Astronaut Alan Bean once said that "Earth is the Garden of Eden, and we are still in it." We are mostly so close and busy as to not appreciate the dynamic and living world we inhabit. Here, the images show beautiful days of crisp, clean air and other days of dust or pollution one can smell and taste.
Sprinkled among the scenes of sky and earth are a few images any pilot who has flown the line will recognize, with a knowing smile.