Day 105, "Every picture has a story"
In 2010 I decided I needed a deer stand on the Binde farm. I built it on the driveway in St. Paul and then took it apart to transport it to the farm. Dale was kind enough to help with putting it up but guess what! I put it up in late summer only to come for hunting in the fall and find it had tumbled down. I had put it too close to the soft slough and one side had given away. So it was UP again with the help of Dale and his tractor. This fall, 8 years later, it still stands and is still used. Now how many deer have I shot from the stand? NONE But it has been worth it. Several years I have sat up in it looking out over the farm land and so enjoying everything from sunrises to deer sightings to wild turkeys and more. As I have spent time up about 14 feet in the air I have also, in my mind, gone back to the days of hunting in the badlands with Dad, Ronald, John, Dave and others. Putting nice big bucks in the back of John's pickup with the antlers hanging out for all to see as we headed home after a successful hunt. Memories of Dave shooting his deer in the head and when Dad asked him why he said he did not want to spoil any meat! Dragging out deer for hours one year and then the next Ronald bringing a one wheel deer cart that he had made. Oh my that made it so so much easier. Sam, the rancher where we stayed, driving his snub nosed truck on the rugged trails of the badlands and seeing a neighbors truck almost fall many feet into a ravine as the road gave way. Oh yes the deer stand is for hunting and shooting deer but it is also for time alone, memories and more!
My teammate Mike and I proved to be a good team yesterday in our match in the 70+ league. We came away with a victory by the score of 6-0 and 6-1. It did help that our opponent was NOT very good but what the heck, take the moment and enjoy and make believe that one is very good!!! It actually did serve a purpose in that it upped my status in tennis. I have been trying to break the glass ceiling in the tennis club in terms of playing with better players. I would not say yesterday did it but it sure will not hurt! It will be a different story today as my team plays at 10:30 at home and our opponent will be very good. I have put myself on court #1 which may be the same as sacrificing myself for the good to the team. I make it sound good but really by doing that I think it gives our team a better chance to win one or two courts of the three. I would not be surprised to win 2 courts but then I will not be surprised to lose all three as well. I think that is how close it will be. Win or lose I will try my best to have fun!
I should add that Dave shed some light on the picture of yesterday. He thinks it was on Grandma and Grandp's farm and cousins helped build it. That makes sense as I do not remember much about it. Regardless the picture is a great memory.
I should add that Dave shed some light on the picture of yesterday. He thinks it was on Grandma and Grandp's farm and cousins helped build it. That makes sense as I do not remember much about it. Regardless the picture is a great memory.
With a temp of 57 cool weather continues to be in Naples. NOTHING compared to others north like Lake Park -34, St. Paul -26, Jamestown -30, Madison -24, Cayuga -31 and the list goes on and on. When cold temps set in like that I often think of doing the paper route at 4 in the morning with temps at -??. No fun but then it makes memories, right?
Up this morning again about 4:15 so of course the FP is gone, breakfast is way past so time to maybe get some work done.
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