Our version of retirement: Living a childhood dream
- Thread starter Gary O'
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She makes it easy.
Another fall sun
The chippies seem to have a penchant for art, whether they know it or not
Birth of an alien?
Floral pattern of a half eaten cone
photomania gives it a nice touch
the other side
Our Lady of the Forest Floor is doing her job
My lady is doing well
IKE
Well-known Member
- Location
- Oklahoma....U.S.A.
Gary I wish mama all the best and I'm sure the hernia mesh repair surgery will go just fine and I'm certainly not trying to alarm you two but I recall not all that long ago that the FDA had a big recall on the meshes.
From what little I've read the mesh can sometimes be problematic but I have no idea of what the alternative to the mesh is......it might not hurt to look into things if you haven't already.
https://www.myinjuryattorney.com/hernia-mesh-lawsuits/recalls/
https://www.fda.gov/medicaldevices/...dprosthetics/herniasurgicalmesh/ucm317444.htm
Thanks, pard
Yeah, we've read up
I, personally, wouldn't immediately go the mesh route, but she doesn't want to fiddle around
It's a hope the mesh mess has been resolved.
One would think, once the issues have been exposed and all are aware, faulty meshes are a thing of the past...
Been awhile since I posted here
Nuthin’ much has changed
The black bear was offed today
He got in one too many garbage cans
In other news, we took care of another woodrat
‘Twas a long ride down the path
He didn’t seem to enjoy it much
Cracked the cage open about an inch and he was gone
Doing the drying of laundry inside these days, as ol’ sol is gettin’ rather stingy with the warm rays
Days are getting shorter, movies are getting longer
Beddy bye comes earlier
Making pic frames to occupy my time ‘tween chores
Our youngest granddaughter visited
Didn’t seem all that impressed
Maybe it was the bursting bloomers
Walked the meadow
Looking for tracks
Found a critter hole about the size a badger would make
My lady w/be getting EKGs in a couple days, before her surgery
Other than snow blower territory wars commencing early, we’re doin’ good
Keep a fire
Nuthin’ much has changed
The black bear was offed today
He got in one too many garbage cans
In other news, we took care of another woodrat
‘Twas a long ride down the path
He didn’t seem to enjoy it much
Cracked the cage open about an inch and he was gone
Doing the drying of laundry inside these days, as ol’ sol is gettin’ rather stingy with the warm rays
Days are getting shorter, movies are getting longer
Beddy bye comes earlier
Making pic frames to occupy my time ‘tween chores
Our youngest granddaughter visited
Didn’t seem all that impressed
Maybe it was the bursting bloomers
Walked the meadow
Looking for tracks
Found a critter hole about the size a badger would make
My lady w/be getting EKGs in a couple days, before her surgery
Other than snow blower territory wars commencing early, we’re doin’ good
Keep a fire
IKE
Well-known Member
- Location
- Oklahoma....U.S.A.
Gary I've eaten and enjoyed deer, caribou and moose but I've often wondered how bear meat would taste.....how is it ?
Dunno
Never tasted it
The bear was put down about a mile away from us
A hunter family (with kids) got a bit edgy after Mr Bear’s constant twice daily visits
One guy had an unspent bear tag
It’s no longer unspent
350 lbs
That’s a lota bear
He talked about bear meat
Liked it
But only as thuringer or jerked meat (a bit of a copout)
I’ve run into both sides
Some hate it
Some love it
I have been dining on elk meat of late
Now THAT’S good stuff
Very little fat
Yet sooooo tender
Thanks, SB
She got her blood work done along with her EKG, yesterday
Operation is set for Nov 28
Other than that, there's a bit of a conflict brewing in our area
lotsa threats
it's not unusual
still
unsettling
Tommy
Senior Member
- Location
- New Hampshire
A few years back, a co-worker in Maine took a small bear, about 175 pounds. He gave us a nice steak, which my wife cut up into bite sized cubes and braised. It was absolutely delicious!! Like all game, I suspect it depends a lot on the age and health of the animal, and on how well it's handled between harvest and the dinner table.
Gary, hope all goes well with your lady's surgery. I had a small hernia taken care of using the mesh about 25 years ago, followed the surgeon's instructions during recovery, and haven't has any problems since. Keep us posted.
Yeah, I’ve been curious, as the reviews in conversation around me have been mixed.
Available bear meat is not that common in these parts.
I best get on with tasting some, come next opportunity.
Thanks for the well wishes, Tommy
I’ll keep y’all in tune
RadishRose
SF VIP
- Location
- Connecticut, USA
Your grandaughter is mesmerizing!
Thank you, RR
Yeah, she's one that I'd encourage to get some photo shoots going, before she gets too old and becomes aware.
Thanks, SB
My favorite codger here said it pretty good 'Yer lookin' at God's Screensaver'
Foggy morning a few miles east, on the marsh, hiding the tiny mountain from our cabin.
And coldish.
In the single digits.
Opened the stove, got warm.
Wrote a bit on the site.
Dined on a bowl of piping hot oatmeal and whole grain toast.
Coffee was gooooood.
But not good enough to keep me from goin’ back to the sack.
Sleep.
Sweet, warm, snuggle in the covers with my lady, sleep, beckons.
Morning chores can wait.
First things first
The fire will need to keep itself.
And coldish.
In the single digits.
Opened the stove, got warm.
Wrote a bit on the site.
Dined on a bowl of piping hot oatmeal and whole grain toast.
Coffee was gooooood.
But not good enough to keep me from goin’ back to the sack.
Sleep.
Sweet, warm, snuggle in the covers with my lady, sleep, beckons.
Morning chores can wait.
First things first
The fire will need to keep itself.
Meanderer
Supreme Member
Those Winter Sundays
BY ROBERT HAYDEN
Sundays too my father got up early
and put his clothes on in the blueblack cold,
then with cracked hands that ached
from labor in the weekday weather made
banked fires blaze. No one ever thanked him.
I’d wake and hear the cold splintering, breaking.
When the rooms were warm, he’d call,
and slowly I would rise and dress,
fearing the chronic angers of that house,
Speaking indifferently to him,
who had driven out the cold
and polished my good shoes as well.
What did I know, what did I know
of love’s austere and lonely offices?
BY ROBERT HAYDEN
Sundays too my father got up early
and put his clothes on in the blueblack cold,
then with cracked hands that ached
from labor in the weekday weather made
banked fires blaze. No one ever thanked him.
I’d wake and hear the cold splintering, breaking.
When the rooms were warm, he’d call,
and slowly I would rise and dress,
fearing the chronic angers of that house,
Speaking indifferently to him,
who had driven out the cold
and polished my good shoes as well.
What did I know, what did I know
of love’s austere and lonely offices?
Scott, our closest neighbor, went elk hunting a month or so ago, somewhere in Wyoming.
His butchered meat arrived a week or so ago.
Gave me a frantic call.
The meat in his freezer was thawing.
Went over, took half the meat out of the maxed out freezer, created air layers ‘tween the packages, permitting the freezer to do its thing.
He gave us more than enough to fill our tiny freezer, and we gifted other folks about a mile down the path, with the rest.
We’ve been having elk steak.
Gotta be grain fed.
Way tender.
Anyway, he dropped it 240 yds out, one shot, thru the heart.
Calling him ‘One Shot Scott’
I'm gonna print out the pic, and frame it up for his cabin in 8 x 10, with ripped pine limbs
like this
He'll like that
He's prolly the best neighbor
stays to hisself
we stay to ours
A quarter mile away is a bit close, but we both know how to make that work
His butchered meat arrived a week or so ago.
Gave me a frantic call.
The meat in his freezer was thawing.
Went over, took half the meat out of the maxed out freezer, created air layers ‘tween the packages, permitting the freezer to do its thing.
He gave us more than enough to fill our tiny freezer, and we gifted other folks about a mile down the path, with the rest.
We’ve been having elk steak.
Gotta be grain fed.
Way tender.
Anyway, he dropped it 240 yds out, one shot, thru the heart.
Calling him ‘One Shot Scott’
I'm gonna print out the pic, and frame it up for his cabin in 8 x 10, with ripped pine limbs
like this
He'll like that
He's prolly the best neighbor
stays to hisself
we stay to ours
A quarter mile away is a bit close, but we both know how to make that work
IKE
Well-known Member
- Location
- Oklahoma....U.S.A.
I agree Gary elk is good stuff !!.......I had a fella give me my first antelope meat to try a few weeks back and while alright to me it doesn't hold a candle to elk, moose or even whitetail for that matter.
Good lookin' knife you have there also.....if I'm not mistaken it's a Gerber 'Gator', correct ?
Good lookin' knife you have there also.....if I'm not mistaken it's a Gerber 'Gator', correct ?
We are one on this.
Antelope, to me, seems more in the goat family,
Gotta know what yer doing when preparing.
Now, elk..heh, even I can grill up a good steak, and this one seems more tender than any elk I’ve ever had.
Gotta been ranch fed.
My neighbor’s wealthy friend invited him, all-expense paid, and it was spendy.
I’ve seen some of that action, from afar, while tracking.
Helicopters herding them back to a closer area near their hunting camp, of which is a comfy horseback ride from the ranch.
Away from my days long tracking effort, of course.
Yes, you nailed it.
Fell in love with it a few years back.
Great skinning blade, and the shape of the handle, bolster and lack of thumb rise really fit my hand well.
The gritty surface of the handle keeps it in my hand while skinning and removing gut areas (when blood is dripping off my elbow), and permits me to finagle different grips without slippage.
The blade length and heft is ideal, not too big, not too small.
It’s the only one I use these days, even when dining.
I don’t carry, but it’s never too far from me.
I used to have a mess of knives.
Was a boyhood fetish I never fully grew out of.
Now? Too many is a bother.
I have two others (Kershaw), not sure why…like to spend money, I guess.
My gator is the only one I hand sharpen, of which is just a few swipes after every usage to keep tuned.
Any others get the electric sharpener.
good eye, pard
Great picture& frame!
Oh, I do like that silhouette
very much
I may have to get it...give it to Scott
7am
Sipping java, fiddling around on the PC
Look out the window
Huh, looks to be a wolf
At the east end of our place
AAAAAAA…FREAKING WOLF!!!!
Grab the phone
Out the cabin door, shorts, boots, phone
No time to forage for the Nikon
Wolves don’t generally dawdle around here, unless they’re onto a good ground squirrel hole.
Took several horrible pics
I really should have the Nikon nearer at hand
Sipping java, fiddling around on the PC
Look out the window
Huh, looks to be a wolf
At the east end of our place
AAAAAAA…FREAKING WOLF!!!!
Grab the phone
Out the cabin door, shorts, boots, phone
No time to forage for the Nikon
Wolves don’t generally dawdle around here, unless they’re onto a good ground squirrel hole.
Took several horrible pics
I really should have the Nikon nearer at hand
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