I had a fantastic day down on my oak savanna restoration project.
My 88 year old neighbor approached me this summer and asked about the possibility of sitting with me in my deer blind durning the upcoming Wi deer hunt.
This man is a rock and has led a remarkable life, raised on his grandfathers hard scrabble farm from the age of 10, US Navy , tall building construction running a glazier crew, small business owner. Finished up his working career as a full time guard for the foundry at the age of 86.
The fall weather was super nice with that fall crisp air and smells of decaying oak leaves etc.
He sighted in his 12ga H&R slug gun with good results on my range. We are going to have one more shooting session before the season.
I feel fortunate to know this man , hear his life stories and give him , as he says, "possibly one of my last deer hunts".