Wednesday, January 11, 2012

A Blustery Night.....



We had a rainy day here in the Upstate of  South Carolina but this afternoon the skies began to clear and the wind began to blow.  Being from Oklahoma I can appreciate a good wind storm.  We're having a mild one tonight.  Back home I remember days when the wind blew all day at 30 mph with gusts approaching 50.  This on a clear, blue day.  We always laughed when we moved here and the weatherman would forecast a windy day because the wind was blowing 15 mph.  Not much of a wind from a western perspective.

Be that as it may I was just out walking Baxter the Wonder Dog and the wind is blowing pretty good.  The wind has moved the clouds out of the sky and it's a clear night with a near full moon.  Real bright and pretty. The thought occurs to me that the wind sounds different here.  On the prairie even when the wind blows there's a quietness to it.  Not like a calm day but I suppose since the wind is blowing over flat ground it doesn't interact with so much stuff so it doesn't make as much noise.  Here the wind kind of whistles and whooshes.  The tree branches cause that and it makes for a more cantankerous sound.  Kind of spooky like an old, scary movie.  I don't think Baxter is used to the noise.  He seemed scared and raced into the house when he was finished with his late evening walk!

Hope you're in a warm, comfortable place tonight and that the wind serenades you to sleep!

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