Aviatrix That's Me

Here we go. The start of the A to Z challenge 2021 edition. During the year I make lists of ideas as they pop into my head. Then comes the tough decision, what to choose each day.

 

I struggled with  A. I always do for some reason.

Then it hit me. Aviation! Aviatrix! Even better, a female pilot. Last Spring I succumbed to my husbands desire for me to learn how to land. There are classes for folks like me who fly with a pilot all the time & may need to land in an emergency. I already had an avenue...

 We inherited this plane from my Dad.  The husband of one of the doctors I worked for, Scott, got his instructors license around the same time .This was all a decade ago. He took the above picture a few winters back. That's me waving in the cockpit.

 My husband jumped at the chance to become a pilot. We had a plane & an instructor.

I have been in small planes since I was 6. Flying a plane is easy. No roads, no stop lights. Landing is a whole different deal.  It's like patting your head, rubbing your stomach, and tap dancing all at the same time.  Scott, gave me 2 hours of free instruction when I retired 4 years ago. Hubby got me far along on the process, then it was time to get Scott involved.  I am at the point I am comfortable with the set up & consistently land myself.  The goal has been met. We are moving forward on my landings being "elegant" in Scott's word. That's where I am now. Honing my new skills. It is exciting, gratifying, terrifying, mind focusing...you get the idea. A nice way to spend a fair amount of time in the past year.

 North Fox Island was a great get away for us this past summer. Only way to get there is by small aircraft. Check out the post from  3 years ago. We spent 16 days total on the island last summer. Got a bigger tent, better camp stove, good water filter, and more bug spray. This is our camp site next to the grass runway.

           We got to become part of the mowing crew for the runway. It's a huge job!                                     Rather gratifying & relaxing.

 This topic felt a great way to start off my  "what sparks joy for me" theme.

 An important thought to revisit every day over the past year

        I gotta get busy now with the rest of the alphabet. First one is always the toughest. 

Tomorrow will be food related.

Voting Opens Today for Oryana Board

 

Wanted to get the word out to all you Oryana members that voting online will begin later today for the 2021 Board positions.

I am pleased to be one of the candidates this year. There are 13 of us vying for 3 open spots. Pretty impressive!  Follow this link to see the written bios & a short video from each of us on the ballot. 

 

Such a great resource for this community. There are so many great local producers of food they are able to pull from for their product line up.

 

 

 

On another note I am once again participating in the April A to Z challenge on this blog.Should be interesting to see what has kept everyone going this past year. The post previous to this is my theme reveal for this round. Hope you will follow along.

A to Z Theme Reveal Here We Go Again

 

 

I wasn't sure if I wanted to dive in again. But I can't help myself. We've all been cooped up & stressed for the past year & I am anxious to see what others come up with. It seems the forced isolation has unleashed the creative beast for many of us. Artistic endeavors tend to be solitary pursuits & the creative community was out there in force sharing what they are up to. 

I have to admit I have blogged very little since the challenge last year. Time to get the juices flowing.

My theme: What Sparks Joy for Me, both from others, in my own space, and always in nature. Some of this is prompted by what I see others playing with, because hey! it's all play to see what happens. It will be a wild ride as I am a magpie that grabs shiny things that interest me at random.  

Below are a few "things" that grabbed my attention just to give you an idea of the randomness you can expect. The alphabet prompt is a great way to spur the imagination for a post each day in April. 

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