North by Northwest to Galesburg

North by Northwest, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and scored thrillingly by Bernard Herrmann, came to mind this past week when I drove with my sister from Atlanta to Galesburg IL to visit my mom's cousin Pat. It wasn't just that we drove north-by-northwest; the vast blue sky and level landscape reflected the movie's iconic cornfield scene. 

The selfie was shot in the parking lot of a hotel near a small airport outside of St. Louis. That's the same airplane that swooped down on Cary Grant, courtesy Paint 3D.

North by Northwest shows up in another blogpost about my virtual bike ride to Mt. Rushmore.

See video clips of the visit that I put together for Mom to see.