17/06/2026
I made this planter after I went flying for the first time in a while. I'm always itching to be back up there.
Pic is of me with my family friend, Woodsie, in the Stearman that my parents had for 40 odd years. The Stearman is a decommissioned WW2 biplane that my dad first purchased in the Philippines, then shipped to Hawai'i and 12 years later, deconstructed again to ship to New Zealand. He also restored it to the original colors. The plane was my father's wedding gift to my mom and they often flew it together, doing many loop-de-loops. It's now owned by a syndicate and lives at