My sleep was interrupted from the wind.
Winds that literally made our house shake. It didn't scare me, this wasn't the first time in fact it is at least a yearly occurrence where I live.
But I was annoyed.
In the morning the winds still screamed in all their glory. We ran out to the car prying the doors open in the wind that fought our every move.
Trees destroyed, whole roses blown off the bushes. What good is this wind??
But wait, a silver lining.
Look what I found by the door;
Lucas stomp rocket! The one which may have accidentally ended up on the second story roof when Ryder and I were playing with it while Lucas was at school.
The one which I figured we would never see again so it was just going to be Ryder and my little secret.
The evil howling wind blew that thing right off our roof and it landed right at our back door.
The mountains, the beautiful mountains which are so close but at certain times you can barely see them, thank you smog and pollution....
Those evil howling winds blew that all away and it was as clear and beautiful as can be.
There is always a silver lining.
What silver lining have you had this week?
Needed this reminder today. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI don't know that I've had any silver linings this week, but I did have a good reminder that things can always be worse... One day this week, I was feeling very stressed and anxious over several things that I considered to be "going wrong" in my world. That night, my mom told me she'd had a call from my sister. She usually buses in to work, but that morning she was running late and drove in instead. She dealt with some serious issues at work all day, was flustered, and when she left for the day, she hopped on the bus home. She was over half-way home before she realized she had driven in, and had left her car in the parking at her office... Had to jump off that bus, get on another one to take her back to work, and then rush to pick up her kids at daycare... My day didn't seem so bad after hearing that!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful silver lining moment!
ReplyDeleteI tend to have them everywhere I turn - I think it has to do with looking at the bright side of things before I have time to look at the dark side!
What a beautiful view! It's awesome compared to the the farm field I see from my front windows.
ReplyDeleteSilver lining... all the rain we have been getting has paid off. Everything is so green, flowers have finally bloomed, and trees are starting to sprout leaves!
I'm always grateful when the smog gets blown away and I can see our mountains clearly too!
ReplyDeleteMaybe I should try and look for the silver linings more!
Too funny! I can't believe it came back around to you again!! This reminds me of a funny story a few years ago - We were vacationing in Florida and Cory had left his shirt on the beach. A few hours later when we were ready to return to the hotel, we realized the ocean had carried away Cory's shirt. But wouldn't you know, four days later, on our last morning at the resort when we were walking down the beach, what did we find in a pile of wet sand? Cory's shirt! The ocean gave it back! :o)
ReplyDeleteVery cool and I think as much as I love the excitement of mother nature, the howling winds might actually scare me a tad. We have a disc on our roof that I'm hoping gets blown off at some point like your rocket launcher. I'll keep you posted.
ReplyDeleteit has raining and wind blowing here for two days hoping it will be sunny tomorrow
ReplyDeleteFantastic silver lining! Two benefits too! Awesome!
ReplyDeleteThey are predicting rain....a day on Wednesday. Kindergarten Field Day Wednesday. I'm trying to find the silver lining......
ReplyDeleteYou are always so good about seeing the silver lining!
ReplyDeleteLol where do you live? Sounds like here. Only we have that kind of wind more like at least once a week for 4 months or so.
ReplyDeleteWe get a lot of wind for some reason. We aren't on the coast of anything, but we get a ton of wind. I hate it. Our house shakes and rattles and it keeps me up at night. Thank goodness for your silver linings!
ReplyDeleteLove the silver lining. I was trying to see this the other day and for whatever reason my internet wouldn't bring up the pics. ah, gotta love the weird weather we've been having (that was the day it snowed here in May)
ReplyDeleteYour so right, there is always a silver lining. Sometimes you have to look for it but it's there!
ReplyDeleteScore! Always awesome to find lost toys from the roof. For weeks we had a ball stuck on our roof, and our poor dog would circle the spot and whine for it. We finally knocked it down and he was thrilled! That wind sounds super scary. It was crazy windy here recently, and just happened to be on one of the nights that Match worked a graveyard shift. I barely slept. The wind sounded like someone trying to open the doors. UGH!
ReplyDeleteI love those huge winds. I think I am in the minority here, though. Reading this post really made me miss California. Especially the desert with those strong winds. Trading sleep for a lost toy and a great view of the mountains? Not bad! Love the silver lining you found.
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