Flying Dreams

Deftly they opened the brain of a child
And it was full of flying dreams
— Stanley Kunitz

As a child I used to dream vividly of flying, if I could just flap my arms hard enough I could leave the ground.

Today we went to Lake Perris Skyventure with the Trail Explorers, a YMCA group for mothers and boys to experience skydiving without having to jump out of a plane.

Three flights each, it's a lot of fun.

Last year, just Steven and I went, this year Sean is old enough to participate too.

I tried for still photos, but it involves terrible lighting, shooting into the light from an open window, and being behind a glass. My photography skills are not adequate to know how on earth to shoot a decent photo in those conditions, so I gave up and went for video this time.

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Steven's Flights

Flight #1

Flight #2

Flight #3

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Sean's Flights

Flight #1

Flight #2

Flight #3

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The Instructors Showing Off

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The reason birds can fly and we can't
is simply that they have perfect faith,
for to have faith is to have wings.
— Sir James Matthew Barrie

Steven's Memphis trip is coming up. I wish I could say these trips have become routine, but they haven't.

I wish I could say I had perfect faith, but I don't.

Steven is doing very well, and I am ever so thankful.

- Kathleen