Peaceful Feeling
I don’t remember ever posting this since it’s not in my collection, so I thought I’d share some of my personal thoughts from a few years ago. Watching life pass by brings humility that at times can be absent as we travel this road called life!
Every once in a while I have to stop and take a step back and catch some of the little things in life, such as these moments, before they pass me by….. so here’s one of the entrees of the journal……..
I’ve been writing a journal of all of my deer hunting experiences since 1977 and plan on taking some of the excerpts from it and creating a book that I plan to get published; titling it, “Hunting with My Heavenly Father.” (Hopefully)
These days I hunt year round with my high-powered Canon Rebel T6 (.06 or aught 6 if you will) with an interchangeable telescopic scope (a 200 mm lens attachment with autofocus……….I prefer manual focus myself) and it’s various attachments. And since the ammo is cheap, I can take thousands of shots without changing the clip (SD card). The bonus to all of this is that I don’t need a license to hunt either……..
Anyway, here’s the latest snippet from the journal. Enjoy reading. Just so you’ll know, I add humor to my writings because that is who I am.
The picture at the end of the snippet was taken from the deer stand I was in. If you look hard you may find the feeder among the trees. Let me know if you find it.
David
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Hunting with My Heavenly Father
Friday 11/30/2018
Winnsboro, Texas at (Camp David……wink wink)
The temperature is approximately 68 degrees today. It’s a little warm for this time of year. The high for today is supposed to be 71-72 degrees.
It’s 6:41 am and I’ve arrived at my ladder stand. The morning is cloudy and a little misty. There’s a chance of thunderstorms later this evening. As I sit here the birds are already getting their day going. An occasional crow can be heard caw-cawing in the distance. There are several squirrels hopping from tree to tree right in front of me. The little barking sound they make at each other just stirs them up. As I watch them I’m amazed at their ability to jump from limb to limb with no fear of falling. Like little Acrobats. What agility!
Two of them have been chasing each other for several minutes. As they jump from tree to tree, things from the trees fall to the forest floor; probably tree bark or maybe acorns - which I noticed yesterday were scattered around the feeder. One of the squirrels stopped for a moment to check me out but quickly lost interest. What a peaceful morning it is already.
When I got here yesterday, I decided to go down and fetch the SD card from the game camera and review what was on it.
Last night as I was reviewing it, there were several pictures of deer on it. I was glad to see two different bucks that were captured on camera. One appeared to be an 8 point, while the other a 10.
Both appeared to be legal “shooters” according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife game rule standard for this county in East Texas.
Sitting here I realized that here I am writing this down, or should I say, typing this entry on my iPhone. (I started doing this while on a trip last week.)
Since 1977 I’ve been writing down my deer hunting and “in the field” excursions on pocket notepads, using a pen, and as the ol’ saying goes, “penning” it down on paper. On days when the air is damp or humid the pages can be difficult to write on as the paper soaks up some of the moisture from the air, that can cause the ink to smear. In all those years I managed to still get things written down and gave no more thought to how it appeared on the pages. No one would notice it anyway; besides that this gave it character………
With the advent of electronics and “smartphones” it seems that pen and paper are becoming a thing of the past. (At least my pocket notepad isn’t getting damp or wet this way). Now things can be jotted down and saved without having to move your hand or wrist and risk getting writers’ cramp. I guess “thumb cramps” will be the next thing that we experience. I suppose we’ll be all “thumbs” one day!
So if we have no more paper and pen to write on, then we’ll have no more damp pages that get smeared on days such as today. What next? Telepathic note taking? Not in my lifetime……….
Now, as I sit here in this ladder-stand I take a look around my environment and watch as the leaves are falling from the trees, giving me the appearance of snow falling. Of course, it is Fall here and if you’re a leaf, eventually you will “fall”. (For all you sinners out there, don’t let your pride get in your way or it’ll trip you up in due “season” and you’ll “fall”; if you know what I mean).
To be here and see all this is also another one of those experiences I love and enjoy. The earth tone colors of the leaves are so vivid and the ground floor is covered with the golden-brown carpeting of the leaves, that it reminds me of the 1970’s and 80’s, when earth tone colors were in style. Now colors are more silvery or taupe; grays or blues. Even cars today are a more standard gray or silver. But the nature that God has created remains unchanged. Though each season has its own colors, those colors remain the same for each season. Eventually this brown carpet floor will begin to turn gray and become earth again - but in due time.
A funny thought just crossed my mind. My hair has been changing color over the years, from a brownish black to a black and gray. But God’s word says in Proverbs 16:31, “A gray head is a crown of glory; if it is found in the way of righteousness”. How can I argue with that! (I best watch it or pride will trip ME up!)
But seriously, as time passes us by, we also take part in this change. For some, a change in attitude. For others, a change in lifestyle, while others resist change altogether.
So much can be learned by looking around our own environment; heck, even from a deer stand. By the way, I didn’t see any deer today but I was still there with My Heavenly Father!
Father, thank you for the wonderful gift of time and being able to spend this time in the woods you created, and the privilege that I enjoy writing about my experiences with nature and knowing that there is purpose for it all.
In His Name!
David Salinas ©️ Nov. 2018
Peaceful Feeling
I don’t remember ever posting this since it’s not in my collection, so I thought I’d share some of my personal thoughts from a few years ago. Watching life pass by brings humility that at times can be absent as we travel this road called life!
Every once in a while I have to stop and take a step back and catch some of the little things in life, such as these moments, before they pass me by….. so here’s one of the entrees of the journal……..
I’ve been writing a journal of all of my deer hunting experiences since 1977 and plan on taking some of the excerpts from it and creating a book that I plan to get published; titling it, “Hunting with My Heavenly Father.” (Hopefully)
These days I hunt year round with my high-powered Canon Rebel T6 (.06 or aught 6 if you will) with an interchangeable telescopic scope (a 200 mm lens attachment with autofocus……….I prefer manual focus myself) and it’s various attachments. And since the ammo is cheap, I can take thousands of shots without changing the clip (SD card). The bonus to all of this is that I don’t need a license to hunt either……..
Anyway, here’s the latest snippet from the journal. Enjoy reading. Just so you’ll know, I add humor to my writings because that is who I am.
The picture at the end of the snippet was taken from the deer stand I was in. If you look hard you may find the feeder among the trees. Let me know if you find it.
David
............................
Hunting with My Heavenly Father
Friday 11/30/2018
Winnsboro, Texas at (Camp David……wink wink)
The temperature is approximately 68 degrees today. It’s a little warm for this time of year. The high for today is supposed to be 71-72 degrees.
It’s 6:41 am and I’ve arrived at my ladder stand. The morning is cloudy and a little misty. There’s a chance of thunderstorms later this evening. As I sit here the birds are already getting their day going. An occasional crow can be heard caw-cawing in the distance. There are several squirrels hopping from tree to tree right in front of me. The little barking sound they make at each other just stirs them up. As I watch them I’m amazed at their ability to jump from limb to limb with no fear of falling. Like little Acrobats. What agility!
Two of them have been chasing each other for several minutes. As they jump from tree to tree, things from the trees fall to the forest floor; probably tree bark or maybe acorns - which I noticed yesterday were scattered around the feeder. One of the squirrels stopped for a moment to check me out but quickly lost interest. What a peaceful morning it is already.
When I got here yesterday, I decided to go down and fetch the SD card from the game camera and review what was on it.
Last night as I was reviewing it, there were several pictures of deer on it. I was glad to see two different bucks that were captured on camera. One appeared to be an 8 point, while the other a 10.
Both appeared to be legal “shooters” according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife game rule standard for this county in East Texas.
Sitting here I realized that here I am writing this down, or should I say, typing this entry on my iPhone. (I started doing this while on a trip last week.)
Since 1977 I’ve been writing down my deer hunting and “in the field” excursions on pocket notepads, using a pen, and as the ol’ saying goes, “penning” it down on paper. On days when the air is damp or humid the pages can be difficult to write on as the paper soaks up some of the moisture from the air, that can cause the ink to smear. In all those years I managed to still get things written down and gave no more thought to how it appeared on the pages. No one would notice it anyway; besides that this gave it character………
With the advent of electronics and “smartphones” it seems that pen and paper are becoming a thing of the past. (At least my pocket notepad isn’t getting damp or wet this way). Now things can be jotted down and saved without having to move your hand or wrist and risk getting writers’ cramp. I guess “thumb cramps” will be the next thing that we experience. I suppose we’ll be all “thumbs” one day!
So if we have no more paper and pen to write on, then we’ll have no more damp pages that get smeared on days such as today. What next? Telepathic note taking? Not in my lifetime……….
Now, as I sit here in this ladder-stand I take a look around my environment and watch as the leaves are falling from the trees, giving me the appearance of snow falling. Of course, it is Fall here and if you’re a leaf, eventually you will “fall”. (For all you sinners out there, don’t let your pride get in your way or it’ll trip you up in due “season” and you’ll “fall”; if you know what I mean).
To be here and see all this is also another one of those experiences I love and enjoy. The earth tone colors of the leaves are so vivid and the ground floor is covered with the golden-brown carpeting of the leaves, that it reminds me of the 1970’s and 80’s, when earth tone colors were in style. Now colors are more silvery or taupe; grays or blues. Even cars today are a more standard gray or silver. But the nature that God has created remains unchanged. Though each season has its own colors, those colors remain the same for each season. Eventually this brown carpet floor will begin to turn gray and become earth again - but in due time.
A funny thought just crossed my mind. My hair has been changing color over the years, from a brownish black to a black and gray. But God’s word says in Proverbs 16:31, “A gray head is a crown of glory; if it is found in the way of righteousness”. How can I argue with that! (I best watch it or pride will trip ME up!)
But seriously, as time passes us by, we also take part in this change. For some, a change in attitude. For others, a change in lifestyle, while others resist change altogether.
So much can be learned by looking around our own environment; heck, even from a deer stand. By the way, I didn’t see any deer today but I was still there with My Heavenly Father!
Father, thank you for the wonderful gift of time and being able to spend this time in the woods you created, and the privilege that I enjoy writing about my experiences with nature and knowing that there is purpose for it all.
In His Name!
David Salinas ©️ Nov. 2018