Janet Brien's photos with the keyword: plane

About 10 minutes after we left the house, we heard a small plane fly overhead and then we heard a very strange sound. Both of us looked at each other and said, "That sounded bad..." "...Yeah, like the engine was stalling..." But we didn't hear anything else as we continued walking. Then Steve pointed and exclaimed, "LOOK!!! SKYDIVERS!!" Three skydivers were sailing happily through the sky, drifting slowly down to the earth towards a large field near a farm-owned airstrip. I managed to get pictures of two of them and then a couple of minutes later the plane came flying overhead and I got pictures of that too! :D YAY!!! The words I chose are part of the U.S. Airforce song, and of course the actual lyrics don't work, so I changed them to fit! :D If you're interested, here is a page about the song with the proper lyrics! :) Wikipedia: The U.S. Air Force Song and you can hear it at this link: YouTube: The US Airforce Song

About a month ago, Steve and I went to the top of the Upper Table Rock to take pictures of spring wildflowers and whatever else we could find that was cool. The Table Rocks are flat on top, hence their name, and at one time there was a landing strip on the Lower one. Steve and I were taking pictures when we heard a plane overhead, and to our surprise, found a one-seater flying extremely low above us. We don't think he actually planned to land, but it made for a chance to take some fun pictures! By the way, check my EXIF data: this picture was taken with my 100mm macro lens!!! :D If you would like to know more about the beautiful Upper and Lower Table Rocks, which we can see from our home, Wiki has a wonderful page here: Wiki Upper and Lower Table Rock This image was taken in March, 2012.

I got up at 7:30am today and headed off to the airport for my 10:00am flight to San Francisco. I took a picture of the plane as it sat...grounded...while San Francisco stopped all incoming flights for two hours due to visibility. I don't know when I've been on a flight that wasn't delayed or cancelled! It's been years! However, the plane eventually got clearance and I met my dad at the airport, hooray! I mentioned that I don't have my Mark II with me on this trip, and instead am using my older camera, the Canon SX30 IS. It's so WEIRD using this little camera!! I've taken countless thousands of pictures with it and now that I've used my Mark II for over a year, it's pretty painful in comparison. I think I might do a collage each day to show some of the pretty/cool things I find, and this will make it easier for me to deal with the abysmal dof/bokeh this camera has. Granted, it's really a GREAT camera, but I've gotten used to a dedicated macro lens and this little camera may just make me cry real tears...lol... In my dad's backyard are bunches of gorgeous Calla Lilies, so I took a few pictures to share to finish off this collage. I'm pretty wiped out and had a hard time getting hooked up to the internet, so I'm happy that I at least got something to share today! I hope you guys are ok with this odd combination of pictures!! :D Gautama Buddha or Siddhārtha Gautama Buddha, also called Sakyamuni, was a sage from the ancient Shakya republic, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. He is also referred to as "the Buddha" or simply as "Buddha." Wikipedia: Buddha