When you’re sitting on the dock, enjoying the cooler weather, and suddenly hear a B-52 is coming in! TUFF61 on approach at NAS JRB Fort Worth this afternoon. Look at the flex on that turn out! And the best part? This is our BACKYARD. We get to sit on the dock and watch BUFFs come in like it’s just another afternoon. How lucky are we?! It really doesn’t get much better than this.

We just did a major restock at Runways & Relics! Yesterday was spent getting everything together, organizing, and preparing a whole lot of new inventory for the booth. We even added this beautiful new display case, which was exactly what we needed to showcase all of these gorgeous airplane models! We’ve added some incredible commercial and military aircraft models, along with plenty of other new finds. If you’re into aviation, military history, or unique collectibles, you’ll definitely want to stop by and see what’s new! And not to mention, we just added a Halloween weekend sale! Get 10% off our entire booth, excluding items marked firm. Looking for something to do on Saturday in the DFW area? Mid-Cities Antique Mall is also hosting an outdoor parking lot sale with even more vendors! It kicks off at 7 AM, so come early and see what treasures you can find! 📍 Runways & Relics | Booth 51 Mid-Cities Antique Mall 809 W. Pipeline Rd. Hurst, TX 76053 Antique Mall Hours: Monday–Saturday: 10:30 AM–6:30 PM Sunday: 11:00 AM–6:00 PM Come shop small, find something unique, and treat yourself to a little treasure hunting this Halloween weekend!

In El Paso this morning for the Amigo Airsho! This makes our 5th airshow of the season, and we realized last night that we’ve had to fly to every single one this year. Not a single one was a road trip! With how our schedule is looking, this will probably be our last airshow of the year. What a way to wrap up the season!

You got it @DiFFn_fun!

Landed safely at our destination this evening! We had some beautiful lightning on our way in, which made for quite the arrival. Anyone recognize where we are?

Husband has been gone for a 17-day trip, something he hasn’t had to do in quite a few months. Yesterday, we were on the phone and he was complaining about needing smaller shirts since he’s gone down TWO sizes. So naturally, after picking him up today and heading home, we turned right back around and went to the airport! 😅 He spoiled me with a trip to the Admirals Lounge before our flight, and now we’re off on an adventure. I get to see somewhere he’s flown into quite a few times, and he hopefully gets to find some new shirts tomorrow! These last minute trips are our specialty.

Just a friendly reminder to make sure you have 2FA set up on your accounts! Someone tried to gain access to mine this week, but thankfully, they weren’t successful. I didn’t click on any suspicious links, so they probably just tried to guess my password was something like ILoveLockheedMartin35. 😅 Sorry if I’ve missed anyone’s replies! I’ll be catching up on those today.

Flashback Friday to a year ago at Dyess Air Force Base. Getting some B-1 Bone action, with a C-130 making an appearance. The first B-1B Lancer entered service in October 1986, so it’s a pretty fitting month for this one. Did you know that in full afterburner, the B-1 burns about 70 lbs of fuel per second? That’s roughly 600 gallons per minute! Have you had the chance to experience a B-1 in full afterburner? It’s something you feel in your chest.

Okay, if I can’t fly an F-35B, I guess I’ll have to settle for the Tesla Roadster.

Another lifetime ago, in Alaska…I miss that job. Let’s see your boat/ship captures ⛵️ From small rowboats to massive ocean liners—anything that floats!

Appreciating the last warm day in the backyard before the cold front hits. Who am I kidding? It’s Texas. It’ll probably be 85° on Christmas again. 😅 The kiddo tried to roast me last weekend when I was taking videos of the wildlife. She told me I wasn’t National Geographic. I told her no, but we basically live in Nat Geo. 😂 Seriously, there’s so much awesome wildlife right here in our own backyard!

I think I’ve seen them 8 or 9x this season alone. I’ve only been to 4 shows this year, and two of those were in Italy. 😅 Raptor Demo Team at NAS Meridian Air Show this past March.

Life is a bit busy at the moment, so I haven’t even had a chance to download yesterday’s shots yet. In the meantime, here are some more shots of the NAS Meridian T-45s from earlier this spring. This was a great lesson in light painting and learning how to really use my camera for night photography. It came in handy a few weeks later when I headed to SUN ’n FUN and spent the whole week taking night shots. Full disclosure, I did use Lightroom’s Denoise feature on these photos. I have noticed X has started flagging those with AI tags when I use either this or the remove tool. Also, bonus, my favorite shot that did NOT work. Yet I still love the abstractness of it.

When the hardest decision of my morning is which coffee cup to use, I’d say it’s not such a bad day.

I’m going to guess it was the Cowboys from VMFA-112 with their color bird! It was up flying this week, but this photo is from August 2025.