{"id":1305,"date":"2015-11-08T14:43:52","date_gmt":"2015-11-09T00:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flytippings.com.php53-12.ord1-1.websitetestlink.com\/?p=1305"},"modified":"2015-11-09T09:38:23","modified_gmt":"2015-11-09T19:08:23","slug":"land-of-oz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/?p=1305","title":{"rendered":"A Glimpse of Oz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the classic 1939 movie &#8220;The Wizard of Oz&#8221;, there is that moment when the characters first spy their destination, the glittering city of Oz. \u00a0 I always used to think of that image when I went to Denver. \u00a0 I would drive along the freeway (motorway) through a little valley and when the road turned you could behold the tall towers off in the distance. \u00a0 Now Denver has spread out, and, as you turn the corner, you are already in the city, so it&#8217;s nothing special. \u00a0 But&#8212; here in town I still get the same sort of feeling when I behold the Air Force Academy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com.php53-12.ord1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/afa5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1306\" src=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com.php53-12.ord1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/afa5-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"KODAK Digital Still Camera\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/afa5-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/afa5.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Miss P and I were out for a walk this afternoon. \u00a0 And we could see off in the distance, almost on the mountain, the Oz-like apparition of the academy. \u00a0 (Well, \u00a0Miss P could have seen it if she wasn&#8217;t so busy sniffing).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com.php53-12.ord1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/afa6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1307\" src=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com.php53-12.ord1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/afa6-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"KODAK Digital Still Camera\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/afa6-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/afa6-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/afa6.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The icon landmark at the academy is the chapel. \u00a0 It&#8217;s shaped like a row of arrowheads, and I forget what the symbolism is supposed to mean. \u00a0 \u00a0(It&#8217;s either war or peace, not that this is immediately obvious).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com.php53-12.ord1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/afa7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1308\" src=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com.php53-12.ord1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/afa7-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"KODAK Digital Still Camera\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/afa7-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/afa7-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/afa7.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The main area inside is for Protestant services. \u00a0 Underneath this is the Catholic chapel, the Jewish temple, and the Muslim mosque. \u00a0 \u00a0The circle for Pagans is outdoors in a different section of the campus.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com.php53-12.ord1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/afa8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1309\" src=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com.php53-12.ord1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/afa8-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"KODAK Digital Still Camera\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/afa8-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/afa8-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flytippings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/afa8.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stained glass makes it look religious, and the clear glass lets one see the mountains.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flytippings.com.php53-12.ord1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/afa9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1310\" 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