May Day

May Apples in Iowa are always a sign that the Morel mushrooms time is here...

It was a busy May day weekend of springtime fun. Sunday found us resting from a busy weekend, but wanting to enjoy the beautiful weather. We took off for our hike into the back woods and saw many fields of May apples blooming... we searched and searched to find those prized mushrooms. Our friends Mike and Brenda had found quite a hull on Saturday and we were hoping to be as fortunate. It did appear... we should of went out on Saturday instead. We found them, but many looked.... as if they should of been picked on Saturday! We did manage to bagged this prize and find a couple others. A great size like this one, made a delicious meal for us!

Professional Bull Riding was in Des Moines this weekend and my daughter had given us tickets to enjoy the event in person. It was quite fun and enjoyed both nights! We stayed with my in-laws and that was a bonus of shared time together. It was also the opening of farmer's market downtown and a Arts odd & ends sale. The Art Center brings a fund raiser from supporters of the Des Moines Art Center. A dear friend, Julie at work stirred our interest for this event. It was filled with many shoppers and many items. I found a metal art lamp that was calling my name. Julie was weaving in the crowd also. We bumped into each other and her comment was... "this is insane"... but, I must say... interesting fun. Thanks for the heads up Julie.

Later I headed to the open house of the new location of Half-Priced Books Store with my MIL. Yet another place filled with lots of people. I loved the lay-out and plan to go back when I have more time to browse.

Needless to say, with such a jammed packed weekend after a long winter... we found ourselves a bit tired. But thankful to return to our place in the woods. The sounds of the birds seeing the May Apples, wildflowers, and mushrooms brought us joy.