We’re about to watch Mary & Max with a friend, but I wanted to share a snap of UCSB area from our short flight because it was so beautiful. Maybe more later. 🙂
5151 UCSB Area
2011/02/01
2011/01/29
Other Window
Sometimes we’re so absorbed in looking at what’s on our side of the plane, we don’t notice what each other are looking at. Of course, I’m also flying the plane so it’s more often that Anne’s enjoying something and I don’t find out about it until looking at her pix back on the ground. On a recent flight she was captivated by bare trees and their shadows, and since I couldn’t coax her to post one of her snaps here’s my fav of the set.
1259 Herd of Trees
I like how she caught sunlight in the creek, how the road winds across it, and a powerful illusion that the trees are grazing along the grassy terrain in a slow moving herd.
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2011/01/28
Over Time
Flying over the courthouse clock tower yesterday, I imagined there might be people up there enjoying the view as we used to often do before we started flying so much (the views are better from Tripp). Looking at this pic back on the ground, I was pleased to see that there were indeed people present and liked how much the contemplative couple adds to the mood.
5031 Courthouse Tower
Somehow it evokes the passage of time. Seasons, relationships, and life itself all yield to the mysterious force that makes those pointers go around between viewings.
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2011/01/27
O Say
So we’re walking out to go for a short late afternoon flight, and Anne notices the “O” on the tail of this jet parked outside the hangar where Tripp gets pampered by Glenn and his guys. Is it Oprah? We looked up the plane’s number, and it’s just been to Ireland and back with stops in Goose Bay and Fargo. Fun trip regardless of who was on board, eh?
4955 O Tail Tale
We mostly went to the airport to fiddle with some interior trim on Tripp, but couldn’t bear the thought of making her sit there while other planes were flying. Especially if this jet she’s been looking at had just been to the Emerald Isl and back. 🙂
4957 Stowe's Lake
Whether or not the jet is Oprah’s, the Stow House and Lake Los Carneros are leftovers from the pre-jet era when private lakes and railroads were the thing. Lovely place for a walk, and easy on the eye just after takeoff too.
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2011/01/26
Traffic Cam
I have a smug streak. For years, sitting in heavy traffic I’d look longingly at the opposite direction and see them blissfully zooming along at the speed limit. Sometimes a helicopter or small plane would pass effortlessly at will, and for a moment I’d be transported up and away from the smoggy snarl to breathe freely.
Well now, when we’re flying and I see the “free”way stopped it’s tempting to feel smug about being at the opposite end of that experience. Never mind that few if any of the drivers down there ever look up as I once did. There’s still some pathetic satisfaction for me in a scene like this as we approached to land after watching the 1/20 rocket launch. Am I bad?
4934 UnFairview
Santa Barbarians know that this Fairview offramp is often thick with traffic, but this time it was 101 northbound that backed up due to a lane closure right at the point where it narrows from three lanes to two. Flying has so many sweet moments. 🙂
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