Whirlybirds up close on a maple tree in my High Desert yard. I have fond childhood memories of collecting whirlybirds from the ground and tossing them up into the air. Watching them helicopter towards the ground was cheap entertainment in those days.
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Yep, helicopters. One of the cool things we shared with the littles in our life. Always joyful. Love this memory.
Yes, it's a good memory for many of us. :)
Me, too! Although we called them helicopters, perhaps because of the aviators in my family. I think I prefer whirlybirds :-)
There were always maple trees and their helicopters/whirlybirds nearby when I was growing up near Seattle. I've missed them during my time in Idaho's mountains, but I'll have them again when I land in Vermont!
Yes, you will have lots of maples there!
By the way, I live by a small airport and when they put in a new road, they named it, "Rotor Way." It's by the helicopter landing area.