Wintry Winds Blow...

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Anni to Bud: "The sea is a bit rough today, huh?"

Bud in response: "Ha...you don't know what rough seas are!"

Anni: "What do you mean by that?" [knowing all too well, Bud will share some Navy story]

Bud: "I've been on deck of a ship where the storms were so fierce, I had to look UP to see the wave!"

Anni: :silently thinking to herself: Scary!!

Bud: "My Ship was in the wave trough...the wave high above!"  "It was always rough up in the North Sea".

Anni: "Kinda like the movie, Perfect Storm then, right?"

Bud: "I guess."

Then, silence as we watched the waves crashing in along the jetty!! There was no chance I could go walking along there this day!!!!  I'd been washed off into the rolling waves never to be seen again!  It was that rough and the current came crashing in along the jetty with great velocity and temperament.  The winds were fierce and the air was icy, wintry, cold. For a few days now, small craft warnings were in affect.  Too dangerous to be out on water in small boats.  The Coast Guard on alert!   But, donning my fleece lined jacket for now, I had to get out of the car and get some photos since we parked on the beach in hopes of catching some shore bird activity...while Bud sat in the car and used his birding binoculars to view the cargo ships way out beyond the port channel waiting their turn to be piloted into the channel and guided to port.  If you don't know the way of port activities and protocol...a pilot is put aboard to steer clear the huge ships that come into port...they take over the ship's captain position going through the Channel...the pilots know the channel's 'in's and out's' all too well and avoid catastrophic accidents otherwise. It was a dark and stormy day...some times....for a while the sky was black and ominous, and minutes later as the weather patterns coursed overhead, the clouds would thin out and the sun would be partially filtered, hence, at times, a lighter sky. The morning was eerie, nearly apocalyptic at times ...and beautiful. [Did I mention cold?]

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After arriving back home, and by midday, the weather changed somewhat. The cloud cover cleared out, the sky was blue again. The temperature it warmed up and for those 'buried in snow'...we have green grass that needs to be mowed. LOL Later, near sunset, the clouds returned and by nightfall the colder air returned. We had warming soup and salad for dinner. I had a 3# bag of apples in the 'fridge that has been there way too long, so I made pie for dessert.

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I had a surprise in the mail when we got back to town!! My dear man gave me the bubble wrap envelope, and inside, it contained a pair of Denver Bronco stud [did I just type that?] earrings. How sweet!! For years I've wanted a pair of Bronco earrings but only found the French Hook, dangle style, in stores. Around here in Texas, it's MOST difficult to find anything that ISN'T Longhorns, Cowboys, Spurs, or Texans jewelry. Guess he ordered them online. I'll take 'em.

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Erik [our son] texted me the other day that he is thinking of spending some time with us during Spring Break when he doesn't have to teach class at the university. If so, I'll enjoy his company....but it's coming all too quickly...March will soon be here.

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....piece of homemade, from scratch [even the crust], warm, apple pie with your hot drink? I'm sharin'!!!

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