I didn’t get much sleep Thursday night. A thunderstorm seemed to persist all night. The thunder was so loud it sounded as if it was at the foot of the bed. The lightening was so dramatic it lit up the entire bedroom and the rain pelted against the vinyl siding of the house less than a foot from where my head was on the pillow.
I finally crawled out of bed a half hour early (2am) realizing I wasn’t going to be able to get much sleep. I stepped out the front door headed for work and spied the critter in picture on the landing where the steps turn left. This toad is a fixture in the flower beds next to the porch. He’s seemingly lived there for as long as I’ve owned the home. However, it marked the first time I’d ever seen him in the month of February.
To say we’ve had a mild winter is an understatement. Last week on a return to
It’s not the first time we’ve had a mild winter. I recall some of the times I spent a typical cold weather day doing warm weather activities.
December 4, 1982 I was a freshman in high school and our team played for a state championship in football. We played the game in
I can recall deer seasons on several occasions when temperatures were in the 70’s and I worried the meat might spoil before I could get it out of the woods and to a processor. One such time was in 1985. I was hunting with my dad in
Conversely, I have a story or two about winter weather arriving when we though it was well over for the season. April 1, 1989 I was a student at the
It’s been a crazy year for the weather for sure, but a wise man once said, "Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it." That’s a profound statement. If you’re planning a fishing or hunting trip for weeks and the day arrives and the weather is terrible, go anyway. Because like I have always said, "The best time to got hunting and fishing is WHEN YOU HAVE TIME to go hunting and fishing."