Tumbling Tumbleweeds

A typical Kansas wind was blowing when I went out to my pick up this morning. Sustained at 32 mph and gusting to 40 mph is pretty typical for a breezy day around here. I got in my pick up and headed to the nearest Wal Mart (about 30 miles away) for a few things.

On the way, I was listening to one of my favorite CDs on the stereo that Sir gave me. I installed that stereo all by myself, I was pretty proud of myself...lol

Anyway, the tumble weeds were really blowing across the highway, it being peak tumble weed season. I saw something that I don't think I ever have seen before, and probably won't again. The grand daddy of all tumble weeds lumbered onto the highway right in front of this little red Mazda Miata-looking car. He didn't have time to swerve, and when he hit the thing, that tumble weed all but swallowed his entire car. As I drove past, he was pulling over to the side because he could barely see out of the windshield, the tumble weed was stuck good on his car. I can't imagine what it would have been like if the top had been town.

You know, there is a woman who lives about 100 miles from here that turned selling tumble weeds on the internet into a six figure a year business... Tumbleweeds! (See news story and link to her site HERE)
I have even seen people stopping on the side of the highway and putting tumbleweeds in the trunks of their cars.

I can just imagine the story that guy will tell his buddies back in California about being attacked by a giant tumble weed as he was driving across Kansas.