First Saturday in May: Farmers' Market, Plants, and Yard Sales! Whoo Hoo!

Saturday morning the sun filled the bedroom with golden light. Hurray! No rain!  No dark clouds!  Perfect weather for the first weekend in May was upon us.

After a quick bowl of oatmeal, coffee, and reading the morning papers, the first stop was at the Farmers Market, in business once again after a long, cold winter. What a happy sight it was to spot those white peaked umbrellas, marking stands in the mall parking lot.

Decided to highlight red flowers in the front yard this year, a marked change from last year's pink.

So I loved putting these bright geraniums, shown above, in the car trunk.

Then came these gorgeous New Guinea impatiens.

Next, came these, but I don't remember their names, poor dears.  Any identification helpers out there?

That was definitely a good start to the yard decor.

Next, went to two yard sales and one flea market, all held in area churches.  I'm happy to report I exercised strict restraint and came away with only a pair of "gah gah" earrings and 3 Colonial votive candles. They included kiwi pear, orange vanilla, and blueberry banana. Now who could pass up those fragrances?  Who would not want their house to smell like bananas and blueberries? Ha!  Well, the candles  came  in a small plastic bag and cost me, guess what?  25 cents!  Ganga.

The sweet day ended with dinner at a family member's house to celebrate a birthday.  Wish every day could be this much fun!

HOW ABOUT YOU?  WHAT IS ONE FUN THING YOU DID  ON THE FIRST SATURDAY OF MAY THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE?