July 15

I had one of those weird twilight zone moments as I was arriving home this morning. It made me laugh out loud and I'm always thankful for a good chuckle, so I figured I'd share.

As I neared the turn-off to our cul de sac, I spotted a rather large rafter of turkeys. It's not uncommon to see four or five of them down by Brady's middle school, but we live in the hills --just over the crest of a fairly steep one, in fact-- so I was surprised to see them. And I was surprised by how many there were -- as best I could count, they numbered at least 13.

Anyway, I slowed down and watched them as they trekked up and down the front steps of a house, down the driveway, and out onto the sidewalk, only to repeat the pattern at the next house. It looked like they were trick-or-treating.

I drove the rest of the way home, pulled into the garage, and walked back out to the main drag to make sure I hadn't imagined the whole scene because it was just so weird. When I reached the top of our street, I saw them walking down the driveway of yet another home and snapped a pic for posterity's sake (and so I could share in the family group chat). 

I have no idea what those turkeys were up to, but it made me laugh. And for that, I am grateful.