Angels of the Sky

Another dangerous pursuit but more graceful. Very appealing although clear risks of death involved so will never do it. I was going to pretend that was me, top of the food chain, master of the skies, hanging tough, but someone has to observe and take photos. This is increasingly popular on sunny days as they use the thermals to swoop and dive nonchalantly as the beach goers stare in awe. Maybe that is the real buzz of these things, getting people to stand and stare open mouthed. Vain pursuits by macho alpha males, a bit like writing a blog but more dangerous. It looks easy but I wonder how the first flight goes. It's not the fear of falling its the fear of jumping off...