© 2012 Michael Fiveson
A spring time slice of the South Platte river serves as a bird launch as evidenced by the bird on the upper right of this frame that has been launched from the bank.
Mike's Look at Life
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© 2012 Michael Fiveson
A spring time slice of the South Platte river serves as a bird launch as evidenced by the bird on the upper right of this frame that has been launched from the bank.
Mike's Look at Life 
Have to laugh. When I look at photo enlarged it does look like the bird was shot out of a cannon.
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A little known fact that the military has a secret bird launch program located in an obscure section of Northern Colorado on some muddy bank, hidden by trees. These birds are equipped with tiny cameras and are named voyeur1, 2, 3, etc. Close your curtains at night Angeline.
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They don’t get as far as England do they? We live facing the sea!
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Only the military knows and they ain’t talking.
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The Platte always makes me think of the saying: “too thick to drink, too thin to plow” (not to be confused with ‘Can’t dance and it’s too wet to plow’) 😉
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I actually have never heard of either saying, but they work for me.
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Apparently I’ve been hanging around with too many old-time codgers. The first phrase was coined by pioneers coming across in the wagon trains because the Platte was so shallow and spread out. The second one, I believe, was part of the lyrics to an old song and my old brain kept coming up with it instead of the one (the first one) I was trying to recall.
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I think language is fascinating and there is much to be gleaned from old phrases. The Platte is shallow and spread out. You remember the series Centennial? That was filmed not far from here. Clay Basket was one of the characters….
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It’s been so long since I watched Centennial that I only vaguely remember any of it. (Except that it was long.) But I agree… I love language and especially old-time sayings. Seemed like those were always so pithy.
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Boy! That looks like a fun place for a romp! Is that where the Sandhills come every year?
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I don’t think so. At least not at this part of the river….
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Are you sure that bird launched itself? Or is someone sitting in the bushes with a very big elastic band?!!
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I am sure it must be a rubber band! Why didn’t I think of that?
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Probably because ‘Junior’ I’m older and more experienced! (teee-heee)
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Fly here for lunch Jude.
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