Author: Blue Skies

Today was my third day of flying solo.  I wanted to do well.  I wanted to remember everything I was taught about flying.  In my head, I could hear my instructor telling me each step, asking me what do I

This morning I was thinking how my flight instructor is like my very own Yoda.  You know the wise and powerful one, the one who knows, conquering us all with his soothing and trustworthy voice, unlocking the path to happiness (instead

I just can’t wipe the smile from my face!!!! I did my first solo this morning!!! I was really focused; I didn’t want to disappoint my flight instructor since he trained me so well. I did eight takeoffs and landings

I was supposed to have completed my solo this morning. But once again the weather, or more to the point: wind prevailed: KBCB 230855Z AUTO 30009G17KT 250V320 10SM BKN038 00/M07 A3019 RMK So, my flight instructor rescheduled it to 1:00

EVERY sunrise is a gift. The below photos were taken by my flight instructor this morning at Virginia Tech airport. “The bittersweet side of appreciating life’s most precious moments is the unbearable awareness that those moments are passing.” Marc Parent Accept

Today my flight instructor taught me an old aviation proverb:  It is better to be on the ground wishing that you were in the air, than to be in the air wishing you were on the ground.   Related Images:

“You know how a sunrise can be confused for a sunset?  Well, sometimes when you think your life is over…that’s when the best things are truly about to begin.” – Karen Salmansohn Rather than talk about flying today, let’s just

“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.” by Stephen Hawkings I just love flying the Cessna 152.  It is such an amazing

Never stop being a kid. Never stop feeling and seeing and being excited with great things like air and engines and sounds of sunlight within you. Wear your little mask if you must to protect you from the world but

“The intuitive mind is a sacred gift, the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.” ~Albert Einstein I always focus on flying and my touch and go’s – they’re

“Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls.” Joseph Campbell Today’s adventure was like travelling to Nirvana: perfect peace, harmony, and happiness.  I hope you enjoy coming along with us. (Yes, I did some

“Life becomes more meaningful when you realize the simple fact that you’ll never get the same moment twice.” – unknown I try to cherish each minute.   Every morning is a new adventure when you fly.  This morning’s adventure started at

  “The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious.  It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science.” -Albert Einstein It was a little foggy and a little mysterious  –  but

“If it’s gloomy downstairs, just hop in your rocket and watch it upstairs.”   “Veni, Vidi, Amavi” (We came, We saw, We loved) This morning was cloudy, windy, and cold with a few whispy snowflakes.  AND, I got to fly! 

“Our truest life is when we are in dreams AWAKE.”  -Thoreau Let’s spend our lives chasing sunrises! The warm glow from this sunrise is sure to kiss all your life’s hurts away!  Sometimes it’s a little hard to get up

Just when you thought your heart would break from looking at the beauty of the moon, the sun came out for the stardust in our souls…   “May your day be filled with blessings: like the sun that lights the

“Yours is the light by which my spirit’s born: you are my sun, my moon, and all my stars.” ― E.E. Cummings   First Super Blue Blood Moon since 1866!  What better morning to be flying!  Check out the photos from

“In a dark place we find ourselves, and a little more knowledge lights our way.”  – Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith I was supposed to fly tomorrow morning, January 30, 2018.  But the winds are supposed to

My Momma always told me not to look at the sun.  But, did I listen?  No, of course not.   My Momma also always told me to stay away from red hot things.  but, did I listen?  No, of course not! 

Have you heard the saying “snowflakes are winter’s butterflies”?  Well, we saw some of winter’s butterflies this week! “Photography is a love affair with life.”  – Burk Uzzle It snowed here on Wednesday morning.  Then it kept snowing.   It was

Rare opportunities are often missed by people because they look like work.  I consider learning to fly a very rare opportunity.  To work, yes.  But, also to have more joy and freedom than I ever thought possible. Today I got

“Life is like Mother Nature, unpredictable.  There’s cloudy days and there’s sunny days but you have the power to decide the weather of your life.”  -unknown There is always beauty in every morning.  Sometimes the softness of the colors when

“The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for

Not in any structured order – just places I want to go: Catalina Island, California: Catalina Airport, known as the Airport in the Sky; Wrigley Botanical Gardens, Moonstone Beach, views, marine sanctuary, snorkling Hangar Hotel, Fredericksburg, Texas:  where it feels

“What all great teachers appear to have in common is love of their subject, an obvious satisfaction in rousing this love in their students, and an ability to convince them that what they are being taught is deadly serious.”  Joseph