Back to the animals ...and, of course, Zwerver. He can count!!!! Ellie cooks a big pan of soup once a week, and that involves two soup bones. Of course,Zwerver gets to have them, but one at a time. Yesterday, he was presented with the first one. He took it gratefully,, noticing the door was open He disappeared with the bone into the garden, and came back 5 minutes later, and sat in front of Ellie with the LOOK ' Errrmmmm...I seem top have...errrm..mislaid my bone Mummy I don't know WHERE it is...and I was SOOOOOOO looking forward to eating it...Ummmm...I don't suppose....like....y'know...there IS another one in the pan...and....please???'.(Notice the right paw ) Sadly, as you will notice, the the telltale pile of dirt on his nose gave him away Mummy said 'NO!!!!'... .... and the gaze automatically was turned on me ...only to meet with the same answer. He kept it up for another 5 minutes, and if dogs can shrug...he did Went back outside, unearthed the first bone, brought it in, layed down on the hearth rug...glared at us both...and ate it with relish
Nick
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On Feb 5th, I had the pleasure of flying to Key West. No airport lines. No baggage wars. NO TSA.
We flew at 500 ft with a speed of 195kts. It took 40 min for the trip and we had perfect weather all the way down and back. Here is the start up of the #1 engine.
We headed east from Opa-Locka airport to the beach and turned south to the Keys. Here are two shots heading along South Beach.
One of my favorite shots of the 219 that I shot that day.
When is the last time you looked out your airplane window and saw something like these?
Granted it is not the most roomiest cockpit but it was back in 1958 when this actual plane was flown by Eastern Airlines. I started my 44 year aviation career with Eastern as an A&P mechanic.
When all else fails look up to get a bearing on where you are heading.
We have come a long way in just a few short years.
And this is the plane--a DC7-B Flown by EAL from 1958--1965. Sold and used by various flying clubs until parked in Michigan for 32 years. Two local aviation buffs from Miami decided that it was a doable restoration so they bought it. After four engine changes and some flight control changes, they flew it to Atlanta on its way back to Miami. After a six (6) year restoration, it flew for the first time last July 4th. It has made quite a few flights since that time and I was lucky to fly in it last Saturday.
When is the last time you looked out your airplane window and saw something like these?
Very cool! Although I'm not a flyer, I like seeing old airplanes. A few weeks ago, somebody posted something that set me off on a Google-quest for a Convair 440. (My dad used to talk about them when I was a kid.)
I found this one in some 35mm shots I took a few years ago. I bumped my head on the bird house while cutting grass. As I came back on the next pass, this is what I found.
[This message has been edited by fierofool (edited 07-08-2011).]
On Feb 5th, I had the pleasure of flying to Key West. No airport lines. No baggage wars. NO TSA.
We flew at 500 ft with a speed of 195kts. It took 40 min for the trip and we had perfect weather all the way down and back. Here is the start up of the #1 engine.
We headed east from Opa-Locka airport to the beach and turned south to the Keys. Here are two shots heading along South Beach.
it would just take one large wave, or some one to leave the tap on for a few hours. The area would be under water
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Granted it is not the most roomiest cockpit but it was back in 1958 when this actual plane was flown by Eastern Airlines. I started my 44 year aviation career with Eastern as an A&P mechanic.
My uncle was a mechanic for Eastern for years , up until they folded....
...and, of course, Zwerver.
He disappeared with the bone into the garden, and came back 5 minutes later, and sat in front of Ellie with the LOOK 
I don't know WHERE it is...and I was SOOOOOOO looking forward to eating it...Ummmm...I don't suppose....like....y'know...there IS another one in the pan...and....please???'.(Notice the right paw 
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