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Steve's Travels: Amish buggy

Friday, June 9, 2023

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Staff photographer Steve Robinson and his wife do a lot of traveling and of course his camera goes with him. This is a photo of an Amish buggy in the town of Pella, Iowa. 40 miles southeast of Des Moines IA.
 
 

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Pilot for a day in a World War II DC-3

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Seattle Center and South Lake Union

Photos and text by Steven H. Robinson

Twelve Pilots for a Day, winners of an essay contest, were able to fly a Douglas DC-3/C-47 twin engine passenger/transport plane over Seattle and the San Juan Islands as part of an event by the Historic Flight Foundation.

Jeffrey Wheeler from Everett wore his grandfather’s US Army Air uniform jacket on the flight and Reen Doser from Snohomish wore her father’s wings from United Airlines where he flew DC-3s.  Her father and mother met at United, he as captain and she as a stewardess.

Fred Charles of Seattle
is back in the pilot's seat
after 65 years

Fred Charles from Seattle was a C-47 pilot during World War II in Asia and the Pacific. He was one of the first American transport pilots to land in Japan, as they delivered communication equipment to be used on board the USS Missouri during the Armistice signing.

Ursula Denison was a refugee from Eastern Europe and was flown from West Berlin to Frankfurt Germany as a girl. She related that in 1967 she was working for Johnson & Johnson making $1.10 an hour. It took her 46 years to fly in the Johnson and Johnson executive airplane.

Trenton Slocum of Edmonds in the pilot's seat

Riding in the airplane was quiet and relaxing with plush executive chairs and plenty of legroom.  The “pilots” got to see the three sports stadiums (Century Link, Safeco and Husky Stadium) from a much lower altitude than commercial airplanes can fly over the city.

The Historic Flight Foundation will be sponsoring a vintage fly-in on Saturday August 31st where you can see the DC-3 and 60 other aircraft. See Vintage Aircraft Weekend for additional details.

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Pilots for a Day get a vintage view over Seattle



Photos and text by Steven H. Robinson

On Tuesday August 27, 2013 two groups of twelve individuals were chosen from 450 applicants to become “Pilot for a Day” at the Historic Flight Foundation event at Paine Field.

The twelve were able to fly a Douglas DC-3/C-47 twin engine passenger/transport plane which flew in China over the “Hump” from India to China during World War II, then as an airliner in China until 1949. The plane was later purchased by the Johnson and Johnson Company as an executive airplane.

Pilots for a Day
From left: Kent Treadgold, Edmonds; Trenton Slocum, Edmonds;
Jeffrey Wheeler, Everett; Reen Doser, Snohomish

The participants ranged in age from 11 to 89, including two elementary students, one high school freshman, and eight adults, all from the local area except for one person who flew in from Juneau, Alaska to participate in this once in a lifetime experience.

HFF DC-3 / C-47

The “Pilots” received a briefing from John Sessions, the pilot from the Historic Flight Foundation, He presented the history of the plane and how the foundation obtained the aircraft, the weather report, and what to expect during the hour flight over the San Juan Islands and Seattle.

Co-pilot Eugene Vezzetti speaking to fliers

After the flight the “pilots” were given the opportunity to visit the Control Tower at Paine Field.

Comments from the pilots included “marvelous, amazing, very comfortable, Seattle never looked so good." Some who had previously flown on DC-3 aircraft indicated that the ride brought back many memories.


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Photo: Stormy first day of spring

Friday, March 22, 2013

Sunset on a stormy first day of spring
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Steve Robinson took this photo at sunset from Richmond Beach Park after a stormy first day of spring that included hail, sleet, snow, rain, and bright sunny skies.


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Photo: Equal time for sunrise

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Sunrise December 31, 2012
Photo by Steven H. Robinson


Photographer Steven H. Robinson says that with all the photos of sunsets, we should see the beginning of the day.

This photo, like the others, was taken on the last day of 2012.


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On the fifth day of Christmas ...

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

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Christmas Lights still glow

Thursday, December 27, 2012


Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Photo by Steven H. Robinson


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Photo: Sunset in Hawaii

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Shoreline photographer Steven H. Robinson is in Hawaii and couldn't resist sharing some photos with us. We are trying hard to be grateful. Except for the rainbow, the last photo looks a bit like home.

Kileauea glow at night
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Kona sunset surfer waiting for the wave
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Rainbow Waimea Hawaii
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

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Christmas Lights - NE 170th

Thursday, December 29, 2011

NE 170th - Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Steven H. Robinson found this display at a home in Ridgecrest at NE 170th.

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Christmas Lights - N 205th and Dayton in Hillwood

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

N 205th and Dayton. Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Steven H. Robinson took this photo of a home in the Hillwood neighborhood, around N 205th and Dayton Ave N.

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Photo: Ridgecrest Leaves

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Ridgecrest Leaves. Photo by Steven H. Robinson.

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If you were caught in I-5 traffic - here's why

Saturday, August 6, 2011

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

You do not normally have to plan for jet planes in your freeway driving, but The Blue Angels are in town for the hydro races and the I-90 bridge is closed during their practice hours.

At 11am on Thursday morning, traffic was parked on the I-5 freeway from Seattle to Northgate and from Seattle just as far south.  On Friday afternoon, Seattle traffic was backed up to 145th.

Photo by Steven H. Robinson


Here's what WSDOT has to say about their schedule:

Which roads and ramps will be closed?
Interstate 90 will be closed to all vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists, eastbound and westbound, mainline and express lanes, between Interstate 5 in Seattle to Island Crest Way on Mercer Island:

Saturday, Aug. 6:  12:45 p.m. - 2:40 p.m., (Full show)
Sunday, Aug. 7:  12:45 p.m. - 2:40 p.m., (Full show)
    The bridge highrises will still be accessible to pedestrians and cyclists. However, no one on foot or bike can travel beyond the highrises up to 30 minutes prior to posted closure times.



    I-90 east of Mercer Island will NOT be closed during the performance, although drivers should note that heavy congestion during these closures often restricts access to the exits.



    The I-90 express lanes will close at 9 a.m. on Thursday and at 10:45 a.m. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The lanes will reopen to eastbound traffic by 3:30 p.m. each day.



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    Photo: Trees

    Wednesday, March 2, 2011

    Trees.  Photo by Steven H. Robinson

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    Happy New Year from the ShorelineAreaNews

    Saturday, January 1, 2011

    Fire in the sky. Photo by Steven H. Robinson.

    Happy New Year from the Shoreline Area News.
    We look forward to a 2011 full of community events, stories, and news.
    Thanks for reading, for sharing, for contributing.

    --Diane, Evan, Sonya, and Steve

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    Christmas Lights #7

    Saturday, December 25, 2010

    Varying from our series of decorated homes, Steve took this beautiful shot of decorated boats under the moon at the Edmonds Marina.

    Photo by Steven H. Robinson

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    Christmas Lights #6

    Friday, December 24, 2010

    Photo by Steven H. Robinson

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    Christmas Lights #5

    Photo by Steven H. Robinson

    Send us a photo of your house or your favorite display.
    If you click on any photo in our News, you should be able to enlarge it a couple of times for better detail.

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    Christmas Lights #4

    Thursday, December 23, 2010

    Photo by Steven H. Robinson

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    Christmas Lights #3

    Wednesday, December 22, 2010

    Photo by Steven H. Robinson

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    Christmas Lights #1

    Sunday, December 19, 2010

    Photo by Steven H. Robinson

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