tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19063438.post7143355465197382089..comments2023-05-24T05:00:11.641-05:00Comments on Folk, Flocks, and Flowers: Falling....Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592157819188364751noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19063438.post-39586494298954527342009-09-23T16:03:45.624-05:002009-09-23T16:03:45.624-05:00Hey, I just noticed photo $2. That's when I wa...Hey, I just noticed photo $2. That's when I was scared! You can see that we were at least sideways, if not upside down. That was scary. I was screaming most of the way down during that drop.<br /><br />So I may not be afraid of heights, but of high speed descents!<br /><br />(My truly greatest fear was not that we would die--this guy clearly knew what he was doing--but that I would...how do they say...toss my cookies...I was afraid of embarrassing myself in the presence of such a manly man! His name was Rex, after all!)Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03592157819188364751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19063438.post-10754566288258168362009-09-23T07:29:05.935-05:002009-09-23T07:29:05.935-05:00I envy your ability to do this. I'm so scared...I envy your ability to do this. I'm so scared of heights, I could never do so. I hope you get the opportunity to go again - soon.CarolinaGirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19063438.post-18085899564452635722009-09-22T15:40:54.407-05:002009-09-22T15:40:54.407-05:00Lucy, I feel like I ought to add, because it's...Lucy, I feel like I ought to add, because it's true, that it didn't take much bravery to do this. You only have to be brave when you're afraid, and while I knew it was a risk, I really didn't feel fear before going up. Some while we were up that second day, when we were very quickly coming down, and these photos were made, yes! But I had looked forward to it for so long, and I trusted the instructors, and I tend to enjoy physical risks much more than some other kinds.<br /><br />It takes more courage for me to speak my mind to a familiar authority figure and stand my ground than to go 4,000 feet up in the air with a stranger!Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03592157819188364751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19063438.post-53149591430566163652009-09-21T07:15:20.366-05:002009-09-21T07:15:20.366-05:00Maybe when I come to France someday, I'll put ...Maybe when I come to France someday, I'll put a ticket in your hand and say, "Come!"<br /><br />(I can't remember when you found my blog. If you haven't and would like to read the hang glide posts, they're in November and December 2006.)Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03592157819188364751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19063438.post-8175124682125218652009-09-21T00:57:00.388-05:002009-09-21T00:57:00.388-05:00Your last three posts (since I last read) have bee...Your last three posts (since I last read) have been just so beautiful and inspiring.<br /><br />You're very brave to go hang-gliding. I guess if someone put a ticket to do it in my hand and said 'go!' I would. And I did see a micro-light up above Mt St Michel that made me wish...Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.com