What a crazy past few days with the weather. Goes from cold and icky during the week to a beautiful weekend. Then out of no where there are tornadoes touching the ground the next day and it's raining all over. Then it's cold for a bit, warms up to a nice weekend and BAM! Back to crazy wind and rain.
The cycle never seems to end. Yesterday was so nice and warm outside, sun out all day. Woke up today to clouds and rain and the trees were looking like they were going to be blown over!
I saw a crazy flash of light that was just like a camera flash outside and the thunder was heard not even a second after the flash ended. I about FELL off the couch it scared me so badly!
Things got better when the storm started dying down. At least the rain was gone, but the wind was still going insane. It would stop for a few minutes and then pick back up right where it left off.
The funniest thing was looking out and seeing this cardinal out there sitting on one of the trees! The branches were swaying up and down and all over, trying to throw it off, but it just clung their for a few minutes!
Totally reminded me of the cowboys at the rodeos I went to while in Utah! Some pour crazy dude getting on top of some wild animal who is encouraged and forced to go crazy...
I couldn't help but to cheer for the bird! He hopped off that tree as soon as the wind died down. Guess he saw it as a chance to get away from the crazy, lashing-out tree! Like that crazy tree in Harry Potter that would attack people.
The Womping Willow from the Harry Potter books
The cardinal has survived to ride more rodeo trees another day! He seems to like that tree, if it's the same bird I've seen the other days. He reminds me of the silly bird near my bank that will sit outside one of the windows and attack his reflection!
Sheesh, it seems these cardinals are always looking for some kind of adventure! Trying to beat up someone to show who's the "alfa male" in a bar, or riding some silly bull, risking injuries.
All I can say to that bird is "Yeehaw! Ride 'em Cowboy!!!"
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