A Brief Stop at the Airport

After catching the ship, I didn't quite want to head back home, so I took a look to see what was coming into the airport and it looked like there were a few interesting planes.  So I stopped at the airport on the way home.

First up was a Spirit Airlines A320 coming in from Atlanta.

A Delta Airlines 737 coming in from Las Vegas.  The planes were all landing on the west side of the airport, so that made this a little easier.

A CRJ-900 coming in from Pittsburgh.

It was followed by a Spirit Airlines A320neo.

This one was coming in from Las Vegas as well.

An Alaska Airlines 737 coming in from Seattle.

Another 737, this one was coming in from Minneapolis.

One of the planes that I was waiting for.

A Fed Ex 767.

This was flight 505 from Memphis.

Another of the planes that I was waiting for.

This was a Turkish Airlines 787.

It was coming in from Istanbul (not Constantinople).

This is one that I wasn't expecting.  It was a Southwest 737 from Baltimore.  If it looks a little blurry, it was taken through my window.

One of the other planes that I was looking for.

This is an Air France A350.

It was coming from Paris.

I am growing to like the looks of these planes.

But I still like the 787 more.

An A220-300.

This is the largest version of the A220.

It was coming in from Houston.

An a321 coming in from LaGuardia.

Another Southwest 737.  This one was a MAX and it was coming from Midway.

A Sun Country 737 coming in from Gulf Port.

A CRJ-900 coming in from MBS airport near Bay City, MI.

A 717.

This is the final descendant of the DC-9.  These are going to be retired within the next few years.  This one was coming in from Buffalo.

The last of the planes that I was looking for.

And of course it is a 757.

This particular one was coming in from Atlanta.

I think it is a transfer plane.

One more shot.

 

Some Flowers

 There was a pot with some flowers next to the spot where I was taking pictures.  I kind of liked their looks, so I took some pictures of them.

I'm not sure what kind of flower this is, but I like it.

I was trying some different angles of it.

I like this angle.

I think these are brown eyed susans but again, I'm not sure.

I really like these flowers.

Catching the Frontenac

I was thinking about just chilling today but then I saw that the Frontenac was coming down.  Given recent issues with classic lakers, I figured I should go down to catch it.  Unfortunately, I got a late start and nearly missed it.  They were doing some sort of construction on I-94 and it nearly messed up my plans.  Fortunately, I made it in time.

I almost didn't make it to Riverside just the same.  It was packed.  Fortunately, someone was leaving as I was coming in and I was able to park.

The AIS listed the Frontenac as coming down from Sault Ste Marie but that would have been the last port she visited.  I'm pretty sure that wasn't the case.

If I had to guess, I would say she was coming down from Thunder Bay.

I'm not sure what she was carrying but she is heading to Port Colborne, so I will guess that she was carrying rocks.

I'm pretty sure that she is loaded.

Anyway, recently the Cuyahoga caught fire and her fate is uncertain.  The Michipicoten formed a giant crack and her fare is almost certain that she is going to get repaired but she will need more work.

As the numbers of the classic lakers dwindle, it makes catching one special.

Since the number of Canadian classic lakers is even fewer, it makes catching one more special.

I'm not sure how much longer she will be with us, but I will try to catch her when I can.

She passes the Gordie Howe Bridge.  I think they officially connected the two spans this week.  Or at least they had a ceremony anyway.  They still need to work on the approaches but that is coming.

Finding a Spot to Catch Part of the Air Show

 I ended up taking my mom to look for sunflower farms but it is a little early to see any.  But I found a couple farms and they are pretty easy to get to, so I think I will check them out later.  After doing that  I ended up stopping at the former K-Mart parking lot across the freeway from Willow Run.  I wanted to catch the last act of the air show.

I did end up catching it but they didn't use the heritage plane for it.  I was kind of hoping to see that plane again.  This lot is close but not close enough.

Fortunately, I have pretty decent zoom and pretty decent resolution.  This is the plane turning over for a manuever.

I think this was during the high speed run.

The plane turning around to go back to the airfield.

I kind of like this shot.

Another shot as it was turning.

I kind of like this shot too.

One more as it was sort of doing a pass.  I couldn't get the right angle because of the poles that were in the way.

It wasn't a bad spot and works a little better when there are acts like the Blue Angels or Thunderbirds because they use more of the space.  But it was still kind of nice.