Plinkin' Out In the Woods

As my Little gets older, she continues to get busier and busier making it more and more challenging to be able to spend any time together.

Monday we were FINALLY able to get together after she got out of school and go get some shooting done....AKA....get some stress relief done for the Junior that summer-ite-us has REALLY hit!

She hasn't shot in almost a solid 2 years; the last time I had her shooting a pistol, was far more of me 'making' her shoot it, and her not liking it at all.  Well, it was time for her to learn to use iron sights.  Learn she did.  My only problem with how things went:  I think she is now addicted to shooting golf balls.  P-E-R-F-E-C-T.  Now I got a partner in crime!

 

Nice shootin' Girlie!  You just keep it up!

Spring is here!

Last year we were gone while the tulips were blooming and this year the April weather was so harsh, I just wasn't sure if we would get any tulips or not.  Well, spring is here!  We have tulips!  

Life!  Is good!!

The front deck. 

 Would you like a cup of coffee or an evening cocktail?

 

Three different angels, three different camera settings, three different post processing.  

I'm learning this photography stuff - slowly.

Camping

It was time to get the "stink blowed off" so we decided to make an over night run up to probably our favorite spot to camp here in the Black Hills, Sheridan Lake.  We weren't able to have our choice spot as that loop wasn't open, but we still got a pretty nice spot right on the lake.  It was kind of cold and windy, so we spent most of the time inside the camper, but never fear, Casey the Waterfowl Dog made sure we had a little entertainment.

There are some "resident" geese at the lake that usually enjoy some peace and quiet with little disturbance, until.....................

Round one of the geese being chased off.

 This pair didn't get enough the first time, they came back for a 2nd round!

Suffice it to say, our camp was in NO danger of being over run by geese.  Period.  End of subject. 

I was able to get one shot of the geese prior to them being disturb.  Don't think I've ever been to Sheridan Lake and not seen several pairs of Canadian Geese, but I don't believe I have ever seen ducklings.  Kind of interesting.