Wednesday Word: Wind

The wind blew most of the night trimming the dead frowns off palm trees, pushing litter down Sunrise Avenue, and scattering sneeze producing pollen across Las Vegas. I was up until about 10:30 pm. I had work to do online so I spent most of the evening at my computer. The lights blinked once, not enough to cut the electricity but, just enough to cause me to begin saving my work every two or three minutes.

Wind in Las Vegas
howls through residential neighborhood
pounding on doors.

About 9:00 pm I heard a horrendous noise. Something hit the roof of my apartment building. I line in a one-story building so the roof is directly above me without any intervening apartment. I do not know what it was, but it sounded as if it was about to come through my ceiling. What ever hit the roof did not penetrate the roof or cause any damage. I do not know the wind speed, but I know it was blowing fast because dead frowns were falling off palm trees. Maybe it was a palm frown from one of the nearby trees that hit the roof.

Wind in Las Vegas
pushes tourist along The Strip
knocks on casino doors.