{"id":8876,"date":"2017-03-19T12:56:19","date_gmt":"2017-03-19T01:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soundslikewish.com\/?p=8876"},"modified":"2017-03-19T12:56:19","modified_gmt":"2017-03-19T01:56:19","slug":"changing-seasons-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soundslikewish.org\/?p=8876","title":{"rendered":"Changing Seasons: March"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Friday night at 6.30 daylight saving time, the autumnal sky over Lake Burley Griffin was amazing as the last sunbeams shone on the clouds, a perfect backdrop for an air display by a RAAF F\/A-18 Hornet. There were two displays on two nights. These photos are from the first night, the rehearsal! The official show was last night, an introduction to our annual fireworks show, Skyfire.<\/p>\n

It was spectacular, it was loud. The Hornet flew low over the lake, making several passes back and forth and around, and exiting with a vertical twirling ascension to the clouds. I took the first photo as soon as I caught sight of it at 6:35:53 pm, and the last one as it disappeared into the clouds at 6:41:22. About 6 minutes of entertainment. Not that the F\/A-18 was built to amuse us.<\/p>\n

The ducks on the lake did not bat a wing at this big noisy bird flying over them. Other birds flew up into the sky that is naturally theirs, and were mistaken by humans for the jet.<\/p>\n