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March 8, 2013
Girls Fly Too- Graduation from Air Force Pilot Training
Today’s blog honors two occasions…my niece’s graduation from pilot training and Women in Aviation week. If you’ve spent any time on my website or reading through earlier blogs, you already know that aviation is a household word and a lifestyle in my family. Thus when someone gets a pilot’s license of any kind, it’s a [...]
February 14, 2013
The Old, the Classic, The Modern Moroccan Village
While doing research today I was looking through my Moroccan photos from last year’s trip and came across this one I call the Old, the Classic, and the Modern. Along a stream in the barren desert of Morocco, life comes from water. The lush green of an oasis stands out in this eroded valley. On [...]
February 10, 2013
January 2013 ebook winner
The winner of the January 2013 free ebook from those that comment on Sandy’s blog for is BILL WEILER. Thanks, Bill, for stopping by and taking time to comment! ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Sandy is starting in January 2013 a monthly drawing taken from those who comment on her blogs. Comment and your name will go into a [...]
The winner of the January 2013 free ebook from those that...
The winner of the January 2013 free ebook from those that comment on Sandy’s blog for is BILL WEILER. Thanks, Bill, for stopping by and taking time to comment! ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Sandy is starting in January 2013 a monthly drawing taken from those who comment on her blogs. Comment and your name will go into a [...]
January 13, 2013
Past Tale of Pilot Training Graduation
The members of our clan are doomed (to fly that is). Aviation runs through their blood and is a topic of discussion at most family gatherings. Excitement builds once again as we prepare for another “flying” graduation…this one for my niece from Air Force pilot training (UPT). To prepare, I went back through photos of [...]
January 6, 2013
Stone and weathered wood: Mission San José, San Antonio
Sometimes man and nature combine in ways to create a feast for the eye and mind. Twists of gray wood against angular yellow and burnished stone took me back in time without requiring a plaque to announce the date. Paneled doors, crudely constructed, hid under a sturdy wood lintel that has stood the test of [...]
December 30, 2012
Birds of South Africa, the North West Province
On a trip to South Africa in 2008, one of our stops included several days at a wonderful safari lodge in the North West. Needless to say, the abundant animal life had my camera (including a 300mm lens) at my side and I constantly snapped anything that moved…no matter how big…or how small. I live [...]
December 28, 2012
Ever been fumigated on a plane before?
Hunting through plane photos, I came across one I hadn’t added to my collection of travel aircraft. Part of what I like in traveling is to check out planes of other countries and the often unique towers at airports. On this particular adventure, it wasn’t the planes or airports that were memorable, it was the [...]
December 20, 2012
Feature – In ‘plane’ sight: The aircraft of the Academy’s airmanship program
Check out the latest in aircraft at the United States Air Force Academy. Feature – In ‘plane’ sight: The aircraft of the Academy’s airmanship program. Tagged: Aircraft, gliders, military, USAFA
December 10, 2012
Cadets soar to 8th straight national championship
My son participated on the cross-country soaring team at the Air Force Academy (and now flies F-16s). It’s great to see the soaring program is still going strong. Cadets soar to 8th straight national championship. Tagged: Air Force Academy, Aircraft, gliding
