The Eternal Flame - Keep it Burning

[jfk47]

Morning all ! Another day at work before a long weekend ! Sometimes hunting in the South zone sucks !!!

[jfk47]

Just found this on page 3 !! bump it back to the top !

[Caviebowhunter]

Good evening, everyone!

A rare short shift for me! Off in an hour!!

In other news:

I have no reservations saying that I am antsy in my pantsy for bow season to open, lol!

[ZenDada]

Wedding this weekend... bow season approaches... I am alone on Friday night and I think to myself about why I bow hunt... and about the meaning of life... and everything...

When I Hunt, I feel my Ancestors come to life in my Soul... and I strive to make Them proud...

I pray that when I die, that God will take my life suddenly... while I am bow hunting... alone... in the Hill Country... and may I die from a fatal heart attack... or from falling over a cliff... and may I be found by a mountain lion who feeds my body to her cubs... and may I nourish them... and may my bones scorch white in the Texas Sun long before men find my remains... such that only my teeth will reveal my former identity as a human being...

This evening it rains... at long last... a gentle sprinkle... it's warm and still... and the humidity feels like an old damp flannel blanket... and... just a moment ago... I went to sit outside on the porch with a glass of wine.... and my friend came to join me... he's a Gulf Coast Toad... he lives in an old piece of driftwood I use for a planter... he came out to enjoy the precipitation in the darkness... and - I imagine - to enjoy my company... and he sat next to me on a large, flat, wet rock while I sipped my wine... and I thought about the article I just read: Campfire Philosopher which is a regular column in Traditional Bowhunter Magazine... and he and I sang to each other... in his language... which I have learned from his Ancestors over the years... and then I reached down and picked him up as I sometimes do... (he has finally resigned himself to my occasional affections).... and I kissed him on the lips... and I set him back down on the wet rock.... I can still hear him now... he's calling... he yearns for a mate...

Tomorrow I travel with my sons... to see their sister get married.... and I will think of my tiny granddaughter in her belly... and I will think of The Ancestors... and The Pride... and how mysterious Life is... so ancient... yet still unborn....

May you be with Nature this hunting season and always, my Brothers!

[Tmag]

Tile is done, trim painting is doen. Staining the cabinets, laying the carpet, installing a few plumbing fixtures and we are ready to rock. Knee has been feeling a little rough today, I guess because I am weaning off the meds.

[holdem]

Up at 5 as usual this morning ready to hunt. Good read ZenDada, we are brothers with nature my friend. Coffee is good, life is good.

[bullshark]

up enjoying the brisk morning

[Tmag]

Coffee is great this morning and the sun is nice. Waiting on a bird report and some pics from WWA!

[Hill1970]

Just sitting at work wishing I was in the woods or on the lake.

[Caviebowhunter]

This night owl is up working an OT shift...definitely draggin' A**!

[Burnadell]

Nursing wife with VERY sore mouth from dental surgery. She is not in a good mood.

Well said, Zendada. Lucky toad.

[Bowchica]

bringing it to the top

[ZenDada]

Time to wake up my lazy boys and go to Dallas for my daughter's wedding. Love you all,

Julie

[rtread]

Deer season, football season, cooler weather.....life is good. Hook 'em HORNS!

[caccardo07]

Here today !!!!