Tango, Delta Whiskey

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AVGeek, perpetual student pilot; Retired Foodservice dude; Weather junky; Dog & cat fur vacuumer

Watercolor painting of me in a straw colored hat with a red band, glasses, prominent mustache and blue suspenders on a white button-upped shirt. Enscribed "Councilman Thomas" at the bottom, and signed Mary
Text image says "With profound regret, I am announcing my resignation from my City Council Ward 3 seat, effective June 2. Medical issues facing my family are necessitating a move out-of-state, so I will no longer be able to serve."
A chicken breast sautéing in olive oil with charrie garlic and spices.
Cab is slowly lowered to the tower structure as workers position it so the connection points meet. Seeing the workers gives a good impression of what the controllers will look like at work in the finished tower.
The steps of Missouri capitol building with well over 1,000 people protesting on No Kings Day.
Graphic showing oil at $100.10 a barrel - an increase of almost 6% over yesterday.
A large black half lab-half shepherd dog is looking alert for a possible treat event happening.
Ratings report showing Kid Rock's Super Bowl Half-Time alternative show had between 4 and 6 million live viewers. Bad Bunny had 128 million.
A TWA Boeing 727 taxiing
Tuxedo Tabby cat curled into a basket on the kitchen counter. (unseen, there are cherry tomatoes in the basket). On the counter are jars of home made salsa verde, and bowls of cherry tomatoes with larger tomatoes nearby.
A large crane is seen lifting a large concrete wall panel off a truck and up to the tower, where two workers stand ready and waiting to lock it in place.
A panning view of the Missouri State Capitol steps full of loving protesters, and out into the surrounding grounds with all the signs and blow up costumes
Showing a white with blue accents Velocity aircraft, tied down on the ramp at KFTT, whose vertical stabilizers are at each end of the wings.
Marshaling an SBC2 Helldiver out of its parking spot.
Me piloting a Piper Cherokee about 3,000ft over Missouri. Thumbs up happy place!
A bunch of 9 crimson and yellow variegated zinnia flowers, shown against a sunlit green lawn, with a row of yellow flowers in the background.
Black & White long haired tuxedo cat sleeping with feet intertwined with a tabby tuxedo cat on a blue and white batique pet pillow
A small orchid plant blossom, solid to speckled purple, with white and yellow highlights. A grey and white cat is sniffing the pot in the background.
The yellow and orange petals with numerous yellow stamens surrounding a fat yellow stigma, framed by the green leaves of the tree
The group of 20+ volunteers after putting kits together.
Screen shot from @flightradar24 showing images of many airplanes flying in a long line towards Oshkosh, Wisconsin for the annual #Airventure air show - the biggest show on the planet!
A card showing council-members Derek Thomas and Dr. Treaka Young inviting our residents to come for a coffee chat.
A wall of rolls of thread, with all the shades of green going into the blacks, blues, yellows, reds and purples.
A powder blue Volkswagen Beetle from 1965
Aircraft tail of Grumman Widgeon
A very happy me with a thumbs up as I fly at 4,500 ft across mid-Missouri.
Taking the oath of office - I'm the 2nd from right
In front of a house, a political yard sign says "Your Voice On City Council" Derek Thomas, Ward 3" and "Paid For by Derek For JC3, Melba Price, Treasurer". There is a rock-lined garden space in the picture
C-47 pilots in flight point out a way-point inbound for the airport
Our black lab-shepherd mix and our brown mixed hound dog, stretched out on the wood floor, with a blue bog blanket, all but asleep.
The head of a dog, covered in brown dirt
American Goldfinches fight for a feeding position on our tube feeder, with more waiting in the trees and deck railing.
P-51 Mustang on the ramp at KJEF
Jersey Mike’s sandwich wrapper. A cat is on the chair, but just the tip of the nose, eyes and ears visible as it sniffs for anything worth getting in trouble…
Nat King Cole album cover for "Unforgettable", the 1952 album of the year. Black & white art of Nat's head and shoulders, a "bust" really, set against a blue and black backdrop showing a couple strolling through a wooded park-like setting
A Stearman aircraft roaring through a clear blue sky
A yellow T-6 Texan and a blue & yellow Stearman on the concrete airport ramp, with rose-pink sunrise colors showing on cirrus-cloudy sky
Pitts performance biplane from our 2023 Airshow, on the ramp. Livery is green with open jaws on the nose, as a Velociraptor
Insiders the cockpit, pilot pointing out a waypoint or other aircraft traffic to the copilot, through the windscreen.
Tabby and white tuxedo cat sitting inside a box.
MacBook lid showing older American AIrlines, Warbirds of America, Nomadic, Boneyard Safari and TWA 747 stickers. A Sky Daddy Sticker, SV Delos and rescue dog sticker saying "I can't do everything but I can do something"
DHC-2 Beaver in the morning sun, sitting outside its hangar.
Picture of the cloudy sky that obscured today's eclipse for us