The Wind Began to Switch

The house to pitch! A mighty wind has kicked up this evening on the Texas prairie! The long grass was wiggling and waving, the tree branches were being tossed about. This must be a cold front bringing more fall and winterlike weather... at least we'll be down to 70 degrees tomorrow, and 40 tomorrow night. Not exactly enough to make one shiver! But the wind is blowing tonight at 20 or 25 miles per hour. The weather service had this to say:

Gusty Winds Of 15 To 25 Mph Will Will Result In Extreme Fire Behavior As Vegetation Fuels Have Dried To The Point Of Becoming Cured For The Winter.

That's a fairly amusing away of putting it. I wonder if I'm cured for the winter?

Wind always makes things talk. Fences squeak, houses groan and whoosh, and trees tap and scrape buildings to make the most otherworldly noises. Last night the coyotes where whipped up in to a yapping, howling frenzy - tonight it is the wind's turn to howl.
I'm almost prepared for our trip, at work and at home. Tonight, by lucky chance, I ran into Bev at the fabric store and we picked out her very fabulous wedding dress fabric. I was just there to browse, very synchronistic. We found the perfect most dramatic stuff for her, and said our goodbyes. I'll see her on Friday night at her house in South Padre!