I rarely fly anywhere, but the idea of seeing the clouds from above has always been a captivating one (if, perhaps, childish and/or whimsical). I was able to indulge it once, thankfully, but there's something intriguing about seeing the sky from the "wrong" angle. I wonder if that was a common sentiment in the early days of aviation, when seeing the world as the birds could was still a novel and awe-inspiring prospect.
Passing Peanut - On the whole, I much less okay with flying than I used to be - not from a fear of safety, just the whole process overall. The TSA is really nothing more than another line I go through. It is really the getting to the airport/shuffling onto and off of the plane/leaving the airport. My flight to Old Home is about as quick as one can get at this point for being in different states, and I easily spend 4 hours on the flight out and 4 hours on the flight back when everything is figured out. Sure, a good deal of that is reading time (a plus in my book), but it is no longer as endurable as it was. Perhaps the fact that my parents are no longer there (and therefore, no longer to be visited) is part of it.
It is mind blowing to me that all of this existed for most of human history and we had no idea it was there. To your point, imagine a pilot in 1920 trying to explain to people what he saw there. I suspect it was similar for the first astronauts as well.
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Amazing photos shown. God makes a good background. Your phone skills are mighty !! :^)
ReplyDeleteThank you Anon! Although to be fair, modern phones can make almost anyone look good (even me).
DeleteImpressive! I do love glorious sunrises and sunsets.
ReplyDeleteIt really was, Leigh. I will say there was just as much dumb luck involved as I looked out the window precisely at the right moment.
DeleteExcellent shots there TB, today's high forecast to be almost thirty degrees warmer than average, back into the drought since September first.
ReplyDeleteThanks Nylon12! It is rain, cloudy skies, and high 50's/low 60's for us through the following Wednesday.
DeleteI rarely fly anywhere, but the idea of seeing the clouds from above has always been a captivating one (if, perhaps, childish and/or whimsical). I was able to indulge it once, thankfully, but there's something intriguing about seeing the sky from the "wrong" angle.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if that was a common sentiment in the early days of aviation, when seeing the world as the birds could was still a novel and awe-inspiring prospect.
Passing Peanut - On the whole, I much less okay with flying than I used to be - not from a fear of safety, just the whole process overall. The TSA is really nothing more than another line I go through. It is really the getting to the airport/shuffling onto and off of the plane/leaving the airport. My flight to Old Home is about as quick as one can get at this point for being in different states, and I easily spend 4 hours on the flight out and 4 hours on the flight back when everything is figured out. Sure, a good deal of that is reading time (a plus in my book), but it is no longer as endurable as it was. Perhaps the fact that my parents are no longer there (and therefore, no longer to be visited) is part of it.
DeleteIt is mind blowing to me that all of this existed for most of human history and we had no idea it was there. To your point, imagine a pilot in 1920 trying to explain to people what he saw there. I suspect it was similar for the first astronauts as well.