It was an easy assignment to photograph. A lady that was a shut-in, and one of the thousands in San Diego County that receive their hot meals via Meals on Wheels. As she started to enjoy her lunch, her dog jumped up on the couch, and just sat there with that, aren’t you going to feed me look in the eye, waiting for her to give-in and offer just a little taste. Her four-legged friend didn’t have to wait long.
Memorial services are humbling no matter who they are for. And in some way, even more-so when they are for members of the law enforcement community and the military. This year, as in past years, memorials are held in every community in America to honor and remember those who have protected us, served and paid the ultimate price while doing so. In San Diego, San Diego County Deputy Sheriff Ken Collier, was one of two members of the law enforcement community to die in the line of duty during the past year. The other, Border Patrol Agent Robert Rosas. Their names are the 81st and 82nd to be added to a law enforcement memorial wall outside the San Diego County Administration Center, so they will never be forgotten by the communities they served, and the friends and family they left behind.
Every once in a while, it’s nice to get away from the everyday grind of life. And that’s what I did when I had the opportunity to go for a late afternoon flight in a 1927 Travel Air biplane over Carlsbad, California, just north of San Diego. There were two planes, the one I photographed and the one I was in. It couldn’t have been better. Late afternoon light, and flying fairly low near some hills. It’s times like these I can see the real beauty of the World, that sometimes I forget actually exists on the ground. Hmmmmmmm. Maybe I should go flying more often. Yeah, that’s the ticket……
