Birds don't settle in long grass

This was an interesting fact that James told me today as we arrived at Leuchars Air Show. They keep the grass quite long at airfields so that birds don't settle there, so it lessens the risk of bird strikes. I am now sitting in the car at the end of a really good day, as we wait for the traffic exiting the car park to clear a little. We got here nice and early and set up camp at the flight line. The day was relaxing and pleasant, aided by the sunny weather. The weather had been rainy all week so I can hardly believe how good the weather turned out today. Mind you it was quite windy so we all feel a little weatherbeaten! The nine of us had lunch together and watched the air display, and the rest of the time we wandered up and down the flight line, the stalls and the outside bar in smaller groups, still watching the air display and meeting up from time to time. Jackie's boys were great and we all had a lovely day, although we didn't see Jackie's Dad again once he discovered that there was a beer tent! One highlight for me was visiting an American KC 135 strato tanker refuelling plane where we were able to climb right down into the refuelling bit at the back, and also visited the cockpit where a handsome pilot said "Yes ma'am!" to me when I asked him to take a photo of Jackie. At the same plane a young American airforce woman totally fell in love with Noah and they were hugging! Cat bought a red arrows outfit - it was a child's size so the legs and arms were a bit too short, however it wasn't noticeable, and she is so slim that the rest of it fitted her beautifully and she looked gorgeous in it and attracted a lot of male attention! Later she got several air craftsmen to sign it and a Red Arrows pilot gave her his pin badge! The Red Arrows did an impressive display; seven this season because they tragically lost two pilots last year. The Chinook was very good, pitching right up and flying past the crowd with someone at the back waving a giant hand! The Vulcan was there, and the Typhoon solo display was good. Needless to say James was a happy boy and a good day was had by all. We are now moving along on our way out of the airfield so I will end here because blogging in the car makes me feel a bit yucky.