How Does The Wind Know where To Go?

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Hmm.

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It's windy today.

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Not super windy.

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Just windy enough to make the grass sway a little.

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And the leaves.

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And my fur.

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I spent ten minutes trying to make my fur look neat this morning.

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The wind undid all of it in about three seconds.

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That's impressive, honestly.

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But it got me wondering...

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How does the wind know where to go?

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This morning it was in the trees.

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I could hear it rustling the branches overhead.

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Then it was in the meadow.

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Then it was on the hill.

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Then it was behind me.

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Which was surprising, because I hadn't seen it move.

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It always seems to be traveling somewhere.

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Like it has a very important job to do.

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Maybe the wind has a map.

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Although that doesn't seem practical.

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Maps are made of paper.

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And paper would probably blow away.

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The wind would spend all day chasing its own directions.

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That sounds exhausting.

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Maybe the wind doesn't use a map.

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Maybe it has a schedule.

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"Let's see..."

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"Trees at nine."

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"Flowers at ten."

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"Scare a hedgehog at eleven."

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I don't think I'd like being on the schedule.

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The wind is very good at sneaking up on me.

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Sometimes I hear it coming.

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Sometimes I don't.

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And sometimes it arrives with a leaf.

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I never know where the leaf came from.

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Maybe the wind just likes collecting things.

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I do that sometimes.

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Not leaves.

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Mostly interesting rocks.

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Although if I'm being honest, some of them aren't very interesting.

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They're just rocks I found first.

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Maybe the wind is like that too.

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Maybe it travels around looking for interesting places.

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A tall hill.

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A forest.

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A field full of wildflowers.

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A little path through the woods.

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If I were the wind, I'd want to see all those things too.

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I like exploring.

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Even if I don't always know where I'm going.

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Actually, especially then.

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Some of the best things I've found were things I wasn't looking for.

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A patch of blueberries.

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A stream.

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A really nice log.

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And once a mud puddle.

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That wasn't my favorite discovery.

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Maybe the wind doesn't know where it's going either.

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Maybe it just keeps moving.

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Seeing what's around the next corner.

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And the next one.

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And the next one after that.

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That sounds kind of nice.

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The world is a big place.

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There are a lot of things to see.

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There are a lot of things to see.

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A lot of paths to follow.

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Maybe the wind isn't trying to get somewhere.

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Maybe it just enjoys the journey.

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I think I understand that.

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Although...

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If I followed the wind all day, I'd probably end up lost.

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Again.

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Still...

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I think it might be worth it.