Marathon

May 1 - May Day in most parts of the world, but here it is not a holiday, just another Saturday.
In the US, Labor Day is a holiday reserved for the end of summer - celebrated on the first Monday of September (this year on September 6) and May Day is just not celebrated.

The weatherman spoke of showers and thunderstorms arriving later in the day and the grass needed to be mowed, so I got out and took care of it in the morning, while the sun was shining.

Meanwhile this was also "Move Out Day" at Pitt (University of Pittsburgh), however our son was giving his last final this morning (yes, they have finals on the weekends now), so we decided to wait until noon to drive to the dormitory and help him move out.  Road maintenance/construction (always taking place when the weather is nice) ensured there were delays as we navigated the congested roads. 

Once we arrived at Pitt, there were cars, vans and SUVs parked everywhere.  A crazy ballet of students, siblings and parents, all carrying stuff, was taking place and we joined-in.  Viewed from above, it may have looked like an ant colony busily moving about.  A couple of hours later, we had packed everything into our vehicles - literally every inch of space was used - and we were reassuring ourselves we would not allow our son to bring so much stuff with him when he returns in August (famous last words).

We are happy we managed to complete the move today, since tomorrow, May 2, is the Pittsburgh Marathon and there will be many road closures, making transit to Oakland much more difficult.  Adding to that, the weather forecast for tomorrow is for severe thunderstorms and that will just add to the unpleasantness. 
As for me, I feel like I ran a mini-marathon today - I'll let the runners do their part tomorrow.