It's just an object. It doesn't mean what you think.

River ,'Objects In Space'


The Great Write Way, Chapter Two: Twice upon a time...  

A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.


Connie Neil - Apr 04, 2005 10:10:43 am PDT #1032 of 10001
brillig

[link] Picture 1

Uncle Bobby and Grandma out at the turkey shoot. Hence the bottle of Wild Turkey in Uncle's hand. I begged to go with them, but Daddy always said no. Mom finally said, "He won't learn until he sees it."

The next year, Daddy told Grandma and Uncle Bobby we'd be going with them. They talked about it for weeks, and I didn't sleep the night before we went.

I watched the sky for the turkeys while Uncle got his shotgun ready. Grandma was chatting with her buddies. Daddy nudged me and pointed at some crates on a truck.

"What's that?"

"The turkeys."

Before I could ask, the crates were ripped open, the turkeys dumped out, and as they flapped in confusion on the ground, they were kicked until they clumsily took to the air. Uncle Bobby laughed and raised his shotgun.

I hid in the back of the car, crying, and Daddy silently drove us home.


deborah grabien - Apr 04, 2005 10:18:13 am PDT #1033 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

connie, wow. But - can turkeys fly? I thought they were essentially flightless birds? (confused)


Betsy HP - Apr 04, 2005 10:18:43 am PDT #1034 of 10001
If I only had a brain...

Real wild turkeys fly quite nicely.


sumi - Apr 04, 2005 10:37:58 am PDT #1035 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!

A bad picture of some turkeys flying.


sumi - Apr 04, 2005 10:40:29 am PDT #1036 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!

and another.


deborah grabien - Apr 04, 2005 10:50:54 am PDT #1037 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

Eeeee! That is so. damned. cool.

Also double points for connie, then - accuracy and imagery together.


Connie Neil - Apr 04, 2005 10:55:13 am PDT #1038 of 10001
brillig

I grew up in the borderlands of the Applachian Mountains. I am familiar with stupid lazy hunters and some game birds.


sumi - Apr 04, 2005 10:56:08 am PDT #1039 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!

I hear that wild turkeys are making a big comeback population-wise.


deborah grabien - Apr 04, 2005 11:00:57 am PDT #1040 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

(fascinated with new information) It's hard to tell from those pictures - do they get very high? As in, becoming those dots wheeling off in the distance? The ones in the pictures look as if they keep fairly low, rather than doing the kind of soaring a lighter bird might do.


Connie Neil - Apr 04, 2005 11:02:03 am PDT #1041 of 10001
brillig

I think they're low fliers, preferring to go from cover to cover. They like woody areas.