Snow in June???

So we made it home from our trip to New Mexico and had a week preparation to take Ashley down to the University of Wyoming Summer High School Institute.  It is a special three week course that was offered to gifted and talented Sophomore students throughout the state of Wyoming.  Ashley was one of five students selected from Cody, Wyoming.  Yes, I am a proud parent; please forgive me!! 

 Anyway, the morning that we had to get Ashley down to Laramie was Sunday, June 7th.  We woke up to 3-4 inches of very wet snow, with snow still falling as we went out to feed the horses before we had to get on the road at 7 a.m.  Our cottonwoods and willows were all leafed out, and the weight of this snow caused branches to snap and come crashing down all around our property.  The sound of it was heart wrenching and it really had the horses stirred up.  I took these few photos of the mess before we had to get on the road.  Since Dick and I have returned from taking Ashley to Laramie that day, we have taken three truckloads of broken branches to the dump, and have at least one more to go.  The trees have enough other leafed out branches to hide the damage, but you can pick out a few naked branches pointing out in a few places.  Just like pinching a house plant, I know the trees will become stronger from this process, but it sure has been devastating to live through!!