This is Another Story

Another month has come and gone, 2025 is now one-third through and two-thirds to go. Welcome May 2025!

As I’m writing this post, I have just returned from a 30-minute rabbit-hole called Amazon after my 6-year-old computer mouse had decided to quit on the last day of April but to be honest, I feel like it was on its way out. Something like a computer mouse can only survive so many drops and falls.

Anyway, what did you think of April? Was it too fast? Too slow? Boring?

There were days where I wish May would get here while there were days I wished April would stay just a tad longer. April has generally been a busy month at work and in the garden. This year, though, because I planted out most of the cool-weather crops in late March and early April, April had been a daily check-in and basic maintenance like watering as well as frequent admiration of the blooming flowers.

I spent a lot of April in the garden pulling weeds. Each time it rained, the weeds would grow 10-fold. The biggest offenders in my yard are bind weed, dandelion, and dropped seeds from last year’s flowers. I have calendula, poppies, and sunflowers pop up everywhere, especially between the cracks of the patio pavers. “Not here,” I would often say to it.

I’ve already mowed the lawn twice so far, which is a record as I don’t usually start mowing until the start of May. My junk of a lawn mower had such a hard time starting that I so wanted to throw it away and replace with one that doesn’t have an engine and doesn’t drink expensive premium gas like it’s water, except my mom wouldn’t let me get rid of this thing.

The biggest thing in April was probably the Tulips Festival. I was there days after it opened and though a lot of the flowers were not blooming yet, I still had a great time.

There were plenty of walks around the park in April. Headphones or earbuds would usually be in my ears with a podcast or audiobook playing. I’ve found it helpful to help me practice mindfulness as I walked, which allowed me to observe my surrounding like these dandelions.

April also saw a lot of harvests of 2024 and 2025 vegetables. I remember someone once said, “seeds know when to germinate,” the spinach seeds I sowed late last year germinated, the lettuce that stopped growing last November resumed growing, and the single snow-pea plant that survived the winter are beginning to flower. Let’s just say I’m having an abundance of vegetables in the garden at the moment.

In April, I participated in the A-Z challenge with my theme of Places, which is a collection of all the places I’ve been. It was surprising that I managed to come up with a place for each letter. I’ll do a reflection in a different post.

Now, as to what I’m looking forward in May, not much, except a road trip during Memorial Day weekend. My mom, aunt, and I are heading to Goblin Valley State Park in southern Utah. I wish I can go without the other two but let’s face it, my mom would’ve never let me go alone.

Let’s hope May is a better month.