When a burst of cilantro seeded itself into our stone raised bed, we knew The Random Garden had struck again. And I used a handful to make my Best Ever Mac & Cheese! Link here: brokenazulejos.com/random-cilan... #macandcheese #brokenazulejos #cilantro #coentros #garden

For a timeline cleanse, here’s a shot of a whale tail today in the ocean off of Provincetown. That green tint in the water is caused by phytoplankton, tiny microscopic plants with chlorophyll that reflect green light onto the whale’s white underside. I hope you are having a great day!

Our very best to hosts Rob Mark, MRAeS and Max Trescott who produce the NTSB News Talk podcast on avbrief.com each week shortlisted for the The Aerospace Media Awards & The Defence Media Awards to be awarded at Farnborough this summer. www.aerospacemediadinner.com podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

Ella Pilcher, British pioneer #aviator & 1st woman to fly in a glider in UK. Co-created & flew in gliders designed by younger brother, aeronautical #engineer Percy Pilcher in 1890s. 1899 she was made an honorary member of @aerosociety.bsky.social d. #OTD 19 May 1939 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_Pi...

You shall not pass! 🤣 #birds

Missing you every day, sweet Eddy, though it’s been two years now. 💔🐾

Donnie Dania took this brilliant photo in 2025. Talk about being in the right place at the right time. Goodnight

I'm agnostic but I hope that when I die I am reunited with every dog I've ever had the joy of having

Spring time in southern Germany comes just a week or two later than it does at our current base at 40 degrees N latitude in the U.S. So normally, the week of AERO Friedrichshafen trends cool, and often rainy. Not so this year. The wx and the outlook: CAVU? julietbravofoxmedia.com/2026/05/an-a...

This is not okay! Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced today that he’s commuting the sentence of Tina Peters a former county clerk and 2020 election denier who received nine years for tampering with election equipment

Stephen Colbert and David Letterman throwing things off the Ed Sullivan Theater. Colbert: “Anything you’d like to say, Dave?” Letterman: “In the words of the great Edward R. Murrow to CBS: ‘Good night and good luck, motherfuckers.’”

LPM PHOTO OF THE DAY Take Part: https://landscapephotographymagazine.com/ulp Yankee Boy Basin, San Juan Mountains, Colorado, USA by Candace Dyar

I’ve been a member for 38 years, was on the Pubs staff for 7.5 & have contributed in various ways to AOPA over nearly four decades, including recent features for AOPA Pilot. But as part of AvBrief.com, I played by the rules—set by the AOPA board to control the narrative. avbrief.com/not-with-a-b...

"The seats were not filled—but about 300 chairs were—at the annual membership meeting of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association ..." by @julietbravofoxmedia.com avbrief.com/not-with-a-b... #AvBrief #aviation #news #aircraft #AOPA #USA

Well, it wasn’t on my dance card, to begin with, but circumstances dictated that I head down to Florida for the first time in a couple of years to attend the Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo this year. #avgeeks #aviation julietbravofoxmedia.com/2026/05/wasn...

We made a visit to La Rochelle on the western coast of France to see the Elixir+ come to life. Here’s our news from AERO with the flight report to come… #aviation #avgeeks #avbrief avbrief.com/elixir-revea...

On a chilly December weekend last year Pilots To The Rescue launched one of its many missions of 2025 in a Daher Kodiak 100 rescuing 55 cats & 1 dog from tenuous lives in FL to a chance at home in the NE. Capturing the story for AOPA Pilot was a highlight of the year. aopa.org/news-and-med...

Someone out there decided it would be a good idea to put a German Shepherd in charge of babysitting a bunch of Doberman puppies and they were 100% correct

These baby Eastern blue #birds fledged today. I will miss them but I expect the tree swallows trolling their house for weeks will move in quickly

~°♡🤎🌿 💖🦉🦉💖 🌿🤎♡•~

Great news from our friends at Sonex! They have a new owner which has stepped in to restart operations and fund development on the High Wing. Mark Schaible stays on as lead developer. #aviation #avgeeks avbrief.com/new-owner-re...

" #Tecnam made a splash this year at Aero, with a full display of its lineup in hall A4." by @julietbravofoxmedia.com avbrief.com/tecnam-talli... #AvBrief #aviation #news #aircraft

Boa Dia de Liberdade! We celebrate the 25 de Abril with our Portuguese friends and know that peaceful revolution and change is possible.

"Kaelin Aero has sprung from its roots as a manufacturer of high-end aircraft components and supplier to major OEMs to presenting its own clean sheet design, the B100C two-seat airplane." from @julietbravofoxmedia.com avbrief.com/aero-2026-ka... #AvBrief #aviation #news #aircraft

Baby Rafa Nadal playing tennis is a sight to see. Hitting the ball so well at only 3 years old. I hear it runs in the family 🇪🇸🥹 (via Línea Caliente Noticias)

More news and new aircraft from the first day of AERO 2026: 💥AURA AERO shows off interior options for its ERA 💥Elixir+ two-seat trainer adds improvements 💥Daher celebrates 1,300 TBMs and nearly 30 Kodiak 900s 💥Garmin introduces Cirrus Perspective+ aftermarket updates #AEROFriedrichshafen #AERO26

Media Day at AERO in Friedrichshafen gave us previews of several key aircraft and innovation debuts at the show. #aviation #avgeeks

Jessy Blackburn aviation pioneer 1 of 1st women to fly in British monoplane. Founded Blackburn Aircraft w' husband using her inheritance. Key in sales & marketing, hosted RAF officials politicians media & aviators in Leeds home. Flew in 1922/28 King's Cup Air Races b. #OTD 20 Apr 1894 bit.ly/3fEqXYq

Watching arrivals into AERO 26 while our friends wait for their Zeppelin flight. #AERO26 #avgeeks #aviation #friedrichshafen

Wife of LA Clippers owner and billionaire Steve Ballmer steps in to save NPR with $80M

"My son always texts to say he's on his way home. So I open the door, letting his 17 year old cat, and 16 year old doggo know that he's on his way. This is them waiting for him. Though it was adorable, and wanted to share." ❤️ Original post

Sea of tails… #aviation #avgeeks

Day two of a whirlwind trip to SUN 'n FUN Aerospace Expo brought me to #Bristell and the B23, with its current power supplied by Rotax, and its future belonging to #H55 and #Safran. avbrief.com/bristell-b23...

In case you missed it: first-person video footage of the U.S. Navy Divers Medical Team opening the hatch and entering inside the Orion Integrity capsule to meet the Artemis II heros U.S. Navy Courtesy Asset/ Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group One www.dvidshub.net/video/100269... #Artemis 🧪🔭

After the day we’ve had on Bluesky, we all need this. #Cats 🐈‍⬛

Release the Epstein Files

Good night, Bluesky. 🌚✨

From a long but very worth it to read article

I unintentionally bit my toast into #Minnesota. The butter is the Minneapple.

"MagniX revealed its latest model, the magniAIR electric motor for general aviation aircraft, at Sun ‘n Fun." by @julietbravofoxmedia.com avbrief.com/magnix-targe... #AvBrief #aviation #news #aircraft

"The Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida, made for a fitting place for the latest update from #Daher on its plans to add to that state’s aerospace production capacity." by @julietbravofoxmedia.com avbrief.com/daher-hiring... #AvBrief #aviation #news #aircraft

Opening the show at Sun n Fun Aerospace Expo ‘26 with CEO Gene Conrad… that is a shirt to represent the red white & blue! #aviation #avgeeks

CHRISTINA KOCH GREETING HER DOG AFTER RETURNING FROM THE MOON IM GONNA CRYYY 😭😭😭

From the depths of my Hungarian Vizslas’ hearts… we feel a tide turning in their ancestral homeland… which I now hope to visit. 🐾

HELL YEAH

My kid doesn't turn 18 until the end of the month, does this mean I can make the plane by myself?

"Auro Aero, based in Toulouse, France, announced today it has closed on a critical 50 million euro ($58.5 million) of equity funding" from @julietbravofoxmedia.com avbrief.com/aura-aero-cl... #AvBrief #aviation #news #aircraft #AuroAero

The Artemis II mission reminds me of these 1960s photos of NASA astronauts training in Iceland because they felt the terrain would be similar to what they'd encounter on the moon. The outfits are so great, even some 60 years later.

Look at all that DEI sending astronauts around the moon.

The International Confederation of Midwives and the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics have issued a statement that comprehensive abortion care is an essential health service for the realisation of human rights and individual and community health.