The purpose of a wind chime.

Trying to measure what we cannot see.

Ushaia, Argentina, one of the windiest places I’ve ever been. Photo © Julie R. Neidlinger

If you can see the wind, you’re probably in a tornado. That’s a bad deal, and you’re merely seeing dirt, destruction, and insurance payouts swirling around you, not the wind.

In trying to find images in my photo hoard to illustrate wind, what turns up on a search fo…