It is 66 degrees
on our way to the mid 70's today. Wind is blowing, high wind warning as we are expecting winds of 70+ MPH. Unusual weather and high winds are not an odd thing really here in NE Kansas but this is way beyond what we normally expect as odd.
Maybe this is the year that those who still deny climate change will rethink things.
Everything has abruptly changed around here. Our birds are different, the weather is insane and it feel absolutely like the scary spring weather we used to have but no longer have much of.
There are buds on my cottonwood trees and the grass is greening up. At this moment all I can think of is, it feels like tornado weather....in December. I used to think, in the way back when nobody took climate change as anything but crazy talk, that it would be nice to have these temps all year round.
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It's weird. It definitely feels like spring. Wind is blowing something around that's irritating my allergies.
Expecting thunderstorms later. Had a "flock" of robins in the neighbor's tree a couple of days ago. I've never seen that many together, before. A couple of days before that, all three of my "big" trees in the back were FULL of black birds. Despite the very cool factor, it's a little ominous. 
Calling for the 50s up to Xmas day.
They scare off all the other birds and freak out my cats. 
I grew up in Chicago. Plenty of tornadoes "around" there, but none that I can remember ever actually touching ground.
We've had some devastating tornadoes around here in KC the past few years. One that hit last year actually leap-frogged over my neighborhood. I was frantically trying to track down my two cats.
With the weirdness in the weather...everyone needs to be safe. Tornadoes, hurricanes, fires...nature is just all around pissed off at us.
BUT...we've had some gorgeous sunrises and sunsets lately!
My daughter travels to schools in the Midwest to prepare nursing students to pass their boards and invited me to join her while she is at work at U of MO - STL this week. We had the best bbq at a little place called Sugar… something last night on the recommendation of a local, and when we left the restaurant it felt like a balmy spring evening.
I’m heading to the art museum this afternoon. I’ve been told that it is well worth the visit.
We went atop the Arch two days ago. The ride was a bit creepy, but worth the experience.
In Southern Oregon and it snowing right now. We get little snow here in Medford so I am enjoying it 
I am South of Topeka, my docs are in Lawrence and we like to spend time there. One of my sons lives there as well. Hello neighbor!
