Firehound: a collection of random observations, fleeting moments and vague memories

A Helicopter in the sky

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I woke up early on Monday morning, and after breakfast I stood in the garden to drink my first cup of coffee of the day. The sun was shining brightly, no clouds were in the sky; it was going to be a beautiful day…

To my left I start to notice the sound of a helicopter, I locate its whereabouts and for a while, I watch it circle around a huge cloud of black smoke. The smoke is growing, sirens can now also be heard, the smoke starts to stain the blue sky. I can tell from the direction of the smoke that it must be a factory or a warehouse ablaze. I finish my coffee and then head off to work.

Today I realised that as I stood there drinking my coffee, I was watching Tracey Emin’s tent and the Chapman brothers’ Hell… go up in flames.

Posted by: Leeroy Lugg

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