Cows... in Berkeley?

Yesterday was another successful run of Ladies Work Day. The skies and the weatherman threatened rain but my apple tree was starting to bud and my oxalis weeds were nearly out of control so I planned on the 3 of us getting my backyard in order. With J pruning the apple tree, much less than it needed last year, and D and I working the beds of oxalis, we got a good 60-90 minutes of work before the rain started to fall. It was a light rain and the hummingbirds were still out so I wasn't worried. D asked how long we'd stay out working in the rain, J replied she ain't so sweet she'd melt so we stayed outside. Myself, I love the rain so I had no qualms about working while the skies dripped. It was over in a few minutes, we were fine but J noticed more clouds coming, about 20 minutes out. Sure enough, 15-20 minutes later the rain came down in pelts. More worried about the tools than us, we put them under the eaves to stay dry and low n behold, I saw raindrops come down and bounce off the patio. Hmmm, them's not raindrops; them's hail! Hail... in California March? I went out to the lawn and bb size hail bounced all around me. I untied my hair and let the hail and the rain pelt me. I can't remember the last time it was nice enough to enjoy a good rain shower. D&J didn't have spare clothes though so they stayed under the eaves and took pictures of me with hail stuck all over. Another 10 minutes and it was done. We worked some more, lunched at Chalateco's where we had beer & pupusas, and returned to finish the work. The 2nd half of the day showed all blue skies and beautiful weather - truly not what you would expect in California since our cruddy days tend to stay cruddy and our pretty days tend to stay pretty.
We found that my potatoes are flowering, my cotton is budding, and the gopher has moved to the front yard. Well, 2 out of three ain't bad! Not to mention my apple tree is ready for spring and so are all of my planting beds. Now to just decide what veggies to plant in them. hmmmm...