I’ve only seen it once, with mainly military planes but they won’t be here this year for the Air Show due to Congress and the sequester.
I enjoy “practice” because the pilots can go outside the box a bit. During the event it’s all routine. While I’ll miss the F-18’s and Osprey these old planes and their pilots, of course, are putting on a good show.
Every once in a while a seagull flies by and I marvel that they can do quietly (albeit with plaintive cries) what we need loud engines to emulate.
It’s a dogfight without the guns, it’s Snoopy being the Red Baron and Robert Redford playing The Great Waldo Pepper all rolled up into one. And we have a birds’ eye view of it all.
I know, m-i-l, it would have been cheaper to have no view and buy tickets to the event. But we’re saving you a front-row seat, one you bought and covered for us. It’s only one weekend a year and we may enjoy this view another 363 days.
Have a great summer weekend! I’m going to try my usual Friday “pizza night” homemade pie with perhaps some chorizo and nice melty cheese and perhaps roasted peppers. If it goes wrong I’ve some Romaine hearts and can make a nice salad instead. I know my dough will rise and be perfect as always. You have the recipe. Oh, I’ve a roasted chioggia beet from the other day. Thinly sliced, it’ll be great on pizza! Cheers, Dee
Cooking with Dee 