“Are you going to feed us or are you just going to stand around making clicking noises with that black thing?” asks Tula.
This century-old farmhouse wasn’t designed with aerodynamics in mind. A wind advisory here can be translated to non-stop whistling. During the past 48 hours of nature’s serenade, I’ve given it much thought and have determined it has something to do with the wrap-around porch. At least that is where it sounds like it is coming from. The same place it came from at the old farmhouse I lived in as a child. This explains a lot, really. I’ve always lamented a homeowner’s decision to enclose their wrap-around porch, but now I realize they were most likely driven stark raving mad by the blasted whistling. They were trying to make the whistling go away. No different than lining the walls with tinfoil to block out the voices.
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You are so funny - and so early in the morning. Love the Tula shot.
Whew! Here's to hoping that wind dies down soon!
The sheep are so cute!
Oh I feel your pain and HEAR your pain up here in Northern Indiana as we to have an old Farmhouse, no wrap around porch though.....the wind still comes whistling through! SO ready for it to stop....dogs don't want to go out, goats won't leave barn, chickens won't step foot out of their coop and have not seen head nor tail of the cats!
Here's to hoping it calms soon!
Porch life cycle in my neck of the woods:
Porch is built open.
Someone encloses it.
Later owner restores house, opens up porch.
I love porches.
Your house is just serenading you to sleep, you would miss it if it was gone....Why can't I sleep?
That's a great photo of the sheep. It's always about the food, isn't it? Speaking of that, it's 6:30 and my donkeys should be calling for breakfast any minute now.
Hang some chimes and you will have music! :) Happy New Years
LOL! We have the same problem....last night I slept in the guest room because I couldn't stand the wind whistling around our porch!
What's the story on the tin foil?
We missed the snow here in Iowa but we had two nights of high winds roaring through the treetops! Soooo loud!
Love the cozy photo of your animals! I could feel the warmth of their habitat.
BWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Ha Ha Ha Ha ha ha!
After my last surgery (the 7th in 6 months) I heard 'radio people' along the ceiling of where ever I was (hospital, my daughter's, etc.)staying. Seriously! It was kind of a static sound (like a radio off of the channel) and once in a while I'd hear snippets of words or music. I kept looking up to where the wall meets the ceiling because that's where the sound was coming from.
The doctor said it was from the cumulative effects of anesthesia but I prefer to think of it as the radio people. I miss my radio people...
No tin foil for me!
Christine...from one fellow writer to another, you crack me up!!
Karen & the Hounds
Windy down south here in Bloomington, too. Only 3 of our chickens ventured out, yesterday. I kind of like the wind. Especially when I'm sitting in front of the fire!
xo, Cheryl
Better to hear whistling than the sound of roof panels flapping. I knew I heard something during the night but awoke to find a tin panel on the kidding barn came loose. Ugh. I woul dhave made full strength and not 1/2 caff coffee if I knew this was what was going on!
Stevie@ruffledfeathersandspilledmilk.com
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