Last night when Zippy reminded me today is May Day
the first thought in my head was a plane going down
and a pilot screaming "Mayday, mayday, mayday" into a radio.
This morning’s exhaustive (ahem) research revealed:
Mayday is, indeed, the international code word for distress
and is derived from the French venez m’aider
which means "come help me."
(Now that we’ve cleared that up…)
In much of the world and some regions of the U.S., May Day
is synonymous with the labor movement
celebrating workers’ rights and achievements.
May Day as a celebration of spring and fertility
isn’t as widely celebrated in the U.S. as other parts of the world
mainly because the Puritans were opposed to it.
Possibly because it involved . . .
Pole dancing.
But you’re in luck if you’d rather not celebrate with the May Day Dance.
Instead, you can make a May Basket and fill it with treats and flowers
then place it on a doorstep, ring the bell, and run away.
You should know, however, that the person receiving the basket might chase you
and if that person catches you, you have to share a kiss.
So consider yourself warned and gift accordingly.
Happy May Day, everyone!
Tracy Abell 
Fun stuff! I love outdoor parties. And dancing, if I don’t have to know the steps.
Leaving a little something on your cyber-porch. Happy May Day, Tracy!!
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Oooo! That’s a pretty bouquet.
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You haven’t left yet, Laurie? Here I’ve pictured you on the road already, singing your little heart out.
Safe journey….
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Thanks, Tracy. Not until 2 pm. The gal I’m driving with teaches a class and can’t go earlier. It’s gonna be a late night! Happy May Day.
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Gotcha. Well, rest up those pipes because I sense some singing coming your way.
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That’s SO gorgeous, Melodye. Thank you! (And I was just thinking about you because I was over at Kelly’s cyber porch and wanted to paste in a pic of a trophy to celebrate her accomplishment but didn’t know how. And I thought to myself: Melodye knows how to do these things. Sure enough, look what was waiting for me!)
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Glad you like it. Thanks, Google Images! 🙂
Do you use photobucket? If so, just copy/paste the embed code for the photo into the comments box.
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I’ve been having photobucket problems so use tinypic, but I assume it works the same. I tried just as you said and it didn’t work. Hmm. Maybe I’ll try again.
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In photobucket, the embed code for an image is immediately below the link you use for entries. Good luck! Let me know if it works.
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I just did it! Thank you for advancing my technology wizardry one more step!!
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Fun stuff! I love outdoor parties. And dancing, if I don’t have to know the steps.
Leaving a little something on your cyber-porch. Happy May Day, Tracy!!
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You haven’t left yet, Laurie? Here I’ve pictured you on the road already, singing your little heart out.
Safe journey….
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Glad you like it. Thanks, Google Images! 🙂
Do you use photobucket? If so, just copy/paste the embed code for the photo into the comments box.
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Thanks for the info. Happy May Day right back atcha!
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Hope you had a wunnerful weekend, Tracy. We got rain which made it so much easier to dig up approximately three tons of dandelions. HA.
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