Your Morning reflection and reaffirmation

bballard

bballard

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As I sit preparing to educate the future leaders of this great nation, my second story class room provides me with an unfettered view through our small farm valley to the hills West of the village. A mauve sky filled with blue fingers of cloud stretch before me. The sky now alight seems alive with geese and ducks on the move, and I, I.........AM FREAKIN TRAPPED IN HERE AND CAN'T GET TO MY BLIND AND THEY ARE COMING RIGHT IN AND THERE AIN"T A THING I CAN DO ABOUT IT aaaaaaaaaaghhhhhhhhhhh.

and remember friends,"Your good enough your smart enough, and dog gone it, mallards like you".


B

PS, never work where you hunt
 
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Boy, where were you when I was in high school? Same thing happened to me back then. It was pure hell to see mallards winging their way south. All I can say is keep counting the days until retirement. It IS everything your mind can conjure. Remember, when that time comes if you have a 60 day season, you can hunt for 60 days if you want to or if it is "OK" with the wife.
Al
 
I only have one big window in my classroom. Its probably a good thing for both the students and me because we'd all be staring out this time of year. I can hear the geese when they fly over. I have a door that leads outside right by my desk. If I'm sitting there and hear I open it up so the students can hear them as well.
 
It could be worse. I took a couple of hours off for a morning hunt. Got up to pee last night about 3 am and heard the geese settling into the pond. This morning, my buddy, who likes goose hunting a lot more than I do and is not nearly crazy enough about ducks, convinced me we ought to sneak in quietly and set up in a spot that doesn't require canoe access. He didn't want to spook the geese, so he could have a shot at calling one in when they finally flew out.

So we got set up, and legal shooting arrived at 6:26, and we watched duck after duck after duck fly in past the undisturbed geese--maybe 200 of them--and land at the south end of the pond where I wanted to set up. (In my buddy's defense, there is no doubt that we'd have kicked the geese out of there if we paddled into the island I wanted to hunt from.)

As of 7:45, when I left, the geese were still sitting on the pond, and my buddy was still waiting for them to fly. We did have one pair of mallards settle in about 50 yards out in front of the decoys, and they might have swum in, but they took off when a harrier swooped over them.

At 9, after a shower at home, I passed the trailhead on my way to work and his car was still there. I bet he's still sitting there when they finally fly out, by which time there may very well be an infinite number of unmolested ducks down at the south end where we should have been sitting this morning from 6:15 to 7:30 or so. If he manages to call a goose in out of that flock of 200 with a pair of floater decoys at the end of our duck spread, more power to him.
 
Brian,

Just the other day I stopped in at the high school to visit and remarked to one of my colleagues about remembering all the fall mornings when the trees were at full color and I'd look out of the window of my office, wishing I could be anywhere else. Now that time is here. Promptly left, grabbed some coffee, and spent the next few hours walking the banks of the river looking for goose sign on the bars....almost got run over by a wild turkey....deer out the wazoo.... colors are spectacular.

Heading out to the studio to paint in a minute; then some work on one of the boats. Indiana season opens this weekend...think I'll wait 'til MONDAY or TUESDAY (... if I can remember what day it is ;-)) and avoid the "working class" crowd.

Hang in there, buddy - Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks are coming!!
 
I hear yah!
My office overlooks the Blakely River, just north of where it enters Mobile Bay.
This time of year, the speckled trout are chasing schools of shrimp all over the river. Guys will sit 50 yards from my office and fish, and I know they are doing it just to torture me.
That plus I can see around 1/2 the places I hunt on my way into work every morning. It is torture from around November 15 until the end of March, when I look out and see ducks and coots sitting all around my spots!
 
All you retired SOB's are making me sick,,,,,,,,,, almost sick enough to call in sick tomorrow. :>) :>) The least you could do is snap a few pictures for those of us stuck behind four solid walls. I think there is a reason this machine shop was built with out windows.
 
Dave
Machine shops was made to keep guys like you in and retired SOB,s like me out of. HeHeHe.
Take care and God Bless
Eddie and Amber
Its all about Building that Bond.
 
Pete,

Thanks,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I think. Trouble is, now I don't know if I feel better or worse after seeing the picture. :>)

Hope you guys shoot a ton of ducks and find every last pellet instead of chomping down on one of them.
 
Eddie,

This week's newspaper had several ads featuring Lab pups. I may have to do some calling and looking. I'd like to pick up a new pup some time real soon. If/when I do, I'll be sure to post pictures.
 
Lou,
Back in the saddle sort of. Long term sub position. I can walk to work see part of the fields from the window and make more money now than I did working in GR (go figure).

If your of a mind and have any time this season I'd love to see if we could finally get a hunt in !!
B
 
Hey, Dave, I promise I'll post some pics if I am lucky enough to knock one or two down for Chili to retrieve.
Remember one thing---once upon a time---7 years ago, I, too, had to look at four walls. The good new was that I normally went hunting right after school each day.
Al
 
Hey Dave
Thats the best news I have had all week, I will be looking forward to seeing photo,s of your new pup, is it going to be another yellow one or mabe a black or chocolate. Very shortly I will be sending photo,s of Amber over to Lou yo post on the forum for me, Im just finishing the 36 roll film off.
Take care and God Bless
Eddie and Amber
Its all about Building that Bond.
 
Lou,
Back in the saddle sort of. Long term sub position. I can walk to work see part of the fields from the window and make more money now than I did working in GR (go figure).

If your of a mind and have any time this season I'd love to see if we could finally get a hunt in !!
B
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Brian,
Outstanding...glad to hear you're back to work. Very cool.
Hunt together...that would be cool. Let's stay in touch and see what we can put together. I'm game!
Lou
 
Brian
All as I can say is you have got the luck of a scotsman HeHeHe it was great having a chinwag with you on the phone and its good to ear that you have got a new job teaching. Thers a brar brec a moonlec nec tonec, yes mate and there is a full moon in the UK tonight.
Take care and God Bless
Eddie and Amber
Its all about Building that Bond.
 
B
welcome back to the suffer of the working.

I have to look at them flying around all day and like Scott F,
people ask why is he pointing at them and making honking noises?

They have smartened up enough to know not to fly over a boat with a golf cart full of tools parked next to it, too low...........
 
Dame fortune has smiled upon the kiddies!
I am overjoyed to see you are gainfully employed again, Brian. Have not been able to get onto the digs, due to the nagging hip thing--Luckily, a short trip to quebec with Bomber and my long time buddy, Barry, aka, mr. president, some of the fowl fever has been slaked.
Man, this time of the year is always the cause of wild heartbeats and flights of fancy--The worst used to be:
wonder how the guys did this morning...........
 
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