Happy New Year 2010. I think I am still allowed to send wishes to everyone since this is my first post in 2010. Days been without sunlight lately. Kind of cold - nothing unusual for this time of year.
Lets look what I have in archives since I have not gone out to explore places in Aurora. Seen lot of sky watch photos over other bloggers lately, but this one I have is unusual. How many times do you get to see those thrust lines over the sky crossing like this. They usually dissipate in a matter of few minutes, so that means that in a matter of few minutes there were four airplanes flying over the Aurora.
I had to check date of the photo to make sure it wasn't from September. We all know that in September there is Air Show on the exhibition, and sometimes we get to see strange airplanes flying over. Speaking of the air show. Unfortunately I was one of many thousands of viewers to see the crash of the Nimrod in 1995. You can check out my true story over my writing blog Story Blob - A Plane Crash I Will Never Forget. Going back to my photo date, no that picture was taken last year at the beginning of February.
Anything else interesting about skies over the Aurora. Yes, I have one more. In 2002 we had third papal visit by John Paul II. He was then frail pontiff who attended World Youth Day in Toronto. Despite his weakened health, John Paul II walked down the steps from his chartered jet rather than using provided lift. I went to visit him at Downsview, but the most I could see was his top of the head driving by, and I did line up at 2:00 am to see him. But then the blessing came from the skies. I remember running to the sliding door with my camera and crashing my big toe, and then photo shooting the helicopters. Yes, John Pope II flew over the St. Andrew's Golf Course, over the Aurora, Ontario. Even better - over my house.
May be one day I will post those photos, however, they are real archives since they were done using my film camera. Time definitely flies, and yet it still feels like this happened yesterday.
2 comments:
Great photo, you have a discerning eye. I have a fondness for pattern shots like this.
Love your story of Pope over Aurora, almost has a mythic feel to it.
Tic-tac-toe over Aurora! Just as long as they were't up thee making little Xs and Os I guess they were safe,
It was interesting to read your experiences about Pope John Paul. I'm sur many people wer disappointed not to have gotten closer to him.
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