Zowee! The temperature has dropped 10 degrees in four hours. After the rain stopped the wind simply picked up for several hours and whistled around the house. It's much cooler than they said it was going to be, too, already 50°F when they had predicted no lower than 54. The sky is still leaden, but not low and glowering like when it was pouring this morning.

It's a good thing I am working at home today because when the wind went on it's "rampage" suddenly there was a loud, hollow thump from outside. It had knocked our empty trash container off the curb and flat on its side into the middle of the street. For some reason, the container always seems to end up wobbled precariously half on and half off the curbing. Normally I would have put it back in place after I got home or when I took Miss Wil out for our walk, but I was able to run outside to rescue it immediately rather than have it be in the way or risk it being struck by someone.

The wind still gusts up a bit. I still have the rear windows open for now and I can hear the windchimes in the back yard singing. Every so often I hear a jangle-rattle-bang-clump! as the wind catches the banner out front on the porch.

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You lead the most boring, mundane life on the planet.

# posted by  Anonymous : 2:17:00 PM

 

Thank you! Much preferable to deaths of family members or friends or pets, living in a crime zone, involvement in car accidents, and sickness and incurable disease. Peace is swell.

# posted by  Linda : 3:55:00 PM

 

Also much preferable to being iced in! We're getting 2-4 inches of snow, ice, and sleet, and have been all day. I called out of volunteering; turns out the manager of the thrift shop only had two customers all day and closed early anyhow. I've been inside all day. I had to fight with my front door an hour ago just to get it open! :p

Trust me, there are times when boring and mundane is all you want!

# posted by  Emma : 8:53:00 PM

 

Stay warm with a good book, Emma. :-) It's so bizarre: last night we had three fans going in the bedroom and I used a light blanket. Tonight it's going to be heat on and the comforter.

# posted by  Linda : 10:53:00 PM

 

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