Patch Work From the Air

Would you look at this colorful patch work Nebraska farmers make!

Some weeks ago, I had a terrible need to go to Virginia. So I bought me a ticket and off I went to the East Coast. So easy to just pack and go to Virginia!

 I wish I felt the same way about coming back to Nebraska! So when the day came to return, I woke up and quickly tried to go back to sleep. In hopes that it was a bad dream. 

It didn't work! I had to head back to the Midwest.  
There will be a post about that trip coming up soon. 

In the mean time I want to share with you this beautiful view from up in the sky.

 

I don't know which river this is, because there are two rivers in this area, The Platte River and the Missouri River. 
I was very close to asking the pilot at the time I got off the airplane!

These pictures makes me think of a huge quilt with some type of zig-zag needle work.

When the airplane was getting close to landing , I could seen the houses and the trees.  A different type of beauty  from what I'm used to see when the leaves change color  in The Appalachians Mountains.  But here in the Great Plains the trees are still green, it's the crops of corn and soy beans that are changing colors.

In the picture below I was able to capture the  pad that the crop Irrigation System makes. Ha, it looks so tiny from up there!

I like to take pictures from the airplane's window. It might be that I don't travel a lot.  

Or just like some other "friends of mine", we love to capture moments either down here on earth or up there in the sky. 

Check them out at Flickr blog's post, Abstract flightscapes. 

They also have a group called "Window Seat Please". My type of "friends"! :) 

This site its full of pictures from up in the sky! 

Or you can just stay here and read all my exciting blog!

Airplane Window View

I had to go to Virginia and get some stuff I forgot when I left. Who knew I was going to need that!

I left really early from Omaha to Atlanta.

Of course, everyone goes through Atlanta when flying.
My last pastor used to joke around, and say that we all go through Atlanta, including in the rapture!

 An airport is a very complex environment and every little detail counts.

A person directing the airplane out of the gate.

Communications with the tower.

I also got this picture of someone making sure military members get their final travel with dignity.

 And this is only what I was able to catch from my window.

It's amazing to see how everyone that works at the airport contributes a little to make sure airplanes land and take off, so we can get there to our destination!

I think this is really cool, but probably it's just me, since I don't fly often. I'm sure it's all normal to those that fly frequently.

At the Same time, I remember that when I was in the Navy I used to be looking at flight operations on the flight deck from the tower of the USS Nimitz, for a long time. 

I almost did it everyday, for more than six months, and got a bunch of pictures too!