Time to get caught up on what all I’ve been doing the past month… first, I came home!
Flying in to mid-coast Maine at sunset....sigh....those rays of sun I call angel escalators. When I was 4, we returned to the US from living in Argentina. I had never seen escalators before and was entranced! I was also bundled off to Sunday School where they wanted us to NAP (not!). I wondered how the angels got from heaven to earth, and decided that sunbeams must really be angel escalators, so that's what they've been ever since, and now my kids know about them, too.
The best part of coming home to Maine is, of course, the people and the critters starting with my husband, sons, pug and cats! But coming home to Maine is pretty amazing. I flew in from teaching at Quilt Nebraska on July 31 to this…how can anyone NOT want to live and be here?
I love these aerial shots, this one taken over the wing of the prop Cape Air plane (about 9 seats I think). This is the peninsula just south of Owl's Head which is just south of Rockland. The airport designation is RKD, but it is really in Owl's Head and is 35 minutes from home.
Then the sun began to set…OH MY!
Just LOOK at those colors!
And the clouds…oh my oh my…
And a different view....love those curling up wisps and that one dark cloud hovering over the sun
And more...
As we were landing...
And a close-up
The color got really intense and dark when I zoomed in on the sun.
And touchdown…
And on the ground...see the windsock in the distance... I think the blob in the upper right is part of the plane/tail.
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August 28th, 2011 at 4:23 am
I love all the different colors that appear in sunrises and sunsets; clouds add drama! Its always nice coming home. So how did you like Quilt Nebraska? I lived there before Chicago, and I bet I knew lots of folks that were at the event! Nebraska has some extraordinary Sunrises!
August 28th, 2011 at 8:39 am
I’m sitting here watching Irene head your way. Seems like you will be getting a lot of wind and rain so stay safe and inside. Good time for creation.
August 28th, 2011 at 8:49 am
I love sunrises and sunsets from planes. Part of the fun of flying to Europe is flying into the morning and seeing the sun rise while it is still dark on the ground.
Pouring rain here but no wind — and no visible sunrise. Gloomy Sunday!
August 28th, 2011 at 9:48 am
Thanks for the spectacular photos. How gorgeous! Lucky you.
August 28th, 2011 at 10:55 am
Beautiful photos, Sarah. Hope that Irene fades before reaching your beautiful state.
August 29th, 2011 at 7:23 am
I love the sky at sunset! Hope you are all going to be safe from Irene!