Living out in the boonies as we do, there are a lot things I take outside for disposal. Banana peels, orange peels, refrigerator science experiments, they all get recycled in the great outdoors.

Another item I take outside is the dustpan contents. I sweep fairly often due to the dog hair. (Not often enough, from the looks of the dog hair I can see right now; thus no photo with this blog entry.) There’s always a noticeable amount of dust and dog hair that I sweep up.

One of these days, I might even learn to check the wind direction before I take the dustpan outside. That would definitely be helpful information. Because as often as not, I open the door, step out on the front porch and the wind blows the dustpan contents right into my face and back into the house.

Pa-toui!

Fortunately, summer is about to arrive, with the wind out of the south. It should be safe for me to go out the front door and have that wind at my back. In the winter, I should go out the back door, to avoid the north wind.

Figuring it out is only part of it. I can’t seem to remember actually to account for the wind when I sweep. Maybe I’m trainable and maybe I’m not.

Pa-toui!