats up or my back starts hurting which ever comes first.I used to home sew for a business here in town when my kids were in school and I could sew for hours without stopping but that was 20 years ago,ughhhhh this aging thing I don't care so much for it. Today I needed to make some aprons and bonnets to sell in my booth at the market,but I had to spend 30 minutes clearing my cutting table.So I got everything cut out but only 1 apron finished before it got to hot,oh well there is always another day that is part of the beauty of running your own business,no deadlines.After lunch I did housework waiting for it to cool down so I could work in the garden,my thermometer says 88 that is hot in these here mountains. When I went outside I cut some Lunaria (commonly known as money plant) I'll make a picture later so you can see what I'm talking about,anyway I dry it and sell it at the market.There is so much of it this year I am going to have to find another place to hang some to dry.On my walk this evening I saw a baby bird just learning to fly I hope he gets better at it before dark when the coyotes,raccoons,and foxes come looking for a meal.Tonight I have 70 cake layers to make ,that will make 35 cakes that I will put together and ice in the next 2 days.Going to be a late night it is 12:10 and I still have an hour of baking to go.Good night and GOD bless.