A Quiet Morning This quiet Sunday morning I was sitting in the backyard watching the birds thinking how peaceful it was I heard the distant sound of an approaching helicopter It gradually became louder and I thought this is not an ordinary helicopter Then I saw two massive 100 foot-long Chinooks flying in close formation low over my house each with tandem blades 25 feet long and louder than thunder I knew they could carry two dozen troops each I wondered if the Martians had invaded overnight or if a civil war had begun They must have circled around because after ten minutes they made another pass over my house even lower this time barely clearing the tree tops I tried to think if I had done something that would justify an army assault For a few seconds I realized what it was like to be a soldier on the ground waiting for rockets to be fired in my direction or 48 troops catapulting down ropes to land in my garden M4A1 rifles at the ready Actually somewhat shaken I went inside just in case but at the same time feeling just a little safer [November 6, 2022. I should know by now to always keep my phone with me outside. I miss a lot of photo opps.]
Wow, that could be really frightening! My first thought was that they were looking for a good place for coffee.
