On a Night Such as This

I just now, in this very moment as I sit on my deck listening to Ray LaMontagne with my bare feet up on a chair, found one thing that I like about wind: I like the sound that it makes when it blows through the trees. Southern California is currently experiencing some Santa Anna wind activity. This means that in the canyons there are particles of air moving at speeds of up to 60mph. Here on my deck I feel only a light breeze but I can hear the air through the trees.
It reminds of the howling sound that cold winter wind makes at night. Some of you reading this may be hearing it now. It is a similar sound that wind makes on humid summer evenings as it blows up a storm. I've always liked those sounds.
Don't misunderstand me. I despise wind when it becomes annoyingly loud and steals sound right from your mouth, but the respectful whisper, howl, and hum of a decent breeze is something else. I don't know why. It just is.