Aye, matey ... thar's a fierce wind a'blowin' ...

We're under a "High Wind Warning" right now, issued by the National Weather Service. We're supposed to get heavy rain and thunderstorms, with gusting over 60 mph and the possibility of large hail. I'm hoping not to awaken to one of our big trees coming through the house, but as tall as they are, but I'm also trusting their taproots are almost as deep as they are tall (hard to say with this rocky landscape ... gulp). The Weather Service says "It is also possible that a few of the thunderstorms will require the issuance of Severe Thunderstorm or even a Tornado Warning, mainly over the Connecticut River Valley and Worcester Hills". Great ... we are situated on the eastern side of the Connecticut River Valley and the Worcester Hills start about 30 miles northeast from here. The local TV weather is showing a tornado warning in eastern New York and now northwestern Connecticut (which indicates either a tornado has been spotted by either a ground observer or by radar ... the NY tornado was probably spotted by Hillary Clinton, who always suffers great anxiety about a Kansan house falling on top of her).

With all the accursed rain we've had (6" over the past two weeks), anything is possible.

Right now, the temp is 68 degrees at 6:34 PM outside. I've opened the family room slider, and the boys are very intently listening to the wind, the wind chimes, and sniffing at the stiffening winds. Pretty funny ... every time the wind really picks up, their ears perk up, like they're saying "What the heck is THAT?"

The only real precaution I've taken, relative to following the NWS's advice regarding the securing of loose objects outdoors is to take down the "Pink Palace" candle holder off the little end table on the deck. I've moved stuff off the top ledge of the deck, but that piece I brought inside. We bought that at the "official Pink Palace" (the Royal Hawaiian in Honolulu) and I would hate to see anything happen to it. Jeez ... God forbid we would have to go back there to buy a replacement or anything. ;-) Maybe some of my neighbors won't heed the NWS advice regarding securing holiday decorations, and they'll end up here. LOL

All in all, however, I think I would rather see this than sub-zero temperatures. I'm not quite ready for that yet. There are still a few things I'd like to get done outside, and I'm sure this is going to redistribute the leaves once again.

I've been watching local news for a while, and it now seems like things are moving through pretty fast. So, hopefully, no worries here.