Fleeting Sounds

I was working outdoors today when the droning of a single engine propeller plane caught my attention.

Pausing to focus, I realized that the sound of the plane's engine had been in the background for a while.

So what was it that had finally caused me to pause and listen? The plane was in the distance, not even in view. It wasn't like there was a deafening roar overhead.

Listening to the engine of the plane made me think of sitting on the beach, reading advertising banners being pulled across the sky.

I resolved to hold that thought in my mind as I continued with my yard work - then promptly forgot both the mental picture and the unseen plane before the third drag of the rake across the lawn.