Forgetmenot Pond Sunday Long

"It's the Sunday of a long weekend and I will not be staying home!"

That's my declaration for this day!

Yet, I didn't want a long drive nor a long hike on this Sunday of the May long weekend.  I picked Forgetmenot Pond and area as it is a short drive and a short stroll around the Pond.  While the forecast was for rain in the city, it was for snow out there.  That peaked my interest as I knew that would escalate the level of prettiness.  

The first gate opened May 15th.

The second gate is open also but from photos I saw, there is no way I will be taking my car down that road any time soon.  Especially after all this rain and snow over the last few days.  At this three way intersection, I veered left.

I was the only vehicle at the Forgetmenot Pond Parking Lot.  Loads of vehicles were passing on by in a mass exodus from the Little Elbow Campground area.  I bundled up against the weather and crossed the bridge to begin strolling around the Pond.

 some of the views along the way

I had a hard time keeping my lens clear of snow flakes.  They were the wet, big, heavy accumulating kind.  Even though I geared up against those, I was still cold and got very wet.  No complaining though, I was strolling, not hiking at any break neck pace.  The prettiness was too much to just pass on by.  

 end of the trail

Quite some time later, I arrived back at my car that was covered in snow.  I warmed it up and warmed me up then drove down the road a little further.  As the exodus from the campground intensified, I decided to go with the flow and head home.  My winter tires are in my basement, not on my car and the driving conditions were winter-like.

I made it home with a card load of pretty....  

....thank you to the May long weekend snow event!