Great spot! How high is that stand?
Pine’s comment about his hunting buddies being gone and looking back through some of the old threads is certainly haunting and as we age brings that reality to the forefront. Thirty plus years of camp with the same core group. Ron is gone now. Greg and Tim are in their early 70’s, Kevin’s mid 60’s and Roger and I are early 60’s. Eric I/Eric II are the kids in their 40’s. Henry is the newcomer in camp and he’s starting to understand. Fortunately we still laugh about the same old stories mixed in with the bloopers from the current year. Much of the conversation with Ron’s son revolves around stories about his dad and what different things hanging in the cabin meant. To a casual observer it’s just ‘stuff’, but there’s always a story. We’re all thankful we’ve been able to share in those stories. We have a group text with the camp members that goes year round. We’re like brothers and are always checking in on each other and our families. At least one thing has been settled—I’m the greatest archery shot of the group.