The Joan Leonard Memorial Bunny Hunt 2008 (FINAL THANKYOU!!)

Killdeer · February 20, 2008, 08:40:00 PM

I'm gonna put my jammies on. :rolleyes:

mcgroundstalker · February 20, 2008, 08:41:00 PM

Killy... I did post the title in my last post. But I'll do it again cause you don't know how to count backwards. :D

"Story In Stone" about stone arrow and spear points...... Good Night Dear. It was great to meet you in person. You are a cool gal!

... mike ...

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Killdeer · February 20, 2008, 08:43:00 PM

OK, but Mikey isn't allowed to read this:

I must say that it seems like a dream I had. I dreamed that I was flying. I love flying, but never seem to do it. Had a friend with a private plane take me up a couple of times, ten years ago, taking shots of my hunting grounds.

Commercially? It has been thirty years ago and then some. Neat dream, I was on an adventure. It took me over roads that I had not traveled in over a year, and the changes kept me wide-eyed. Then I was swept into the well-oiled machine of BWI Airport. Scary thing, leaving my truck and riding a shuttle to the terminal. I left my autonomy behind and took a leap of faith into the System. Wanting no chance of delay, I went straight into Security, and then, once I had regained custody of my shoes and reassembled myself, I set out to find my gate. The view was cramped and I had about three hours to kill, so I sat at the very end of the terminal, feet up on a stool and binoculars out. I watched two redtails over the pines at the end of the runway. I watched planes taxi, take off, and land. I watched fire trucks go by, lights a-blazing...

I watched the hawks some more.
Plane number 223 came in from Columbus and disgorged its load. People out, trash out, unspeakables out, and then we all lined up and waited. I had fun talking to a little girl who was on her way to Grandma's. She made me take off my hat. I think she was making sure that my hair went all the way to the top of my head. We filed in, and nobody objected when I requested a window seat. Imagine! This WAS a good dream!

Looking out the window, I could see folks doing God knows what, getting the plane ready for the sky. I was fine with that, but wondered about the guy with the gaiter up over his nose and mirror wraps in the hoodie that said "GITMO" on the back. Oh well, at least there was no Yeti on the wing.

Tugged back, we taxied out, lined up and made a run for it. We caught the sky and held on, and I felt that awesome push as God took us all in hand and lifted us. It always brings tears to my eyes, the soaring, the power, the lift, the flying higher even than the eagles. I was glued to the window, and watched the airport, and Baltimore, fade from view.

Killdeer

Killdeer · February 20, 2008, 08:48:00 PM

Everybody go look at the last post before Mikey's REAL last post. Do you see a book title in there? Seems to me it goes like this,

"Well?!!! Post Somethin' Will Ya! Please. I gotta go sleepie with my pink blankie now.

xoxoxox mike xoxoxox

Hi Ken ... ..."

I don't see a book there. Somebody give him some castor oil. :D

Ahh. THAT cheered me up!
Killdeer

Izzy · February 20, 2008, 08:51:00 PM

Please excuse him Kathy he probably has Absolut power right now and hes very well mannered for a fella from Da Bronx.

adkmountainken · February 20, 2008, 08:56:00 PM

does anyone know if Scott got the UHAUL unloaded yet???

:mad:

mcgroundstalker · February 20, 2008, 09:00:00 PM

I'm gonna go to bed now. Good Nite All. Sweet Dreams Killy. You write very well. It's a gift.

... mike ...

Huntrdfk · February 20, 2008, 09:01:00 PM

I already like this story Kathy, and you are just getting started.......

I hate to do this, but in Mikey's defense he posted this on page 88, just before one of your "I'm going to bed posts".....sorry...

QuoteOriginally posted by mcgroundstalker:
Hey Shawn! Did Ya Get Your Voice Back Yet? :p

O.K., O.K. ...

That's when Shawn tells killdeer to "Keep an eye on the kids." Like a good person she does. Now I

... mike ...

P.S. The Book? ... "Story In Stone" about stone arrow and spear points.

David

adkmountainken · February 20, 2008, 09:04:00 PM

Killy ya bettr marinate that crow before ya serve it!!

Killdeer · February 20, 2008, 09:05:00 PM

The engines were a constant, reassuring drone in my ears. I looked for landmarks, as the day was clear and beautiful. I picked out Philadelphia, and the landscape grew more and more crusty and scabbed over with pavement and buildings. Such a lot of tract housing! Lots of buildings...I craned my neck, trying to see straight down. There was a perfect rectangle of woods with a large lake in the center. Ah-HAH! Even I could guess this one. Unfortunately, it slid under the wing before I could get my camera set up.

The buildings thinned out, and the tract housing, and then the reassuring farms and woodlands returned. There was a line of white to the left, paralleling the flight path. More and more white showed up below us, and we began our descent into Albany. I listened to the engines wind up as we slowed. I looked eagerly at the farms, trying to get an early feel for the land that I would soon walk and learn.

Albany

I was still in the old days when I got off the plane. I expected to see Shawn at the gate, maybe with a lei. Dopey me! I left the secure area and came down a ramp.

"Killy?"

"Maybe you could help me, young man. I'm looking for a tall guy in a safety vest, holding a rabbit."

And off we went to get a hunting license.

Killdeer (Yawwwwnnnnn)

ishiwannabe · February 20, 2008, 09:05:00 PM

Uh oh...

joe skipp · February 20, 2008, 09:06:00 PM

Bobby Brown...Wapiti Chaser...back me up on the 2 rabbits that went into the culvert pipe. You and I tried to rip out a large piece of rebar, which we couldn't do...

We had Mike Robin on one end..the end the "good" rabbit ran into and we followed your rabbits blood trail to the other end. We were not planting trees Mikey....we were attempting to add a few more rabbits to the total....so there.

Killdeer · February 20, 2008, 09:11:00 PM

David, that's page 89, and it WASN'T in his last post. No wonder this stuff happens.

Shawn Leonard · February 20, 2008, 09:18:00 PM

Kathy, when I refered to the book, I meant your posts, as I new they would be good, not Mikeys book, but the book you have started here. Great pics. and great story so far. I cannot wait for more!! I think my new bow may be here before this one ends! OOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

Huntrdfk · February 20, 2008, 09:21:00 PM

Oooops.... :rolleyes:

David

Huntrdfk · February 20, 2008, 09:23:00 PM

Shawn you deserved that gift certificate more than anyone else.....your just going to have to let me shoot that bow when it comes........

David

Shawn Leonard · February 20, 2008, 10:10:00 PM

Well, this is dragging on too much for me, sorry but time for bed! OOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Shawn

eidsvolling · February 20, 2008, 10:13:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Killdeer: Oh well, at least there was no Yeti on the wing.

QuoteOriginally posted by Killdeer:
Does anybody ever READ what I post?

The answer is yes. And some of us even get the semi-obscure references that make us chuckle.

Killdeer · February 20, 2008, 10:27:00 PM

joe skipp · February 20, 2008, 11:06:00 PM

Just taking a short break here at work....leaving in 2 hrs...glad you made it home OK Killy....and in one piece.

You never really shot my Groves, just drew it back a few times...this means you have to come back and shoot some arrows out of it. Scott said if the plane fare goes up, he's willing to come down and pick you up...with Mikey riding shotgun

:eek: