aeronautical engineers

well, as i am staring at this collection of wings and marveling at their aerodymanic precision, it occurs to me that i haven’t mentioned my previous career as an aerospace research engineer. yep, rocket scientist. nope, i am not joking. i did that for 15 years, and then quit to raise kids. i consider my recent creative activities a sort of third act. it is all very tentative. but so far I am enjoying my new wings.

assorted collection of insect wings (butterfly, dragonfly, beetle, moth, cicada, katydid)

 

  • margie says:

    wings are the most amazing things

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  • Tracy says:

    Wow.

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  • Lora says:

    Enjoying my new wings would be a great book title (for a third act). Just saying

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    • What a wonderful idea. Want to be my ghost writer? :-)
      Mary Jo

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  • Sue Bendlin says:

    this looks like my shelf….bits and pieces of all winged creatures…cecropia moth, cicada, water bug, dragon flies, butterflies….and on and on

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    • Oh goodness, what I would give to photograph that cecropia moth! I’m so glad you saw the Martha Stewart feature, and so glad to hear from a kindred spirit so close by (despite any Iowa jokes I may have heard as a lifetime Minnesotan…). I’m guessing we see a lot of the same creatures and events every year, just accelerated on your end in the spring, and delayed a bit in the fall. If you ever begin to photograph your collections, I’d love to see them.

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