When he walked down the ramp in San Francisco International, he was buoyant and confident, and he knew his decision to come west had been a wise one. Scenes need to be linked by transitions. The purpose is to carry the story's reader smoothly from one scene to another. A good transition carries your reader across a change of time, emotion, mood or location. Try to use a transition that shows some emotion.
Transitions are difficult to many beginning writers.
They are often the first marker on the path that leads to publication. Read and look for transitions. Study the writers you admire to see how they have seamlessly woven scenes together. Note the way they span passages of time, place, emotion, and mood between scenes. The following examples are scene openings.