Welcome to my pond - Swim, wade, or sit on the bank

[chickisoup]

Our son, living in Racine Co., has been off work all week, self-quarantining to be sure he doesn't carry the virus in here when he gets here Thanksgiving evening for our two week gun season.

I got a decent doe with my crossbow on Wednesday.

Good morning!!!
so glad to hear you are going to be able to hunt with your son.
DH went to town (the little, gas station, 100+ yr old wood building post office, small grocery store with squeeky wooden floors and two corner taverns town) to get gas for the snow thrower yesterday and he said it was dead. Even the taverns had no trucks in front of them. a situation that NEVER happens here on opening day! The gas station is where everyone stops to register their deer and/or check out what everyone else shot and then walk across the street for a burger and a beer and swap the HUGE ONE that got away stories. He said he only saw one very lonesome looking older guy in orange. He also said that traffic was non existent on the main highway that cuts thru town. Sad. I know the few small businesses that were allowed (or just in defiance) to be open were counting heavily on hunting season to just be able to survive. Guess like our family, the hunters have decided it's just not worth it and are hunting closer to home, or not at all.
ETA; Oh, and congrats on the bow kill.

 

[chickisoup]

Good morning Pondites.
A bit crunchy on this end of the pond this morning. Able to skate to my lily pad! A balmy 10o F at 7 a.m.

 

[cheepteach]

not crunchy--just damp! snow/sleet possible tonight. My lily pad needs a woodstove

 

[chickisoup]

not crunchy--just damp! snow/sleet possible tonight. My lily pad needs a woodstove

I do NOT like ice! Snow you can move. Ice you break things like tree limbs, power lines and body parts.

 

[room onthebroom]

Well my SIL decided we were living like barbarians the last 4mos without a Keurig & sent us one. I’ll be honest, I’m never gonna be able to transition back to it. I tried 3 different brands of coffee in there this morning (including my normal one) & they all were undrinkable. I finally gave up & made a cup in my beloved, faithful French press. I guess she can use it the next time she visits.

 

[sourland]

Hello, Pond, somehow I missed greeting everyone this morning. It was an okay day for me - busy enough that I won't need to be rocked to sleep tonight.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Morning again Pond and George.. Went to my buds place picked up 7 peeps
hopefully all pullets but straight run.. in my big brooder at the banty coop

 

[bobbi-j]

Good Afternoon, Pond!
All is well out here on the prairie. The sun is shining, I got outside, and I have a week off of school ahead of me. It’s supposed to be in the high 30s to low 40s all week, sunshine every day but Tuesday. I am taking advantage of DH being out of the house to come upstairs and use the poor internet signal. The box that controls our internet, TV and landline went kaput on Friday evening. DH called it in, we were supposed to get a call that night or Saturday and it never happened. When he called again Saturday evening, he was told they’ll call us on the first business day (tomorrow). Good thing I have books and love to read!

I hope you are all having a wonderful day.

 

[pennyJo1960]

That can be really anoying get to you on their time ...
I am sitting goofing around here because it started raining

 

[kwhites634]

Good morning!!!
so glad to hear you are going to be able to hunt with your son.
DH went to town (the little, gas station, 100+ yr old wood building post office, small grocery store with squeeky wooden floors and two corner taverns town) to get gas for the snow thrower yesterday and he said it was dead. Even the taverns had no trucks in front of them. a situation that NEVER happens here on opening day! The gas station is where everyone stops to register their deer and/or check out what everyone else shot and then walk across the street for a burger and a beer and swap the HUGE ONE that got away stories. He said he only saw one very lonesome looking older guy in orange. He also said that traffic was non existent on the main highway that cuts thru town. Sad. I know the few small businesses that were allowed (or just in defiance) to be open were counting heavily on hunting season to just be able to survive. Guess like our family, the hunters have decided it's just not worth it and are hunting closer to home, or not at all.
ETA; Oh, and congrats on the bow kill.

Thanks, and I'm sorry. Hopefully some of us will live to see times get back to what used to pass for "Normal"