Picture of the Day - 22 April 2009

There are two pictures in today's installment. Both were taken just a few minutes ago. The second is a close-up of the area circled in red in the first picture.

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I know a picture is supposed to be worth a thousand words, but right now the only one that springs to mind is "poignant". Actually, "oops" would be appropriate, too. So would "Just call me Charlie Brown." Not to mention "Damn, I didn't know it would fly that high." And, of course, "I guess I owe my son a new airplane now."

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