This file includes kites, wind, hurricanes and tornadoes. See also Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, and Weather.

Wind

Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. (Kahlil Gibran)

Page Toppers

• Bad Hair Day
• Brace Yourself
• Breezy Days
• Dancing in the Wind
• Face to the Wind
• May the Wind Be Always at Your Back
• Sky Bound
• Up, Up, and Away
• Windy Day
• With the Wind and Rain in Your Hair

The wind that makes music in November corn is in a hurry. The stalks hum, the loose husks whisk skyward in half-playing swirls, and the wind hurries on....A tree tries to argue, bare limbs waving, but there is no detaining the wind. (Aldo Leopold)

Wind Song

(Lillian Moore)

When the wind blows
The quiet things speak.
Some whisper, some clang,
Some creak.

Grasses swish
Tree tops sigh
Flags slap
And snap at the sky.
Wires on poles
Whistle and hum.
Trash cans roll.
Windows drum.

When the wind goes--
Suddenly
then,
the quiet things
are quiet again.

Go Wind

(Lillian Moore)

Go wind, blow
Push wind, swoosh.
Shake things
take things
make things
fly.
Ring things
swing things
fling things
high.
Go wind, blow
Push things--wheee!
No, wind, no.
Not me--
Not me!

Who Has Seen the Wind

(Christina Rossetti)

Who has seen the wind?
Neither I nor you:
But when the leaves hang trembling,
The wind is passing through.

Who has seen the wind?
Neither you nor I:
But when the trees bow down their heads,
The wind is passing by.

Wind Blows

(E. M. Hepburn)

No animal sleeps well on windy night.

Cope with his own hard world he barely can,
And wind engages him beyond the bounds
Of what is known, and his; of what is now.

Wind blows
From very strange and far and long ago.
Wind blows
Across the seas, the upthrust hills,
The verdured valleys and the drifting sands.

Wind blows
From past and into future; and its sound
Is not the sound of place encircled
Or of time at stay.

Its vast impermanence can be endured by day
But haunts, however drowsily, the dark.

No animal sleeps well on windy nights.

from The Wayward Wind

(Patsy Cline)

Oh, the wayward wind is a restless wind,
A restless wind that yearns to wander,
And he was born the next of kin,
The next of kin to the wayward wind.

Pin Wheels for a Scrapbook Page

This works easier with thin paper because it folds easier. Green dot and pink gingham look good together. Red gingham and deep blue star also look good. Cut two squares out of different colored paper (for three pinwheels down the side of a page make the squares a little over 2 inches). Adhere the squares back to back with the tape runner. Use plenty of tape in the center and all the corners.
Next make four cuts--one from each corner toward the center. You need to go a little over half way to the center.
Next make the folds--which ever paper is on the top is the one that will end up showing the most. First put the square on the table with one corner facing you. Fold the right side of that corner up to the center. Give the square a quarter turn to the left and fold up that right corner to the center. Continue all around. You can just tape down the folded pieces or you can but a small star or dot sticker in the center to help hold them and cover up the points. Add cut paper sticks or draw them with pens.
Use the title "Spring fun".

Songs about Breezes

• Breeze and I, The - Jimmy Dorsey (1940)
• Breeze, Blow My Baby Back to Me - Cowboy Copas (1946)
• Breezy - The Kit Kats (1967)
• Cool Breeze - Neal Schon (1995)
• Journey with the Breeze - Pete Carr (1976)
• Nothing But a Breeze - Jesse Winchester (1977)
• Sea Breeze - Frankie Lymon (1968)
• Soft Summer Breeze - Eddie Heywood (1956)
• Southern Breeze, A - Les Taylor (1990)
• Summer Breeze - Seals and Crofts (1972)
• Sweet Virginia Breeze - Robbin Thompson (1999)
• Warm Summer Breeze - Dee Clark (1964)

Songs about the Wind

• Against the Wind - Bonnie Tyler (1991)
• Any Old Wind That Blows - Johnny Cash (1972)
• Any Way the Wind Blows - Southern Pacific (1990)
• Anywhere the Wind Blows - Country Gazette (1990)
• As Long As the Wind Blows - Johnny Darrell (1966)
• Ashes in the Wind - Kathy Mattea (2002)
• Autumn Wind - The Serendipity Singers (1964)
• Autumn Winds - Ned Miller (1970)

• Because of the Wind - Joe Ely (1978)
• Big Cold Wind - Pat Boone (1961)
• Bitter East Wind - Quecia (2003)
• Blow, Wind, Blow - Muddy Waters (1953)
• Blow Your Hat in the Creek - Jimmy Bryant (1966)
• Blowin' in the Wind - Peter, Paul, and Mary (1963)
• Blowin' Up a Storm - Woody Herman (1945)
• Blowing Away - The Fifth Dimension (1970)
• Blowing Kisses in the Wind - Paula Abdul (1991)
• Born in a High Wind - T.G. Sheppard (1991)
• Brother to the Wind - Tony Rice (1988)

• Calling in the Wind - The Judds (1990)
• Can't Control the Wind - Ricky Skaggs (1995)
• Cast Your Fate to the Wind - Shelby Flint (1966)
• Catch the Wind - Toni Brown (2003)
• Chase the Wind - Jimmie Gilmore (1991)
• Chasin' the Wind - Chicago (1991)
• Chilly Winds - The Osmond Brothers (1971)
• Chilly Windy Rainy Morning, A - Trade Martin (1971)
• City Winds - The Silkie (1965)
• Cold and Windy Night - The Johnson Mountain Boys (1988)
• Cold Lonesome Wind - Wayne 'The Train' Hancock (1995)
• Cold North Wind - The Willis Brothers (1969)
• Cold Wind - Buck Dharma (1982)
• Cold Wind Blowing - The Country Gentlemen (1990)
• Colorado Wind - Chuck Pyle (2001)
• Colors of the Wind - Vanessa Lynn Williams (1995)
• Corpus Christi Wind - Dale McBride (1971)
• Crosswinds - Rocky Burnette (1982)

• Dancin' with the Wind - Great Plains (1996)
• Dancing in the Wind - Jim Post (1974)
• Down Where the Wind Blows - The Serendipity Singers (1964)
• Dreadful Wind and Rain - Jerry Garcia and David Grisman (1996)
• Drifter's Wind - Tish Hinojosa (1990)
• Dry Weather Wind - Slim Dusty (2001)
• Dust in the Wind - Kansas (1978)

• Easy Rider (Let the Wind Pay the Way) - Iron Butterfly (1970)
• Even the Wind Can't Catch Her Now - Mark Luna (1996)

• Face to the Wind - Grace Slick (1980)
• Feather in the Wind - Don Robertson (1961)
• Four Strong Winds - Neil Young (1978)
• Four Winds - Bobby Charles (1959)
• Four Winds and the Seven Seas, The - Sammy Kaye (1949)
• Free as the Wind - The Country Gentlemen (1997)

• Giving it All to the Wind - Ozark Mountain Daredevils (1977)
• Gone With the Wind - Frank Hovington (1975)
• Gone With the Wind This Morning - Wayne Raney (1955)
• Gulf Winds - Joan Baez (1976)

• Hand Your Heart to the Wind - John Stewart (1979)
• Hear the Wind Howl - Leo Kottke (1971)
• Hearts Against the Wind - Linda Ronstadt and J.D. Souther (1980)
• Hickory Wind - The Byrds (1968)
• High on a Windy Hill - Leo Diamond (1960)
• Highway in the Wind - Arlo Guthrie (1967)
• Howl Like a Lonesome Wind - Idlewheel (2006)
• Hummin' in the Wind - The Flares (2005)

• I Had a Talk With the Wind and the Rain - Fontane Sisters (1950)
• I Talk to the Wind - King Crimson (1969)
• I Walked with the Wind - The Lennon Sisters (1960)
• I'll Blow You a Kiss in the Wind - Boyce and Heart (1969)
• I'm Kin to the Wind - Don Edwards (2001)
• I've Heard the Wind Blow Before - Anita Carter (1966)
• If Lonely Was the Wind - The Lynn Morris Band (1990)

• January Wind - Valerie Smith (2003)

• Kentucky Wind - The McLain Family Band (1985)
• Kin to the Wind - Rex Allen, Jr. (1978)

• Let the Cold Winds Blow - The Turtles (1965)
• Let the Four Winds Blow - Fats Domino (1961)
• Let the Wind Blow - Paul Cotton (2000)
• Listen to the Wind - Jack Casady (2003)
• Lonely Wind - Ernie Chaffin (1954)
• Lonesome Wind - The Del McCoury Band (2004)
• Lonesome Wind Blues - The Blue Grass Boys (1960)
• Long Winter Nights - The Eighth Day (1967)
• Look to the Wind - Leslie West (1969)

• Magnolia Wind - Shawn Camp (2004)
• March Wind - Bill Clifton (1962)
• Message to the Wind, A - Gordon Lightfoot (1999)
• Michigan Wind - The Raisin Pickers (2006)
• Midnight Wind - John Stewart (1979)

• Night Wind - Jesse Rogers (1959)
• North Wind - Jim and Jesse and Charlie Louvin (1982)
• Northeast Wind - Larry Knechtel (1979)
• Northern Winds - Steve Earl (1995)
• Northwinds - David Cloverdale (1978)

• Oh the Wind and Rain - The Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band (1988)
• Oklahoma Wind - Shaver (1993)
• On the Wind - Bryndle (1995)
• Only the Night Wind Knows - Matt Monro (1967)
• Only the Wind - Billy Dean (1991)
• Once Followed By the Wind - The Flatlanders (2004)
• Open Spaces, Prairie Winds - Tom May (1994)
• Out Where the West Wind Blows - Judy Coder (2005)

• Prairie Wind - Neil Young (2005)
• Promise the Wind - John Stewart (1977)

• Reflections in a Crystal Wind - Richard and Mimi Farina (1965)
• Ride the Wind - The James Gang (1973)
• Ride the Wind to Me - Julie Miller (1999)
• Ride with the Wind - Riders in the Sky (1991)
• Ridin' the Wind - The Tornadoes (1962)
• Run Like the Wind - Thrasher Shiver (1996)
• Runnin' with the Wind - Eddie Rabbitt (1990)
• Running Like the Wind - The Marshall Tucker Band (1979)

• Sad Wind Sighs, The - The Boys from Indiana (1980)
• Saddle the Wind - Julie London (1957)
• Sail the Summer Winds - Lyn Paul (1974)
• Secret of the Summer Wind - Stu Phillips (1969)
• Seminole Wind - John Anderson (1991)
• She's Got the Wind in Her Hair - Trade Martin (1967)
• Shelter From the Wind - Ira Caplan (2003)
• Sight of the Wind, The - Robert Wyatt (1997)
• Singing Winds - The Ralph Flanagan Orchestra (1950)
• Slow Hot Wind - Henry Mancini and His Orchestra (1976)
• Soft Winds - Bill Black Combo (1964)
• Something in the Wind - Trade Martin (1962)
• South Wind of Summer - The Flatlanders (1998)
• Southbound Wind - The Clique (1970)
• Straw Upon the Wind - June Carter-Cash (1971)
• Summer, Summer Wind - Kitty Kallen (1967)
• Summer Wind - Desert Rose Band (1988)

• Taste of the Wind, A - James and Michael Younger (1983)
• That Ol' Wind - Garth Brooks (1996)
• They Call the Wind Maria - The Smothers Brothers (1961)
• Throw a Rope Around the Wind - Red Lane (1972)
• Trade Winds - The Three Degrees (1972)
• Tradewinds - Erik Darling (2000)
• Tryin' to Outrun the Wind - Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson (1991)
• Trying to Watch the Wind - Eugene Record (1977)

• Voice in the Wind - Vic Dana (1964)
• Voice on the Wind, A - Hot Rize (1992)

• Walk the Way the Wind Blows - Kathy Mattea (1986)
• Walking in the Wind - Traffic (1974)
• Waltz of the Wind - Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps (1956)
• Watch the Wind Blow By - Tim McGraw (2004)
• Way of the Wind - David Nelson Band (1999)
• Wayward Wind, The - Patsy Cline (1961)
• We Rode the Wind - Craig Chaquico (1996)
• West Texas Wind - The Dixie Chicks (1990)
• West Wind - Rick Roberts (1973)
• Western Wind - The Limeliters (1961)
• What I'd Give to Be the Wind - Roger Miller (1968)
• Whatever Way the Wind Blows - Kelly Willis (1993)
• When the Wind Blows - Brownie McGhee (1985)
• When the Wind Blows in Chicago - Roy Clark (1965)
• When the Wind Changes - Freddie Scott (1961)
• Where the Hot Winds Blow - Jimmy 'the Whiz' Wisner (1960)
• Where the Wild Wind Blows - Ranger Doug (1997)
• Where the Wind Blows - Mick Fleetwood (2004)
• Whirlwind - Charlie Rich (1958)
• Whirlwind Blues - Ben Hewitt (1960)
• Whisper to the Wind - Shirley Ellis (1964)
• Whispering Wind, The - Riders in the Sky (1995)
• Whispering Wind Blows on By, The - Mandy Barnett (1999)
• Whispering Winds - Johnnie Allan (1962)
• Who Has Seen the Wind? - Yoko Ono (1970)
• Whoever Catches the Wind - Fryerfall (2007)
• Wichita Cross Winds - John Stewart (1984)
• Wichita Windstorm - Charlie Barnet (1942)
• Wild Horses Chase the Wind - Butch Hancock (1979)
• Wild is the Wind - Nina Simone (1966)
• Wild Wild Wind - Stonewall Jackson (1963)
• Wild Wind - Barry and Holly (1997)
• Wild Windy Weather - Lee Mallory (2003)
• Wild Winds - Corbin Hanner (1990)
• Wind and Rain - Flying Burrito Brothers (1975)
• Wind and the Cold Black Night, The - Chip Taylor (1959)
• Wind and the Tree, The - Rose Lee Maphis (1960)
• Wind Blows Your Hair, The - The Seeds (1967)
• Wind Cries Mary, The - The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1967)
• Wind in New York City, The - Wendy Waldman (1978)
• Wind in the Trees - Bland Simpson (2003)
• Wind in the Willows, The - Rod Lauren (1964)
• Wind in the Wire, The - Ian Tyson (1989)
• Wind in Your Hair - Rebecca Dru (1997)
• Wind is the Color of Lace, The - Keith Barbour (1969)
• Wind Sings a Cowboy Song - Smiley Burnette (1946)
• Wind, the River and You - Clay Hart (1967)
• Wind, Weather and Storm - Buck Dharma (1982)
• Wind Will Change Tomorrow - Ed Ames (1968)
• Winds and Sea - The Shadows of Knight (1970)
• Winds of March - Journey (1977)
• Winds of Yesterday - Boxcar Willie (1993)
• Wind's Dominion, The - Butch Hancock (1981)
• Windburn - Johnny Dollar (1966)
• Windmill's Turning, The - The Three Suns (1949)
• Windsong - Hamilton Camp (2005)
• Windswept - Raymond W. McLain (1992)
• Windy - Astrud Gilberto (1968)
• Windy and Warm - Chet Atkins (1961)
• Windy Autumn Day - Danny Kirwan (1977)
• Windy Days, Dusty Skies - Alan Munde and Joe Carr (1995)
• Winter Winds - Buck White (1979)
• With the Wind and Rain in Your Hair - Pat Boone (1959)
• With Your Face to the Wind - Peter, Paul and Mary (1990)
• Written on the Wind - Roger Daltrey (1977)

• You are Like the Wind - Dee Clark (1962)
• You Are the Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler (1989)
• Your Heart is Free Just Like the Wind - Vikki Carr (1968)

Hurricanes and Tornadoes

The Hurricane

(Luis Pales Matos)

When the hurricane unfolds
Its fierce accordion of winds,
On the tip of its toes,
Agile dancer, it sweeps whirling
Over the carpeted surface of the sea
With the scattered branches of the palm.

Songs about Hurricanes

• After the Hurricane - BR5-49 (2006)
• Butterflies and Hurricanes - Muse (2004)
• Dancing in a Hurricane - The Kelly Bowlin Band (2002)
• Eye of the Hurricane - Poco (1994)
• Fault Line Tremor - Johnnie Johnson (1991)
• Heart Like a Hurricane - Larry Stewart (1994)
• Hurricane - Leon Everette (1981)
• Hurricane Blues - Roger Hurricane Wilson (1998)
• Hurricane is Coming, A - Onyan Art (2000)
• Hurricane Season - Tom Russell (1990)
• Hurricane Watch - Hot Rod Bernard (1999)
• Like a Hurricane - Chris Hillman (1998)
• Rock You Like a Hurricane - Scorpions (1984)
• Two Sparrows in a Hurricane - Tanya Tucker (1992)
• Walking in a Hurricane - John Fogerty (1997)

Songs about Tornadoes and Cyclones

• Cyclone - Jim Thaxter and the Travelers (1960)
• Cyclone of Rye Cove - The New Lost City Ramblers (1965)
• Mean Old Twister - Lightnin' Hopkins (1946)
• Rain and Tornadoes - Sam Kenny (2006)
• Texas Cyclone - Jon Wayne (1994)
• Texas Tornado - Tracy Lawrence (1995)
• Texas Twister - Little Feat (1990)
• That Tornado Missed My Tomatoes - Justin N. Fennell (2007)
• Tornado - Rory Block (1996)
• Tornado Alley - Carrie Newcomer (2000)
• Tornado Chaser - John Walker (2002)
• Tornado Season in Tulsa - Emily Kaitz (2001)
• Tornado Time in Texas - Guy Clark (2006)
• Tornado Warning - Pure Prairie League (1976)
• Tornado Watch - Steve Burr (2007)

Songs about Gales

• August Gale - Christina Smith and Jean Hewson (2004)
• Full Force Gale - Van Morrison (1979)
• Gale Warning - Jason Miles (2004)
• Gale Wind - Andrew John (2008)
• November Gale - Touching Grace (2004)
• Texas Gales - Roland White (1976)

Kites

Page Toppers and Facts

• Flying High
• Go Fly a Kite
• A Great Day for Kite Flying
• Higher and Higher
• Let's Go Fly a Kite
• Sky Bound
• Up to the Highest Height
• Up, Up, and Away
• Kites were used in the American Civil War to deliver letters and newspapers.

Songs about Kites

• Go Fly a Kite - Tim Quarberg (2006)
• Kites - The Rooftop Singers (1967)
• Kites Are Fun - The Free Design (2003)
• Kittens, Kids and Kites - Ferlin Husky (1974)
• Let Me Fly Your Kite - Lightnin' Hopkins (1952)
• My Green Kite - Peter Himmelman (2007)
• Paper Kite - Terry Fell (1958)

Kite Days

(Mark Sawyer)

A kite, a sky, and a good firm breeze
And acres of ground away from trees.
And one hundred yards of clean, strong string
O boy, O boy! I call that Spring!

A Kite

I often sit and wish that I
Could be a kite up in the sky,
And ride upon the wind and go
Whichever way I chanced to blow.

Kite Page

Make a kite pattern with two smaller triangles at the top and two larger ones at the bottom. Cut four photos into the triangle shapes and mat them with photo paper, leaving a narrow edge.
Draw a tail with a black pen and use small pieces of paper for those things you see tied on a kite string. Make smaller kite shapes to journal on.