Glassy water
The tensile strength of a smooth surface grabs onto the floats of a seaplane and threatens to stick like a frog's tongue to the insect legs of the airplane. This stickiness can force the airplane upside down, into a most stable but undesirable position.
Can't it just be a beautiful sunrise?
Does it have to be dangerous too?
"If a man is not ready to risk his life, where is his dignity?". André Malraux, La Condition Humaine (1933)
ReplyDelete"Security is an illusion. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." Helen Keller
“There's no thrill in easy sailing when the skies are clear and blue, there's no joy in merely doing things which any one can do."
“Adventure is worthwhile in itself.” Amelia Earhart
“To die will be an awfully big adventure.” Aristotle
“A person's fears are lighter when the danger is at hand.” Seneca
“When danger approaches, sing to it.” Arabian Proverb