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.
The Wrights made continuous careful study of birds in flight. The Wrights hadn't invented anything new which other men didn't also have. The Wrights didn't invent the wind tunnel and an engine wasn't necessary for a glider. What the Wrights did was to study the birds in flight like none other before them.
American Kestrel. Those things are a hoot. They like sitting on fenceposts while waiting for lunch to pop up.
One day while I was riding fence at the ranch I approached a Kestrel and as I got too close for his comfort he took off and flew to another post about 75 feet away. I proceeded down the line and as I did he repeated the act again.
We must have played that game for a quarter of a mile, until he got tired of me. Then he flew around and perched near the first post I'd seen him on to begin with. I enjoyed visiting with him. I'm not sure he felt the same.
The Wrights made continuous careful study of birds in flight. The Wrights hadn't invented anything new which other men didn't also have. The Wrights didn't invent the wind tunnel and an engine wasn't necessary for a glider. What the Wrights did was to study the birds in flight like none other before them.
ReplyDeleteAmerican Kestrel. Those things are a hoot. They like sitting on fenceposts while waiting for lunch to pop up.
ReplyDeleteOne day while I was riding fence at the ranch I approached a Kestrel and as I got too close for his comfort he took off and flew to another post about 75 feet away. I proceeded down the line and as I did he repeated the act again.
We must have played that game for a quarter of a mile, until he got tired of me. Then he flew around and perched near the first post I'd seen him on to begin with.
I enjoyed visiting with him. I'm not sure he felt the same.
Quite a few around here. Very fun to watch, nearly impossible to get a picture of.
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