Merci, Jean-Claude Petit.

This post concerns the news I just had about the loss of a Friend, Jean-Claude Petit, a French Artist residing in Alentejo, Portugal, who I had the privilege to meet aboard «CREOULA» at the Ship's 70th Birthday Party (10th May 2007). Since then we shared our passion about «CREOULA» (and also about biplanes). His Family maintains his blogs and thus his Memory. These are some of his masterpieces.

Soube há instantes, através de um Amigo comum, do falecimento do Mestre [Jean-Claude Petit] que tive o privilégio de conhecer a bordo do «CREOULA», no dia 10 de Maio de 2007, por ocasião da Comemoração do 70.º Aniversário do Navio. A última vez que trocámos mensagens foi em 8 de Setembro de 2008 e de imediato coloquei a «Lilly la Brumeuse» no Atlântico Azul (no post Mercie, Jean-Claude Petit!), que reproduzo de novo.

O meu preferido de Jean-Claude Petit, «La Vieille Dame», que coloquei no post de 29 de Agosto de 2007, ["Vieille Dame", de Jean-Claude Petit].

Que o Jean-Claude neste momento nos esteja a acenar do Céu, com aquele sorriso magnífico com que foi fotografado a bordo do «CREOULA» e que guardamos nos nossos corações.

PROJECT BLUE - TAKE 5

Today's photo (which was kindly sent by Alexandre Correia) is Take 5 for Anna Carson's [PROJECT BLUE]. It depicts an airplane flying throughout our beautiful Portuguese Blue Sky!!!

Dedicated to SWT

(Photo of an airplane departing from Lisbon airport at sunset, downloaded from [Lisbon Airliners], one of my favourite blogs)

«I close both locks below the window. I close both blinds and turn away. Sometimes solutions aren’t so simple. Sometimes goodbye’s the only way, oh. And the sun will set for you, the sun will set for you. And the shadow of the day, will embrace the world in gray, and the sun will set for you... » Linkin Park, «Shadow of the Day», now playing at Radio Atlântico Azul!...

Lisbon airliners!!!

Beautiful!!! To take us out of here on the double!!!

(Credits: [Lisbon Airliners])