Flying Sorcery

Sight and Sound

My dad was in the Air force and was always fascinated with planes. When I was a child whenever a small plane would fly over our house he and our dog Sonja would go running outside to look up in the sky at it. Sonja would bark furiously and for a few moments my dad was up in the air with that plane as it flew overhead.

Not far from our house now is a private airport called "Leisureland Airpark." This is the sign at the gate. From my dad I developed a fondness for small planes and every so often we get to see them flying in or out of the airpark. Sometimes I will run outside to see them when the fly overhead.

This song is about an English aviatrix named Amy Johnson (1903-1941) and if you can see the video in the first link it is put together so thoughtfully with the lyrics in mind.

From Al Stewart's "Year of the Cat" album (1976): Flying Sorcery

or here: Flying Sorcery

Wikipedia: Amy Johnson