Note to self: More about Yucatan Mexico seasons and windy times

 It's dawned on me that during this time of year, we get a lot of wind.  I can tell because 1. I feel it.  2.  I see the trees swaying big and blowing.   3.  The windmill has to be shut down often because it keeps the water tank (See previous post Logan's Doggie Pool), full and overflowing.

Looking back, it seems to have started getting windy about a month ago in the middle of February, and I remember that because I have several really big brush and tree piles, I need to burn, and I haven't felt safe about starting a fire that might spread to the other jungle.

I've been noticing the past few days that it seems pretty still at night after the sun goes down.  And stays still until about 9 am when the sun has come up good.  The sun and the heat seem to make it more windy.

Now, this is not to say there isn't always some breeze here in the Yucatan.  We are, after all, surrounded by the sea and the Gulf of Mexico and both of those always bring some breeze and the windmill produces enough power to keep the water tank mostly full.  But there is a difference in a breeze that is just gentle and winds that are maybe 20kph to 40kph.   We had one day last week that I suspect the winds were 70kph and after that for an hour, I had one banana tree laying on the ground completely, and many trees with branches on the ground.