Dave Poole wrote in message
s.com...
On Friday, myself and a colleague were walking through the grounds of
our horticultural centre discussing plans to increase and expand
production for next year. It was very warm, sunny and still. We were
standing about 50 yards away from a large patch of raspberries, when
all of a sudden, about half a dozen dead leaves lifted into the air
from the centre of the patch.

More and more leaves rose from the ground and slowly started circling
to about 15 feet into the air. We were transfixed as we realised that
we were witnessing the beginnings of a mini-whirlwind. Within seconds
the spiralling column started to move uphill and passed right through
us creating an exhillarating but very stiff breeze. It was the
weirdest sensation and had I have been on my own, I'd have thought it
to be dead spooky.
--
Dave Poole

Lucky you! That sounds like the phenomenon known as a 'dust devil' - I'd
love to see one in lieu of an actual twister!
Liz