Well, we sho nuff want need to push this ole swing today...the wind is blowing hard enough to keep it moving. I guess ole Mr Wind is blowing in a storm or two. Ya see some people just plain scared of a storm...not me...there's a reason for those storms. Oh, I know they do damage and cost people more than should be indured, but looking on the bright side, they have their function in life.

When a place gets all dusty, musty and moldy the only way to make it good again is to clean it...that's what a storm does...cleans the top of the good earth to make it fresh again. That ain't the reason I like a good storm though. I like all that lightning, and thundering and the pouring rain comin down so hard it feels like little pebbles if you stand in it for one good reason.

It reminds me that I'm alive, that no matter what life is throwing at me...I'm still here! I might not like the situation and it might be mighty hard going, but I guess it beats a dirt nap and pushing up weeds anyday. Those ole storms will clean ya soul if ya just let them...like just give into the beauty of the storm and appreciate it for what it is. The wind blowing really hard can show you what needs fixing...yep, that roof got a shingle or two loose will blow right off. That can save you a bundle if fixed sooner rather than later in a hurricane, water pooling in ya yard can show ya what needs to be fixed so ya don't have a flooding problem...storms come for a reason.

We all go through storms in our life, some are easy, don't last long, some seem to never end. Storms teach us things about ourselves, others and life in general. We just need to learn to listen instead of worrying about what we can't do nuthin about. Yep, just look at those trees swaying and bending, branches going high then low, turning this way and that...look like they're dancing to a silent band. Soon the music will start with the first distant clap of thunder, and then all the inanimate becomes alive with the flashes of light and darkness. Ain't no better show if ya got a good seat.

Yep, storms come for a reason...and when they're gone, we appreciate the stillness once more and breathe a deep fresh breath of air that wasnt quite there before.

Now who wants what today? Got all sorts of goodies and fixins...might even make a little o that shine Moose likes ...