Patriots Day

Fleet Week Saturday, observed from the deck of museum ship “Balclutha”, yielded a few nice views of the Patriots, an aircrobatics team from California, performing stunts high up in the sky...

...and right above the waterline, zipping past Alcatraz trailed by a cloud of smoke.

Boeing 747 captains typically are required to fly a little higher, too, but with United Airlines forking over sponsor money, Fleet Week organizers made an exception. Much appreciated.

Quadrupledecker

The Blue Angels are in town, and it’s getting loud for Fleet Week weekend. You can either grab earplugs – or your camera and head out the door to enjoy the spectacle.

Here are four of the fab six performing one of their stunts over Alcatraz, flying in close formation.

Seen in direct sunlight, they almost seem to crack the sound barrier right before your eyes.

Still, there are others to whom flying comes a bit more naturally...

Ferry Tale

Once upon a time I took a ferry just like this one, and you wouldn’t believe what an incredible sunset I saw over the Golden Gate Bridge. Well, maybe you would. Here it is...