doubles

saw two interesting things when hubby and i went out for a walk today. it was sunny, but only about 15* with an occasional bit of breeze.

1) i was scanning the harbor when i noticed a bird perfectly holding its position, flapping its wings in mid-air for at least 6 seconds, then diving down toward the water. i don't recall ever seeing a bird hold still like that, except for a hummingbird.

2) without warning we all of a sudden saw a single-engine cessna fly right along the houses on the shore-line at about 100 feet above the ground. that is unusual since it's supposed to be quite a bit higher when it's over populated areas, and it didn't make a turn for a base leg to the airport. a helicopter followed about 10 seconds behind it and they both continued north into canada. we decided it must have been an illegal thing of some sort -- probably a drug runner being followed by u.s. agents.

oh, the excitement ...