And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
I was driving down the Coos River Highway a few months ago and saw a heron taking off. It was flying very fast, very low, occasionally a wingtip touching the water. I assume birds get more lift in ground effect just like airplanes do.
I paced it for 3-4 miles at a steady 38 mph per GPS.
I have watched them (albatross) do that many times. I think they do so because they can. Magnificent fliers.
ReplyDeleteIt's like Jimmy Durante dressed up as a bald eagle
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ReplyDeleteI was driving down the Coos River Highway a few months ago and saw a heron taking off. It was flying very fast, very low, occasionally a wingtip touching the water. I assume birds get more lift in ground effect just like airplanes do.
ReplyDeleteI paced it for 3-4 miles at a steady 38 mph per GPS.