Boeing 307 Stratoliner
I’m sorry. I couldn’t help myself. I posted a photo of this beautiful Boeing 307 Stratoliner or “Clipper Flying Cloud” almost a year ago. But it was one of my…
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Another View From Above
I love mountains. I always have. But life circumstances planted me in the midst of flatland along the Gulf Coast. Even many of our vacations have steered us away from…
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Go to the Light…
There is something child-like and mysterious when you dive into the darkness of a tunnel, then see the light at the other end.
Read MoreMountain Flowers
None of my family or relatives, as far as I can remember, have been the type to spend a lot of time in the flowerbed. Oh sure, you’ll find a…
Read MoreMontpelier, Home of the Madisons
As a child, our family vacations consisted of returning to Virginia every summer to visit relatives. Most of my Dad’s side of the family was from Orange, Virginia. I remember…
Read MoreBede BD-5B
The BD-5 is a small, single-seat, homebuilt “kit” aircraft by the now-defunct Bede Aircraft Corporation in the early 1970s. It has a small, streamlined fuselage holding its semi-reclined pilot under a large canopy, with the mid-engine…
Read MoreArlington National Cemetery
Observed annually on the last Monday of May, Memorial Day is a day to remember the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Formerly known as Decoration Day,…
Read MoreThe Red Gate
There is something inviting about a gate, a portal into a new space that is longing to be investigated and explored. If it’s a solid gate, there’s a sense of…
Read MoreThe Clipper Flying Cloud
The Boeing 307 Stratoliner or “Clipper Flying Cloud” was the first airliner with a pressurized fuselage. First flown in 1938, it could carry 33 passengers in great comfort and cruise…
Read MoreMore of the Boeing Aviation Hanger
This is another view of the awesome Boeing Aviation Hanger at the Udvar-Hazy Center, part of the National Air and Space Museum. Without getting too specific, it’s home of the…
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