Dinky Green

Last Thursday, we had 45 mph wind gusts as the temperature slowly climbed from the 30s into the upper 40s. And, it was sunny. Time for the first line-drying of 2022. 

As the laundry basket became emptier, the wind started pushing it around the patio. I had to chase a few socks -- thank goodness for a fenced-in yard. Although, you can see the clothes were whipping around in every direction. I was pleasantly surprised to find most items still clipped to the line later in the afternoon -- and relieved that the few things blown loose were at least still in our own yard and not, say, in a tree down the block.

If it had been warmer, I'd have expected the first pieces of clothing to be already blown dry by the time I got to the end of the line, but even in these high winds, everything needed a few hours in the chilly air. There's nothing like some good flapping in the breeze to shake the wrinkles out of the laundry and infuse the fibers with fresh spring air. 

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