Dogwood Winter

Have you ever heard of "dogwood winter"? Well, we're right in the middle of it this week. No, there isn't any white stuff on the ground unless you count the dogwood tree's flower petals. And that's what makes it "dogwood winter".

Each spring in the mountains of Kentucky we experience three cold "spells" - redbud winter, dogwood winter and blackberry winter. For whatever reason in God's master plan, when the blooms are "falling off" these three plants we have a drop in temperatures which will last for a few days. I've watched it happen for years. This morning it was in the mid-40s, rather chilly for mid-May in Kentucky. There will be one more cold "spell" as "blackberry winter" arrives in a couple of weeks. Then summer really sets in.

In the meantime, we are having a great week of fellowship and work at Camp Nathanael getting the facilities ready for the rapidly approaching summer camp season.

That's what's happening along the banks of Troublesome Creek until next time.