BLUE NORTHERN

It got pretty windy and cold outside.  I am assuming that the cold front the weather man has been telling us about finally arrived. We all love it when one rolls in!



This is what the sky (westward) looked like from our backyard.



This is what covered the eastern sky. See that bright circle of white directly above the housetop and below the power lines? That was soon swallowed up by ominous gray clouds, as the front continued its journey toward us.



O'Man and little man came out to see what all the fuss was about. This was little man's first time to experience this kind of weather. I'm not sure he knew what to make of it.



It didn't take long for the wind to pick up as you can see by looking at his hair!



"Cutie" is our KrAZy one. She came out of nowhere (without a coat), and struck a pose. Now you see her ...



... now you don't. She zipped out of my camera's frame as quickly as she zipped in!



Actually, she was popping up all over the place running, and whooping, and hollering, and laughing, and just having a good ole time. That girl! :)

She wasn't the only one frolicking in our backyard. These leaves were being herded by the wind into the azalea bushes and on inanimate objects such as our worn-out volleyball. They were rolling around like tumble weeds. At one point they were up-ended and spinning along on their sides like wheels. Haha!

"Beauty" came out under protest. I wanted her to take a picture with me to show how windy it was (as demonstrated by our hair being "whipped" around our faces). Did I think that puny orange tree limb was going to give me any shelter? Well, it didn't. 

Little Man was awestruck. He stood stock-still watching the tree limbs bob up and down. And there's "Cutie" again. She's just as cool as a cucumber and lovin' every minute.

Trees bobbing up and down. Actually, the trees held their ground. It was the little limbs and leaves that did their spunky dance for us.

  

This picture is simply to show that "Beauty" is finally taller than her mom. [We were kinda crouching forward in a huddle, so it's not a completely accurate shot. Plus the wind "poofed up" my hair on the top]. Heeeeey, I'm short!

A glance back towards the west told us that she was still a comin' our way, and it had begun to sprinkle. All of a sudden it was a little too chilly for my blood.

One final glance confirmed what I had been thinking all along - we needed to head back inside. Brrrr!