{"id":10471,"date":"2026-10-22T21:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T04:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/?p=10471"},"modified":"2026-10-22T21:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T04:22:09","slug":"the-return-of-blue-thunder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/2026\/10\/22\/the-return-of-blue-thunder\/","title":{"rendered":"The Return of Blue Thunder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Much as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/2022\/10\/15\/wings-over-g-man\/\">we did in 2022<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/2024\/10\/25\/thunder-the-deep-blue-sea\/\">then again in &#8217;24<\/a>, Henry &amp; I delighted in witnessing the Blue Angels streaking over San Francisco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/pCosLrmYiYXEqQFa7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"778\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Blue1-1024x778.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10472\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Blue1-1024x778.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Blue1-300x228.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Blue1-768x584.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Blue1-1200x912.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Blue1.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, acting on a hot tip from Hen&#8217;s fellow plane-nerd friend Grace, we headed up (and up, and up) to SF&#8217;s Norwegian Seamen\u2019s Church. We met up with Grace and enjoyed a unique Alcatraz&#8217;s-eye view of the festivities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/pCosLrmYiYXEqQFa7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Blue2-1024x664.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10473\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Blue2-1024x664.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Blue2-300x195.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Blue2-768x498.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Blue2-1200x778.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Blue2.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I (very slightly grudgingly) surrendered my big lens to Henry, but I too was able to get some fun shots with the shorter one. <a href=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/pCosLrmYiYXEqQFa7\">Check out the gallery<\/a> we made together!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/pCosLrmYiYXEqQFa7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Blue3-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10474\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Blue3-1024x819.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Blue3-300x240.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Blue3-768x614.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Blue3-1200x960.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Blue3.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Afterwards we walked even more, making our way to North Beach to meet up with our visiting friend Matt, his son, and some restorative cannolis. <a href=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/o6JytzeSg7PRMPAj8\">Check out some additional pics<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/o6JytzeSg7PRMPAj8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HenPark-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10475\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HenPark-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HenPark-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HenPark-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HenPark-1200x900.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HenPark.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Much as we did in 2022 and then again in &#8217;24, Henry &amp; I delighted in witnessing the Blue Angels streaking over San Francisco. 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