Airships

Airships are another visual interest of mine. Massive in size and yet lighter than air. They have smooth clean lines and float effortlessly across the sky. I find the deep drone of their lazy engines intoxicating.

They are now abandoned to another time when they were considered the beginning of a fantastic new future. I find the whole idea spellbinding.

They inspired such optimism and yet were finally abandoned due to their vulnerability. They were only designed for passenger comfort and peace. They were useless in conflict.

Travel with me around the world in our own airship.  One we both constructed long ago with such optimism but later felt compelled to abandon. Life got in the way.

But now the time is right.  The winds are calm unexpectedly.  The engines drone and push us free of the mooring mast. We float gently above the clouds and for once are at peace with our vulnerabilities.

The journey we both prepared for, hoped for, long ago is finally on its way.