Children and Sticks!

Last night I was woken by the wild, howling, wind. This morning I found the garden furniture hurled around the patio, even the metal and glass table had been pushed across the patio and was wedged into the path down the side of the house. Nothing broken though.
There were signs of it all over on the way to school. Lots of branches lying across the pathways and in the wooded area, and the field was even 'boggier' than it was at the end of last week.
After picking up the girls they found a looooong stick, which just had to be played with. Nearly had my eye out a couple of times, good job I wear spectacles!
I persuaded them to ditch it before getting to the road with the promise that they can retrieve it tomorrow morning - just hoping they forget!