Fishing Tales and Turkeys

Hi All,
Before I get to the headline items, a bit of an update. The fawn that Susan almost stepped on two weeks ago is alive and well. I almost stepped on it a few days ago. It is now big enough and strong enough to run off and it did. Hopefully it'll be back around,  guaranteed to put a smile on your face when you see it.

Last week my daughter and her family visited us from Colorado for a couple of days. We did lots of outdoor stuff, walking in the woods, fishing and riding horses. No fish tale... Both Tyson and Alexander caught the biggest bass I've ever seen from our pond. Unfortunately, neither one of them made it all the way to the boat.  Then there is Amy. She caught a small perch from shore. The boys and I were paddling over in the boat to help out. Before we got there a bass ate the perch and Amy ended up with the biggest fish landed the entire trip.

One of several fish Tyson did get in the boat

One of Alexander's fish. We endedd up with a
mess of crappie which is some excellent eating.

Amy and her bass caught on "live bait"

Thanks to our neighbor and friend Lisa, all the kids got to spend a little saddle time on a horse. Brianna didn't make it for more than 3 or 4 steps before she'd had enough. At two and a half years old, that isn't bad.

Alexander is concentrating pretty hard.

Tyson is wondering why he's on an English saddle.

Had a great time with Amy, Derek and the kids. Miss them already.

So far, fingers crossed, the turkeys are doing ok. We moved them out of the house to their new home in the pasture by the garden. There are three levels of escape / predator prevention so hopefully they will make it.  At this point we're not sure of the sex of either of them. If we have a tom and a hen we'll keep them and let them breed. They are Bourbon Reds so if they survive the holidays we plan on naming them Jackie Daniels and Jim Beam. If they are both the same sex, their names will be Thanksgiving and Christmas.

The turkeys' new home. For my family, yes, it is built on the
Coleman trailer my dad bought back in the 70's.

Getting used to the idea of being outside

In the next post I'll tell you about the Guineas we have acquired and include some pictures.

That's all for now.
Take care.
Brian