The sunset seen through the window of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner foreshadowed the end of a very long day, beginning at 3 AM Eastern Standard Time in Florida and ending about 27 hours later in Pape’ete, French Polynesia. The name of the airliner was appropriate for it carried us over the Pacific to Tahiti asContinue reading “Sunset: End and Beginning”
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Where the Contrails End
We were not alone in the morning sky as we passed from Nebraska to Colorado recently. Shadows from the contrails of other planes left dark lines on the ground parallel to our direction of flight until they abruptly ended somewhere over eastern Colorado. Other contrail shadows that can be seen crossing our flight path seemContinue reading “Where the Contrails End”
End and Beginning
The night ends and a new day begins and with it a new, unexpected, journey. The old crescent Moon rises barely ahead of the Sun, soon to disappear from the morning sky and be reborn in the evening sky a few days later. Along with it ride memories of a close friend and relative recentlyContinue reading “End and Beginning”
Father Christmas in the Light
Christmas season arrives at the end of the year, but brings with it a sense of new beginnings. Perhaps that is why, as an older adult, I prefer to view it through the eyes of a child. #christmas #dawn #newyear #end #beginning