The Astral Planes ( series of 14 (*previously) expandable thumbs )
( *Above; what Luca Ascani left us when he closed blog.co.uk
Useless unlinked thumbnails of our former hi file size images, all having to be individually re-posted in original form for each blog entry ( below ) #cybervandal )
The Astral Planes
© Michael St.Mark 2012
Views from High Barnet N. London under the flightpath of incoming evening flights, 30th July.
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Flying in from unknown lands
Guided / glided by expert hands &
Extra body-heavy with Olympic fans…
The astral planes are coming down
Air-braking noisily over town
To a welcome Heathrow touchdown.
M. St.M
* The artwork that inspired an Olympics
LONDON DADA 
plane watching is one of my favourite pastimes and i can quite easily spend a day at the airport watching them land and take off—–fantstic! I always wonder where they are going and who is on them and then i wish i was too. To me is is a real adrenalin rush when a plane takes off, i love the feeling of power from the engine thrust as it hurtles down the runway.
Fabulous photos Mike!
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Thanking you me dear. The neck survives intact!
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lol – i always wonder where they go next.
love+light to you+yours
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Circling the globe for their entire lifespan I guess Roy, however many years a jet airliner lasts these days. But I wouldn’t be surprised if, like all birds, they live a lot longer than people think.
Incredible inventions, really, just incredible.
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It always makes me wonder where the planes flew from…
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Yes there’s question mark of mystery about them, along with having the freedom of the skies.
Gives them a certain beautiful otherworldliness that I find absorbing and intriguing.
Just have to watch I dont put my neck out(again) 🙂
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I also have sore neck! we must be sky watching too much!
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