“Men are April when they woo, December when they wed. Maids are May when they are maids, but the sky changes when they are wives.” William Shakespeare
Musings: Memories Of May… The Iris is May’s flower
Musings: Memories Of May… The Iris is May’s flower. White Japanese Iris
1 May Day
5 Cinco de Mayo
8 Iris Day
9 Lost Sock Memorial Day
May swept in on a cloudy Tuesday announcing its arrival on the eponymous May Day, during a New York Severe Weather Awareness Week. For the next 30 days, it offered plenty to do and celebrate during what I found to be a pretty hectic and challenging month. Had I known that, in between some pretty heavy duty celebrations, there were some fun May holidays like Eat What You Want Day on the 11th, Dance Like a Chicken Day on the 14th, and National Macaroon Day today, the 31st, perhaps it might have felt a tad lighter. The Iris is May’s flower. Above and below are several holidays observed in May. What memories do you hold of this month? Did you celebrate any of them?
“The world’s favorite season is the spring. All things seem possible in May.” Edwin Way Teale
Musings: Memories of May … The Iris is May’s flower
11 Eat What You Want Day
11 Twilight Zone Day
13 Mother’s Day
14 Dance Like a Chicken Day
We anticipated Mother’s Day with great expectations and, for some, with mixed emotions… Will the day go well? Will the flowers and gifts arrive DOA? As much as it’s a day of showing appreciation for moms around the world, all that advertising and the inevitable frenzied last minute buying and selling puts a dent on pockets and egos. Those who knew of the Food Feast holiday got to eat plenty of what they want on the 11th and more on the 13th. Perhaps the rest of us could have enjoyed dancing like chickens or spent a day watching reruns of The Twilight Zone on the requisite May days…
Beneath the apple blossoms I go a wintry way, For love that smiled in April Is false to me in May.” Sara Teasdale,
Musings: Memories Of May…
23 Lucky Penny Day
26 International Jazz Day
28 Memorial Day
These three distinct holidays (above) gave me something to think about. I love picking up lucky pennies on the street, so a day dedicated to the penny was great. Jazz gives me plenty of comfort and we needn’t have waited till the 26th to celebrate it. Memorial Day brought back memories of war and an appreciation for the sacrifice made by the brave men and women we lost in countless wars. Throughout the month, blog relationships ebbed and flowed; some blogging friends disappeared, and a few others bid good bye to the process by terminating their blogs… May was full of finality; a clearing for June. More below…
It got me thinking about the beauty and power of a simple smile… and it put one on my face. Whether we share a 
