Chute Out 2017 (1)

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The 4th Annual Capital of Texas Motorcycle Police Chute Out recently finished up in Buda, Texas. It’s a skills-based competition open to police motorcycle units. This year there were 160+ competitors from 13 states, from Washington D.C. to Hawaii. Even the Secret Service was represented!
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Some spectator parking.

All in a row

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His hog is better than your hog.

Grapevine hogs

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I have lots of blurry photos from the event. This is one of the better ones.

On the course

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Waiting.

Resting on the curb

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One event was the Slow Ride. The goal is to ride in a circle as slow as possible for as long as possible without jostling a cone, turning a cone over, or putting a foot on the ground. It’s a lot harder than it sounds.

Slow ride practice

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Batman!

Batman sidecar

Disputed Territory: Fiction Friday

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The Friday Fictioneer Challenge: Write a 100-word story based on the photo.

Photo copyright Shaktiki Sharma

Photo copyright Shaktiki Sharma

Disputed Territory

Cats are so transparent, the Loggerhead Shrike mused. The feline tail twirled back and forth as it was sneaking up on the grasshopper. At the bottom of the post, Cat got ready to pounce. Timing is everything, Shrike thought as it dove down, snatching up the grasshopper in its beak.

Cat jumped up, swiping its paw at the now empty post. “Hey! That’s mine!” Cat objected.

“Don’t think so.” Shrike impaled the grasshopper on a nail protruding from the porch.

Deciding it never really wanted the grasshopper anyway, Cat started licking its paws, silently making plans for revenge. Next time . . .

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To read other Friday Fictioneer stories based on this photo, select the smiley blue frog.