Piglet Moment

Yesterday I had a Piglet moment, and by that I don't mean eating all the Ben & Jerry's. I was walking on campus by the canyon and the wind was so strong that as I went to take a step forward a gust poofed up over the side of the hill and sent me staggering backwards a little. It took a little extra umph of energy (which is somewhere between a heave and a heft) to lean forward and get myself going again through the swirling leaves. I was reminded, by this harrowing little scene, of Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day when Piglet is fighting agianst the wind and eventually gets blown away. Only in my version Paul was not holding onto me by my unravelling scarf and flying me like a kite because, let's face it, that would have been a spectacle. Happy Wind-sday Everyone!