Today it's May

May Day is the starting point of summer fun, even if some of us are only dreaming of warmer temps.

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A few sillies for your entertainment:

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May 1, 2026 is Bealtaine (or Beltane), a major Celtic fire festival marking the start of summer and the "light half" of the year, traditionally celebrated around May 1st (May Eve/May Day). 

It signifies a time of fertility, protection, and new beginnings.

Get out there and dance, leave an offering for the fairies, and celebrate!

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Henry Update:

The H Man followed me into the bathroom yesterday, for the first time in weeks.

Then he found his catnip fish toy, and chewed a hole in it.

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Still working through the switch from the PM appetite stimulant dose to AM; he doesn't eat much until hours later, so his breakfast bowl sits unlicked.

Because I open his B12 and probiotic capsules to mix into his food, I must shuffle my approach so I know he's getting the meds.

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Thankful Thursday

Today, I am thankful for my siblings.

Our mother, aged 93, has needed extra attention recently, involving trips to Emergency, tests, overnight stays...you know the drill.

We have all made ourselves useful in way that we can, and the burden of care is spread out as much as possible.

There are upcoming doctor appointments, home health care, prescription pick up, etc.

Mom has lived independently since 2004, when our father passed.

Here is a montage of May Day cuties, from the 'hood; Spring is such a positive time of year.

Let's Hop!

May Day, May Day!

April showers bring May Flowers!

Celebrate May Day by enjoying a few of the spring flowers in our yard:

Wood Poppy
(Stylophorum diphyllum)

Red-berried Elder
(Sambucus racemosa)

White Trillium
(Trillium grandiflorum)

Woodland Phlox
(Phlox divaricata)

Rue Anemone
(Thalictrum thalictroides)

Spring Beauty
(Claytonia virginica L.)

Downy Yellow Violet
(Viola pubescens)

These are plants that experts say were alive and well in Michigan before Europeans settled.

The native birds, bees, bugs, and bats all evolved with these plants, and they are acclimated to our environment.

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May Day

It's May Day!

It's also PO'Monday.

Why not some May Day pics of Celestial Pommy then?

1 May, 2019

1 May, 2020

1 May, 2021

One never knows what the temperatures or weather will be like on May Day, yet it's an important to remember that Winter is in the rearview mirror, and Summer is ahead.

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It's May!

The Lusty Month of May

Source: LyricFind

Songwriters: Alan Jay Lerner / Frederick Loewe

The Lusty Month of May lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc

Tra la, it's May, the lusty Month of May

That lovely month when everyone goes blissfully astray

Tra la, it's here, that shocking time of year

When tons of wicked little thoughts merrily appear

It's May, It's May, that gorgeous holiday

When every maiden prays that her lad will be a cad

It's mad, it's gay, alive, a lust display

Those dreary vows that everyone takes, everyone breaks

Everyone makes divine mistakes

The Lusty Month of May

Whence this fragrance wafting through the air?

What sweet feelings does it's scent transmute?

Whence this perfume floating everywhere?

Don't you know, it's that dear forbidden fruit

It's May, the lusty month of May

That darling month when everyone throws self-control away

It's time to do a wretched thing or two

And try to make each precious day one you'll always rue

It's May, it's May, the month of "Yes, you may"

The time for every frivolous whim, proper or im-

It's wild, it's gay, depraved in every way

The birds and bees with all of their vast amorous past

Gaze at the human race aghast

The Lusty Month of May

Tra la, it's May, the lusty Month of May

That lovely month when everyone goes blissfully astray

Tra la, it's here, that shocking time of year

When tons of wicked little thoughts merrily appear

It's May, it's May, the month of great dismay

when all the world is brimming with fun, wholesome or un-

It's mad, it's gay, alive a lust display

Those dreary vows that everyone takes, everyone breaks

Everyone makes divine mistakes

Movie poster for 1967's "Camelot"
Image from the interwebs

Actor Richard Harris, who played King Arthur in the film
Image from the interwebs

Franco Nero, with kitten
Nero played Lancelot in the film
Image from the interwebs

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I grew up watching musical films on TV.

"Camelot" has stuck with me all of these years, especially the songs and music.

On May 1st, the words to "The Lusty Month of May" are swirling 'round my head!

The PO'M enjoying himself on May Day!

And an online jigsaw puzzle for your additional entertainment!

108The PO'M on May Day!