Showing posts with label chickens and dogs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chickens and dogs. Show all posts

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Chickens at the Airport

Upon landing at a tropical location it is always amazing to observe the hot, open air airports. It is quite wondrous to be in a place that never needs to be fully enclosed as the weather is always warm. But I am an unusual creature. Besides relishing the humid air of "not-winter"--I get excited about seeing another thing: chickens at the airport.
I first saw this at the airport in Trinidad and Tobago. More recently I have observed this phenomena at smaller airports in Hawaii. It just came to me, that not everyone thinks this is great. I am sure plenty of people find poultry in public places to be disgusting. Yet I see it and think--"this vacation is going to be good".
I feel the same way about loose dogs , crazy wind gusts, bears, low flying helicopters and turbulence on airplanes. Holy cow-I can't believe that I am so demented, that others just hate these things--- but they make my day. I know in my heart these things really won't harm me--

Recently I returned from Sacramento, California. We drove around the suburbs and it made me depressed. It was so dull. Returning to the Anchorage airport in the baggage claim area, I was happy to see at least 4 dogs (on leashes)--and one that got loose! Nobody even blinked or cared that this canine was free .. Tears came to my eyes as I thought-- yes , I am home again.