November 8, 2016

  • Looking Out the Window

    I always forget that I have a camera until its too late. I had the aisle seat on every flight this time so my access to the window was limited. On the flight out we went from South Bend, IN to Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN and then on to Charlotte, NC. A little round about but that was what the travel agency (through work) deemed the cheapest. Being the rule follower I turned my phone to airplane mode and stowed it away. Of course that meant that I didn't have it in my hand when we were below the clouds. I was able to snap one photo as we were approaching North Carolina. It was a sunny day with a slightly hazy sky.
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    It was hard to appreciate the lovely mountains from the air looking down but they were a nice green even through the haze. I'm guessing they were predominately pine as there wasn't the color we saw on takeoff from the fields and forest in Indiana.

    The return trip was of course by a slightly different route - we flew from Charlotte, NC to Detroit Michigan and then on to South Bend, IN. It wasn't quite as out of the way and made a little more sense. I again turned my phone to airplane mode and forgot all about it until we were flying over Lake Erie!
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    I managed to get my phone out as we passed over South Bass Island and Put-In-Bay. I thought we might be close enough to be able to see the column erected for Oliver Hazard Perry's victory over the British Fleet in the War of 1812. The monument information according the the US Parks Department is: "Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial was established to honor those who fought in the Battle of Lake Erie, during the War of 1812, and to celebrate the long-lasting peace among Britain, Canada and the U.S. The Memorial, a Doric column, rising 352 feet over Lake Erie is situated 5 miles from the longest undefended border in the world." I tried anyway but by the time I figured out the zoom we were past the point where I might possibly maybe would have had a chance to see it. So yeah, a dollar short and a day late with the camera to satisfy the inner history geek.

Comments (10)

  • Beautiful. Flying isn't my favorite activity but the view above the clouds is beautiful.

    • I never had a window seat so I had to entertain myself with people watching and doing the crossword puzzle... I did have a chance to look out the window a little bit thus the photos. It helped that a coworker was sitting next to the window so she let me reach over and take a couple pictures.

  • You did get a couple of nice airplane shots! Welcome home!!!

    • It is always good to be home! I wasn't sure they would turn out - thought at first all I was going to get was reflection form the glass! I got lucky!

  • I like the clouds.

  • I like the pictures. When I fly I always wish I had a detailed book of maps showing what we're flying over. Everytime I see a river down below I wonder which one it is. I like to sit by the window if I can.

    • I am not real good a seeing where I'm at from the air but the flight attendant mentioned that we were over Erie and almost to Detroit - I took the photo then used Google maps to figure it out... Very exciting when I realized where we were!

  • I love taking pictures from the plane. I always have my regular camera on hand. I like the two pictures you have taken. I think North Carolina is a beautiful state. Love the mountains.

    • Thanks! Photography is not my favorite media so I'm always happy if I can get a photo that isn't completely blurry! North Carolina was pretty and still very warm in the first week of November - at least compared to Northern Indiana.

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