7 April 2007
Opening Day of Scarborough Renaissance Festival, better known as Scarborough Faire.
And yes, that white stuff is snow.
I started hearing it in the weather forecast on Wednesday night. “Possible chance of snow flurries on Saturday.” Of course, I laughed. It’s April and we’re in Texas. We haven’t been in a freeze zone since the fifteenth of March. The trees are all in full leaf, and the spring flowers are in bloom–including the bluebonnets. But, that little nugget of possibility stayed in the forecast, and on Saturday morning, bright and early, we looked up from our booth preparations to see actual snow falling from the Texas sky.
Bizarre.
This photo is looking out from Pendragon Costumes across toward East Wind Games. First snowfall ever during the run of Scarborough, and certainly the first on a festival day.
Bizarre. Bizarre to be this cold. Bizarre to have snow in Texas for the fourth time this winter. Oh, wait! It’s not still winter! Bizarre to have snow in April! The merchant newsletter christened it, “Snowborough 2007!”
~MB
Laura said ‘At least I’ll get away from all this snow!’
Heh.
*grin*grin*grin – oh to have been there!
It was quite a day to remember. Never thought I’d have to break out the long underwear for Scarborough!
~Emily