I wish I could fly....

 Have you ever wanted to spread your wings and fly?

I think everyone has this dream at some point.
Humanity always looked up in the sky and envied the birds. Idols and gods were often pictured with wings and angels were never seen without them.

"The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who, in their grueling travels across trackless lands in prehistoric times, looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space, at full speed, above all obstacles, on the infinite highway of the air".  ~Wilbur Wright

I love the way that Mark Twain described the reason for this dream

"The air up there in the clouds is very pure and fine, bracing and delicious.  And why shouldn't it be? - it is the same the angels breathe."  ~Mark Twain, "Roughing It"


There is hundreds of songs, books, paintings and any other artistic creations mirroring the dream of flying.

When we finaly made it possible we started to make an art from the flying itself. Every year in almost every country there are the competitions and spectacles made by skillful pilots.

The best I´ve seen has its place every year in Estbourne, UK. This normally very quiet town for one weekend is turn  to very colourful, noisy place full of people who stand with the heads turn up to the sky...

And it´s not suprising, because what you see there is simply amazing

Beautiful Eastbourne Pier is a great background for the acrobations in the sky.

The best of all - Red Arrows...

One of the Blades simulating plane crash

And last but not least - fantastic show of the girls who walk on the planes. Most of them are students who just love flying and spend their spare time rehearsing for the next show.

The next Airbourne is planned for 11-14 August 2011. I wish I could see it again...

And...

tomorrow I will be flying as well - going to Israel. Not in such a pretty and exciting way, but still... :)

and to finish all this with a smile I found a quote which has its point too hehe

"If God had really intended men to fly,

he'd make it easier to get to the airport."  ~George Winters

so let´s keep dreaming about the beauty of dancing in the sky and try to go to the airport on time too! :)

See you all in 2 weeks!!!