View From The Truck Window: Wild Winds in the Midwest

Saturday, August 15, 2020

Wild Winds in the Midwest

Here it comes.

Wild wind and rain.

Barn siding blowing in the wind.

Finally, the calm after the storm.

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heart4tcksAugust 17, 2020 at 12:42 AM
I like all of them, and maybe my favorite is the calm after the storm.
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