journey

  • Caressing Touch of Dusk

    Surrendering to encroaching shadows—as midnight’s constellations take their throne—her soft remaining light, a gentle touch, descends across her sleeping meadows… Continue reading

    Caressing Touch of Dusk
  • Ballad of a Gooney Bird

    Gazing skyward, her tail-wheel configuration appears as if she’s ready to fly—embracing the celestial world above, loving the heavens like her airmen within. Pulling chocks from her wheels, line personnel scramble beneath her soft beautiful lines. Aerodynamic curves, waiting to… Continue reading

    Ballad of a Gooney Bird
  • Tale of a Sunset

    A slumbering world stirs to spring’s tender touch, as winter’s twilight sings a lullaby… Continue reading

    Tale of a Sunset
  • Heaven’s Lighthouse

    While her structure remains abandoned, a centuries-old symbol reaches skyward towards heaven — a beacon to all, recounting sacrificial love… Continue reading

    Heaven’s Lighthouse
  • January’s Thaw Complete

    Embracing old man winter’s icy reprieve, the morning sun reflects spring’s soul… Continue reading

    January’s Thaw Complete
  • True Love’s Embrace

    Surrendering to Mar Pacífico’s soft embrace — as named by Ferdinand Magellan, which in Portuguese means peaceful sea — the golden state coastline warmly greets her true love… Continue reading

    True Love’s Embrace
  • Reflection of Elegance

    Bombardier Challenger 650 admiring her reflection in the hangar floor… Continue reading

    Reflection of Elegance
  • Changing of the Guard

    Illuminating the world in a final kiss goodnight — her soft, beautiful essence greeting Twilight as he takes his throne — she concludes her long journey of light… Continue reading

    Changing of the Guard
  • Longitude at Rest

    “The most beautiful dream that has haunted the heart of man since Icarus is today reality.“ — Louis Bleriot. Quoted by Louise Faure-Favrier in Les chevaliers de l’air, 1923. — Continue reading

    Longitude at Rest
  • Prophecy of Change

    A world awakens to her blazing splendor — incipient rays of beauty embracing the world — she tells a cautionary tale, foretelling of impending change within the chambers of heaven… Continue reading

    Prophecy of Change
  • Journey’s Melody

    “The journey has its own lyrics A duet of balanced motion The rails and wheels in tune” ― Richard L. Ratliff — Continue reading

    Journey’s Melody
  • Faith’s Journey

    “God made the world round so we would never be able to see too far down the road.” — Karen Blixen — Continue reading

    Faith’s Journey