The painting on this feather is of Otto
Lilienthal preparing for a small ornithopter flight on August 16, 1894. He was
a ground-breaking German aviator ((Berlin’s busiest airport bears his name) and the
first person to make repeated successful gliding flights (he was an inspiration
to the Wright brothers). Because he was
gliding, he had to find (and build) high jumping-off places. I find myself
at the edge of my own metaphorical cliff (well, perhaps more like a hill with a tower
I’ve built—like the sorts of things Lilienthal constructed). The move is here.
I load the U-Haul tomorrow and drive the day after. Not completely sure where all
of this is going to land me. I’ve got a good glider and I can steer. But a lot depends
on the wind and how well I ride it. I haven’t made this jump before.
Length of Feather: 9”
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