Where's the BIG GUN?

With all the rain wind and cold temperatures we have been on the inside looking out for the last few days.  Depending on where we set we can see East, West and South.  The East view being our number one pick.  In between the rain we can watch the chickens across Clara Creek, even wild turkey and deer at times.  You know we are much in tune to the deer and turkey when we can tell they are acting strange.  Today Dick said there's a few turkey in the back field.  Then he takes off like a streak to the bedroom for his rifle yelling all the way, "I BET THE COYOTES ARE UP THERE"!  What a guy, he can lock and load that rifle while turning corners and opening doors,  out to the back deck and uses his favorite post to steady the rifle.  Sure enough out comes a coyote from the woods.  Three shots, that gets me up from quilting, he usually fires one shot which means he hit it or it got back in the woods.  So why 3 shots I'm thinking.  Well he had the 17 that is light on wham, the coyote wasn't paying attention to it until the 3rd shot that hit him in the rear.  I had to ask where is the "big gun"?  In the gun case up in the loft.  Now we have my 38 Special in the stand by our bed, a shotgun and the 17 behind our bedroom door, why is the "big gun" not in the bedroom?  It is now, we need to be prepared with the shotgun if a bear or two come wandering through (gives them a good scare), the 17 for skunk or opossum and the "big gun" for coyotes.  My 38 is for me to decide what to use it on ;)  I take it on woods and road walks plus it's my security blanket when home alone.  Just makes my life much more enjoyable.  I know it's not for everyone but I was brought up with guns and hunting.

It was pancake  night.  In between the rain storms Dick picked a quart of blueberries from our bushes.  His favorite meal is blueberry or corn pancakes no matter what time of day.  Works for me, 30 minutes from start to table, 15 to eat and 15 for cleanup. Tonight we had side pork that I bought at the Giant in Cuba.  I fry it with just a little butter, salt and pepper until crisp.  A couple fresh eggs from the hens and that was supper.

Buttermilk pancakes

With fresh blueberries.

Fresh cut side pork.

The "big guy" will clean the plate!

We can grumble about the rain but one thing is for sure it has given us beautiful greens of all tones through the summer.  Normally parts of our lawn go dormant and turn crispy brown.  Not so, it still is a lush soft green carpet of depth.  A little too deep but it is beautiful.  From the rolling hills, fields and lawns it is a beautiful view.  The other day on a ride around the Clara back roads it was amazing to see how the trees and bushes have grown over the roads.  It looked like we were driving down a narrow green tunnel, no houses, camps, telephone poles, just a dirt road with all it's green surroundings.  Peace and quiet, nothing more relaxing for an afternoon ride.  A 40 minute ride and never saw another car, that was a good back road ride!