As I got to thinking about this Thursday's theme I realized I've often witnessed or experienced "flight". So I took a quick trip through my photo archives and came up with the following examples...
In the summer of 2008 we visited my wife's relatives in Kelowna, British Columbia. It was a rainy day on our flight out. Here's a couple of planes waiting to take off from Vancouver.
In Kelowna my brother-in-law took us out in his boat. His son flew through the air as he jumped in the lake.
A couple of years ago I was lucky enough to spend a couple of winter weeks in Maui, Hawaii. The next two pictures look like they were taken from a plane but, no, they were taken from the highest elevation point on the island, above the clouds.
A little closer to home, we had a couple of visitors in our pool last spring prior to swimming season for a couple of weeks. Then they took off.
And finally, Labour Day weekend I took my wife hot-air ballooning for her birthday. It was the most amazing hour and-a-half we'd ever spent.
The balloon was sponsored by the CTV television network. Following our adventure I submitted one of my photos to CBC Newsworld's News Morning and they used it as their photo of the day. So we started our adventure with one TV network and finished with another!
Here's a couple more pictures. In the words of Joe Cocker, we were up where we belonged.
And for my pals at Humor Bloggers Dot Com, I always thought Chester was full of hot air!
In the summer of 2008 we visited my wife's relatives in Kelowna, British Columbia. It was a rainy day on our flight out. Here's a couple of planes waiting to take off from Vancouver.
In Kelowna my brother-in-law took us out in his boat. His son flew through the air as he jumped in the lake.
A couple of years ago I was lucky enough to spend a couple of winter weeks in Maui, Hawaii. The next two pictures look like they were taken from a plane but, no, they were taken from the highest elevation point on the island, above the clouds.
A little closer to home, we had a couple of visitors in our pool last spring prior to swimming season for a couple of weeks. Then they took off.
And finally, Labour Day weekend I took my wife hot-air ballooning for her birthday. It was the most amazing hour and-a-half we'd ever spent.The balloon was sponsored by the CTV television network. Following our adventure I submitted one of my photos to CBC Newsworld's News Morning and they used it as their photo of the day. So we started our adventure with one TV network and finished with another!
Here's a couple more pictures. In the words of Joe Cocker, we were up where we belonged.
And for my pals at Humor Bloggers Dot Com, I always thought Chester was full of hot air!*
For more "flighty" submissions drop by Theme Thursday
Comments
(and I still can't get over the photo on your masthead, even if it isn't you)
Betsy: You're right there is nothing like it. It's so still up 1200 feet in the air at 7am on a fall day.
CatLady: Oh, you'd love it.
moooooog: You must be a real joy on the trampoline.
California Girl: The masthead? Yeah, speaking of flight - lol ;)
"You gotta flight
For your right
To party!"
Quirks: Leave it to you, Quirks! hahaha
VE: I have a friend who ballooned over the Serengetti. She crashed and had a few anxious moments with those lions and elephants. Must be quite an experience.
AngelMay: I took close to 200 pics that morning. It was fantastic.
e: Thanks, we really enjoyed ourselves.
MikeWJ: Cool eh? Of course I didn't submit a pic of our CTV balloon to the CBC. They never would have run it. haha
Anyway, I love, love, love the hot air balloon photos. This is another item on my bucket list, although I think I'll go for the tethered ride.
Baino: Yeah the rain on our take-off was a little unnerving. On the balloons, ours was one of 80 entered in the local annual balloon festival.
One of these days maybe Hubby will get me up in a balloon. Yes, I'm terrified.
Till then . . . nah.
DK: You'd love it. Beats bungee jumping. That I'd never do.
Jayne: Thanks, there are many aspects to "flight".
But I'd love go to up in a balloon.
How lucky were you, to get rescheduled?!?
But I'd love go to up in a balloon.
How lucky were you, to get rescheduled?!?
Till then . . . nah.
VE: I have a friend who ballooned over the Serengetti. She crashed and had a few anxious moments with those lions and elephants. Must be quite an experience.
AngelMay: I took close to 200 pics that morning. It was fantastic.
e: Thanks, we really enjoyed ourselves.
MikeWJ: Cool eh? Of course I didn't submit a pic of our CTV balloon to the CBC. They never would have run it. haha