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High Fly’n Ryan

Ryan Lorenc-Haluska — Sun, 06 May 2012 17:59:00 +0000

Daddy – do Bears Fly?

I Believe that you can do Anything that you put your Mind to, Ryan.

You used to Fly, Didn’t you, Daddy?

Yes, Ryan. I took Flying Lessons a Long Time Ago.

And Last Year, I Flew in a Friend’s Plane – a Royal New Zealand Air Force Fighter Trainer!

May I take Flying Lessons too, Daddy?

Well – you can Start by getting to Know some Basic Information about How Planes Fly, Ryan.

Let’s go to the Library and Ask about Airplanes…

Just like we Researched about Fossils, Daddy?

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Yes, Ryan. Exactly like that.

You learned a lot and then you had a Thrilling Adventure Using Information we Learned from Books.

We can go Tomorrow Morning – it’s a Saturday and my Day-Off.

Now Please Get Ready for Bed, Ryan.

We can go to the Fruitville Branch of our Library, Ryan.

I know that there is a Flying Club nearby that Flys Remote Control Airplanes.

They fly Small Models of Full-Size Airplanes.

We can Visit them after we do our Research – but we have to Go Early in the Morning.

That is when the Air is Calmest during the Day.

Hard-Blowing Winds make small Model Airplanes Difficult to Control.

So – you will have to Wake Up Very Early Tomorrow, O.K.?

O.K. Daddy. I’ll be Ready to Go.

I’m Excited about Seeing the Airplanes – I Really Am!

Good Night, Ryan. Sweet Dreams!

Dear God––

Sometimes… I Feel Weighed Down – like a Stone…

… or Stuck on the Ground – like a Slug…

So, God ––

One Day, I want to be Up in the Clouds…

… Up High in the Sky…

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Wake Up, Ryan!

I laid-out your Flying Clothes on Mommy and Daddy’s Bed…

Hurry and Get Dressed –! We have to Go –! Quickly, Now!

Here we are at the Fruitville Branch of our Sarasota County Library, Ryan!

Cool! Here in the Reference Section, they have a Display about Flying!

Ryan –– you Forgot your Shoes!!! Good thing you are a Bear and can walk Bear-Footed!

Look at all the Flying Books, Daddy!

It’s Springtime and the Weather is Beautiful; I’ll bet that Other Kids are also Interested in Flying.

Look! This Youngster is also Searching for Books about Flying!

People have Always Dreamed about Flying, Ryan.

They Looked Up and Saw the Birds – and they Dreamed of Making Wings

with Bird Feathers and Attaching them to their Arms to Fly –

but this Did Not Work.

Then they Tried Making Wings of Different Materials and in Different Styles ––

Sometimes, this Did Work. But, Usually, they could only ‘Glide’ (Fall Forward Gently like a Leaf)

for a very Short Time and a very Short Distance. This was Not the Answer that they were Searching For.

Insects Fly. Birds Fly. Bats Fly. Even some Fish Fly (by Gliding).

Some Birds can even Stay Still – Flying in One Spot – this is called ‘Hovering’ – Humming Birds do this.

Eventually – after Hundreds of Years and Many, Many Attempts –

People Finally Learned how to Make a Machine that would Stay Up In the Air and Carry People.

This Was Very Exciting!

But, Sometimes, when People were First Discovering ‘How’ to Fly, there were Accidents.

Planes Crashed into the Ground and the Pilots were Hurt – or even Killed.

But, People were So Excited to be able to Fly Like the Birds, that they Accepted this Danger to their Lives. They Kept On Designing and Making Better and Better Planes… because they Loved to Fly

So Much – and they Believed that Flying would Bring Good to Peoples’ Lives. And it Has.

We even Use Airplanes to Explore Parts of the Earth

that are Very Difficult to Get to by Land or by Sea.

Why don’t you and I Go Now to Explore that Radio Control Airplane Field that is Near Here?

We may see some Very Nice Airplanes there!

Look, Daddy! A Map! And here’s Florida!

Yep! And we Live on the Left Side of the State just Below that Little Bump

that Sticks Out in Front of your Left Foot.

Let’s Drive to the Remote Control Plane Flying Club, Daddy!

There’s the Airfield, Daddy – way down there.

It looks like we’ve Arrived Here Early and Not Too Many People are Here.

Wow, Daddy –! What a Great Place to Visit!

Look Up There, Ryan! Look!

Oh! Wow, Daddy –! That Plane is Beautiful Up in the Air –!!!

It’s Landing, Ryan! Let’s Go Over and See It!

This is Fun! Let’s Go See More Airplanes, Daddy!

Hello, Sir. My name is Ryan. May I come over to Look at your Airplane?

Sure, Ryan. I’m Don. Come Right Over.

What a Beautiful Plane, Sir!

Thank you, Ryan. My Plane is a 1/3 Scale Model of a German Fighter Airplane.

It is a Fokker D-7 built in 1918… a Long-long Time Ago!

May I Please Look At your Fokker Airplane – and Sit in it – and Pretend to be a Pilot?

Sure, Ryan. Please Enjoy Yourself. I already Flew her this Morning and I am Not Going to Fly

Again Today, but Why don’t you Do a Flight-Check and Let me Know

if my Plane will be Ready to Fly Next Time?

Oh –– Thank you, Sir! My Daddy Used to Fly… and he Taught me How-To do a Pre-Flight Inspection.

That’s what I will Do Now.

First, I’ll Inspect Underneath the Fuselage ––

Everything Seems O.K. Here. No Rips or Tears in the Airplane Fabric.

Wheels Seem Fine –– Good Air Pressure!

The Struts Look Good –– No Cracked or Bent Struts.

Let’s Check Elevator Deflection…

Elevators Seem Good.

Now, to Inspect for Rudder Damage…

Rudder is O.K.

Prop Check –– No Nicks or Scratches Visible…

All Exterior Flight Control Systems Look Fine, Sir!

Thank you, Ryan.

I’ll Jump in and Do an Internal Inspection, Sir!

O.K. Great!

Guns and Ammo Look Fine.

Gauges are Working.

Controls are Set.

All Clear Around the Plane!

All Clear to the Front!

This Puppy is Ready-To-Go!!!

Hey, Ryan–! Let’s Play *Pretend*––!

Look, Ryan! An Enemy Plane at 12 O’Clock High!! (*pretend*)

I See It, Daddy!

Careful–! It’s Crossing to your Port Side!

I’ve Got It in my Sights, Daddy…!

Ackk-ackk… Aaackk-aaackk…

Ackk-ackk… Aaack-aaack… Ackk…

I Think you Hit It, Ryan!

I Got It, Daddy! I Shot that Enemy Plane Down!!! (*pretend*)

Wow, Daddy! That Surely was Exciting!!!

It was Really Neat to Pretend to Fly a Fokker D-7 Combat Fighter Plane!

Maybe Next Time we come here, Don will Actually Let Me Fly in his Plane?!!!

I Sure Hope So!!!!

Click and Watch this!!!

Ryan the Explorer

Ryan Lorenc-Haluska — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:20:00 +0000

Good morning, Ryan. Come on in to Breakfast.

Oh – I like Fruit, Daddy.

Will you please put Honey on my Cereal, too?

Look, Ryan! You’ve got Mail!

Oh! A Package for Me? Oh– Wow!

What’s in it, Ryan?

Daddy! – Look! It’s a Safari Outfit just like I wanted!

Now, I can be an Explorer and Hunt for Fossils like You!

Oh!– There’s even Noculars! Thank you So much!

They’re ‘Bi’ -noculars, Ryan. Go put on your New Outfit.

Look!, Dog. I have a Safari Outfit. I am going to be an Explorer!

Do you Like my Safari Jacket, Explorer Hat and Noculars, Dog?

Daddy. Dog Likes my Safari Outfit!

I’m Thinking Explorer Thoughts.

Look, Dog! I can see you in my Noculars.

These Noculars are Really Neat, Daddy!

That’s ‘Bi’ -noculars, Ryan.

Dog, do you want to Try my ‘Bi’… -noculars?

They are kind of Big for you, Dog. I’ll tell you what I see, OK?

The ‘Bi’… -noculars are Really, really, Neat!

I see You, Dog – and you’ve got Fleas!!!

Just kidding!!!! :-}

Daddy. I want to Go and Explore. Now!

Sorry, Ryan. I can not go Exploring with you Today. I have to Work.

Why don’t you Explore around the House, today, Ryan?

Why not start at the Kitchen Table? Here! Look at the Fruit.

Daddy, Fruit has Bumps!

I think I’ll Explore the Bread.

Daddy, Bread costs Money!

What’s there to Explore in this Bowl?

Oh– Look! The Feather has got ???! …Daddy?

Those are called ‘Barbs’, Ryan. Birds always use their beaks to comb their Barbs together smoothly. Together, the Barbs make up a Feather.

Daddy, I see your Truck through my Binoculars.

You’ve got a Company!

Oh!, Daddy! I can hardly wait to go Outside and Explore!

Hurry back from Work, Daddy! Hurry! Hurry!

I will, Ryan. Tomorrow, we can go out and Explore together.

We’ll Hunt for Fossils! You’ll Like That, Ryan. Be Good for Mommy!

End of Part 1

(If you are reading this to a child… this is a good stopping point – tomorrow is another day!)

Part 2

(Ryan has been Patiently Waiting for Daddy to have Time to take him Outside to Explore)

Today is Daddy’s Day Off – and Away they GO!)

Before we go off to Explore, we should Learn about What we are Looking for.

Here is our Library. What a Pretty Library Fish Tank they have, Ryan.

Let’s ask these ladies about Exploring for Fossils.

They gave us this Number.

The Number tells us Where the Books we want are Located in All These Many Books.

I think that we will find Fossils much like that one today, Ryan. It’s a Trilobite.

The Fossils we may find are all going to be Underwater Fossils from Animals that lived Under the Sea. We may even see some Similar to These.

All of the Fossils we find will be from the Same Time that Dinosaurs lived – but we will not find any Dinosaurs. Where we live now was all Under Water long ago – but the Dinosaurs lived on Land.

I think we may find Underwater Fossils like those fish and that Ammonite, Ryan.

Look, Daddy. I am Using my Magnifying Glass to Explore the Am… –nite.

We may also find Fossils of Animals that lived in Swamps

–– and we Will Certainly Find Fossils of Sharks Teeth.

O.K. – I’m ready Daddy! Let’s EXPLORE !

Let’s stop here, Ryan. Places where People are Digging with Big Machines are Good Places to Explore for Fossils. Since it Rained Very Hard last Night many Fossils may be Easy for us to See. Let’s Ask if we may Explore here, Ryan.

Sure, you may Explore for Fossils here, Ryan. But you and your Daddy must Stay Far, Far Away from our Really Big Machines. We are So Busy moving Dirt that we may not See you and we may Accidentally Hurt You. See here – I move this Big Machine with my Hands using these six Control Sticks, Ryan.

You’re welcome to go ahead and Climb Up and Explore my Big Machine while I stop for Lunch, Ryan.

Oh! Daddy! It’s High up here – but I’m not too Scared! Exploring is Great Fun!

Daddy, now I feel Very Small… and a little Scared of these Big Machines…

Well, my dear Ryan – you have a Big Heart and Big Ideas and your Mommy and I have always Believed that you can Do Big Things. Remember, Ryan – we build Big Machines to do Big Jobs – but We make them Work for Us… so don’t be too Scared of them. Now, let’s go somewhere Safe and Explore for Fossils!

Let’s go to that Hill way over there. It is Safe. There are no Big Machines working there Today.

O.K. Follow, me, Daddy.

Is this a good enough Place to Explore for Fossils, Daddy?

Sure, Ryan. Look down by your feet. There is a Fossil of a Shell that got Exposed by all that Rain last night. A Hard Rain will Wash Off some of the Dirt that covers Fossils.

We just found a Lovely Example of a Fossil Shell.

Look, Ryan. While we were Walking, I Found and Picked Up these small Sharks Teeth. I can see them easily because they are Black and Grey on the lighter colored Dirt. This will be a Good Place to Stop and Explore.

Daddy! I Found Something! Come Quick!

Oh! Ryan! You found a Fossil just like in the Book at the Library.

It is a Creature that Crawled on the Bottom of the Sea that used to be here a Long, Long Time Ago.

I’m Digging over here now, Daddy.

I think I Found Something Else!

Very Nice, Ryan. It is a Ammonite of some kind. Pretty!

Exploring for Fossils is Hot, Hard Work, Daddy. But it is Fun!

Look, Ryan! See what I Found here. It is a Trilobite.

It looks like I found a Whole Family of Trilobites, Ryan!

Daddy – I Found More Fossils! They look like Fish, Daddy!

Oh! Ryan! Remember at the Library, I said we might Find Fish Fossils? These are Wonderful Fossils of Fish from a Very Long Time Ago. What a Great Find!

Look what I Found in my Fossil Sifting Pan, Daddy!

I think it is one of those Am… –nites, Daddy.

Yes, Ryan. It is a Fine Example of an Ammonite. You really are a Great Explorer, Ryan. A Great Explorer is someone who not only Works Hard – like you – but is Lucky, too. Wait till Mommy hears what an Excellent Explorer you are. She will be So Proud of You.

Daddy…? The Wind Blew my Hat Off of my Head and my Fossil Sifting Pan Rolled all the way Down the Hill. I’m tired and my Eyes Hurt from the Sun and the Blowing Dirt. Can we go Home?

You look Quite Tired, Ryan. Why don’t you Nap on the way Home?

Adventuresome Dreams, little Explorer!

Note to readers: Please do not tell Ryan – but Daddy did ‘help’ with the fossils on his fossil hunting adventure. Florida does indeed have a great many fossils – just NOT the fossils pictured in this story for the sake of making the story flow well – these lovely (polished) fossils are from Morocco, North Africa
(except the first grey fossil shell and the sharks teeth).