Working at the house yesterday and today. Windy as all heck. Yesterday, I just watched the wind pickup in intensity from a strong breeze gently moving branches around, to stronger blow forming whitecaps on the river to a howl that whirls around the house and has formed large swells moving up river. The swells only rolled on through the deep channel. The shallows were much calmer.

In spite of the howling wind, the air temperature is pretty warm. So when you walk outside, your skin is comfortable, not immediately bitten by cold. After some time, the intensity of the wind might make a person cold.

Along with warm air temps, the sky is blue and the sun shining. Yesterday, this made for a blue-green water color in the river. Occasionally, the water would turn a light tan color in some spots as the sun hit it from different angles throughout the day. This morning, the water color is a deeper blue. All of these beautiful, calming colors are immediately contrasted by the sloshing whitecaps, blowing spray and rolling swells.

Fun to watch to the river and imagine what it would like to paddle out there in such crazy conditions.