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"In Sight"

1/250 sec at f/5.0 ISO 200

Duncansville, PA

"We do not remember days; we remember moments." - Cesare Pavese

Phillies Fan

"Good Luck Charm"

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Middletown, DE

"You can observe a lot just by watching." - Yogi Berra

Somethings burnin'

"911"

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Townsend, DE

The Eagle has Landed

"Shot in the Dark"

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Middletown, DE

"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant." - Robert Louis Stevenson

What a whirlwind ride!

"Bird's Eye View"

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New Castle County, Delaware

I'd never been up in a helicopter before, but before I set foot on the ground again, some 60 minutes later, I was already planning what to shoot on my next trip up. My church wanted some aerial shots of their new property and asked me if I would take them. I excitedly agreed. I've always loved flying machines; from Piper Cubs to Lear Jets, from Snoopy and the Red Baron to WWII's B-17 and even to the chopper chasing down Joe Mannix in the TV series opener. It's all good as far I'm concerned. Anyway, yesterday I got to fly around New Castle County in a helicopter and man it was fantastic. Whirlybirds rock!  (More photos to follow.)

"I never liked riding in helicopters because there's a fair probability that the bottom part will get going around as fast as the top part." - John Wittenborn

3-umphs

"Triumph"

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Delaware City, DE

"Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is that little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow." - Mary Ann Radmacher

Huddle Up!

"Melanie"

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Middletown, DE

Are you ready for some football?

"Kylee"

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Middletown, DE

Cheer Up!

"Rah! Rah!"

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New Castle DE

"A good cheerleader is not measured by the height of her jumps but by the span of her spirit." - Author Unknown

Red Tag Sale

"A Winner"

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Bear, DE

Officer: "You didn't think we gave pretty girls tickets, did ya? We don't, but you can sign here."

The Grass Really is Greener ...

"Hut One"

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New Castle, DE

"The reason women don't play football is because eleven of them would never wear the same outfit in public." - Phyllis Diller

Black Beauty

"Stare Way to Heaven"

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Townsend, DE

"Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too late the one that is open." - Alexander Graham Bell 

There was a time ...

Launch of Friendship 7 with Astronaut, and future Senator, John Glenn February 2, 1962

... when a rocket launch stopped everyone in their tracks and garnered a world-wide audience. The event was, literally, mind-blowing that man could conquer space. And although strapping men and women in sideways chairs and lighting a huge fire underneath them has become somewhat routine these days, let us not forget what a simply incredible phenomenon has occurred right before our eyes in the last 50 years.  NASA has released some of their best photos, with Common License, on Flickr.

When you have a little free time, I encourage you to take a look back and reflect on the collection of creative minds that truly equaled the excitement and apprehension only someone like Christopher Columbus would ever have known. Click here to view the splendid NASA collection.