Mom and Dad Leave the Boys at Home

Cornrow clouds. In the air over Michigan -- on our way from Madison to Detroit (to Baltimore).

Almost 60 years old and I still love the window seat on a plane.

I spent the first 15 minutes of the flight staring out the window at the Wisconsin landscape below. The eastern suburbs of Madison gave way to a patchwork quilt of farmland, the squares occasionally bordered by trees or divided by an undulating stream. As we approached the Milwaukee area, a different pattern quickly emerged. Curvilinear streets and cul-de-sacs created designs that turned in on themselves like a maze. As we flew over Milwaukee, though, the world took on a more ordered look – one big grid sliced by a series of diagonals radiating from the downtown business district. Once the blue of Lake Michigan took over, I leisurely paged through a travel guide that covers the Chesapeake Bay area.

My all-time favorite airport feature, the tunnel connecting Concourse A with B/C at Detroit Metro.
Here's a 6-minute youtube video.


Our first stop once we left BWI in Chevrolet Aveo rental: Fort McHenry.

A view of the Patapsco River o'er the ramparts.

The weather was very changeable during our first hour in Baltimore.

On the horizon line to the right, you can just make out the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

While I took pictures, JoAnna participated in the rolling of the Great Garrison Flag -- 30 feet wide and 42 feet long.


Concentrating on her work.