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On another note, I have started making the Christmas presents for this year. I try to do some hand made items every year and decided to do some woodburning projects. These are 8×10 plywood. The grain structure makes it a challenge to keep a straight line but I think they turned out OK.
Here’s the picture I chose and copied to the boards.
And the finished picture.
One of the harder parts of this is finding carbon paper.
The farmers are starting to harvest the soybeans, what little there are. The lack of rain sure hurt the crop this year. There’s lots of pods but the beans are only about 1/4 to 1/3 the normal size.
With the rising cost of fuel the farmers are going to be hard pressed to harvest this year and plant next year.
It turned cold here in SE Ks last night. It was 23* at 7am and has raised to 33* now with gusty winds. Just a bit chilly so I’ll stay inside.
I was in Colorado last weekend. My daughter and her boyfriend didn’t want a big wedding so they decided to go to Garden of the Gods and exchange their vows. I went along as camera man and witness for the event. She had looked through some pictures and picked a spot and we set out to find the location.
While I was looking and trying to locate the right spot I noticed some movement to my side. Thinking it was more than just a bird I stood still and waited and a mule deer doe looked over the rocks at me about 15 feet away. She seemed unconcerned so I dug out my phone and snapped a few pictures. In all, there were five deer that walked by and that was a good morning for sure.
I finally located the right spot, we had been right next to it the day before, and we were there at daybreak the next morning.
I had a good time hiking through the areas with the kids and decided to head home after they said their vows, and speaking of batteries, I had to jump start my Grand Cherokee and eventually had to buy a new battery in Burlington, Co.. Just a regular car battery has doubled in price over the last couple of years so I would hate to have to take out a loan to get one for an EV. New battery installed the rest of the drive home was long and uneventful other than getting sick of looking at windmills. The old battery in the Grand Cherokee was just over six years old so it was due.
As for EV’s, I’m a retired journeyman electrician and have worked on everything from 4-20ma controls to 345KV transmission lines and have rebuilt all kinds of motors, generators, solar systems, inverters, battery systems, etc. and I retired from the large electric company in Kansas. Knowing what it takes to supply the needed electricity for the people I am not sold on the idea that an EV will save you money. Just my honest opinion.
Just two??
I got tired of the feather mites destroying my fletching so I lined a storage closet with cedar and made hangers for some–some–of my bows. I call it the Bear’s Den. On the left:
Bear Kodiak special 50x@27 This bow is the same age as me and still shoots great.
Bear Tigercat 45@28
Bear Grizzly 50x@28 Gifted to me from a good friend who has passed away.
Kodiak Magnum 50@28
Kodiak 45@28
Kodiak 35@28 One of my favorites. I bought it at an auction for $37.50.
On the right:
Colt Hunt Master 48@28
Ben Pearson Signature Take Down 40@28
One of my homemade hybrid D/R bows 35@28 I made this bow in 2011 for my cousin Bob. His nephew’s wife named it Shishka since he would be skewering animals with it. He has passed and the bow was returned to me.
Just a few more hanging in my hobby room. Most of these are made by me.
And that’s not all of them……..
I forgot to mention the most important bow in the Den. The little orange fiberglass bow hanging in the back left is what got me started chasing arrows around 56 years ago. I got it for Christmas when I was ten. My granddaughter will soon be shooting this bow.
