Sometimes I question my decisions, like last night's to come deer hunting this morning...nature doesn't always comply with the wishes of human beings and mother nature has a mind of her own. I'm writing this from the top of a hill whilst sheltering from the rain and scoping for targets, today it's deer. So, I questioned my decisiont o come here and...decided it was a good one!
I'm cold and wet - including my boots, socks and feet - and it's bloody awesome!
I used to do live action posts a lot when I was somewhere interesting but not for a while. Today's live action post comes to you whilst I'm out on a hunting expedition to bag a deer and grab some food.
It was an early morning, a 05:00 wake up, then a drive to the location in time to see the sun come up, the image below shows what that looked like. Everything is wet from recent rainfall and the ground is squelchy underfoot thanks to the rising water-table and underground springs. It's all good though, I'm in nature and that's what matters.
As I've moved about I have grabbed a few photos here and there in between scoping for targets and enjoying the surroundings. Right now though, I'm beneath some big gum trees on the top of a hill trying to avoid the bulk of the rain and keep my rifle as dry as dry as possible.
It's pretty difficult to keep it dry when I'm carrying it around in the rain though, but don't worry, it's not afraid of the elements.
In the image above, showing today's choice of rifle, you can see it's been rained on, as have I, and whilst it has not dampened my spirits, it means the rifle will need to be dried down and the metal parts oiled to protect it for rust before going into the safe. I'm careful with my rifles and I don't like getting them wet, but being in the outdoors means it happens from time to time. But that's a job for later, right now I'm here to enjoy nature and the solitude and peace I find there.
I'm writing this on my phone so I don't want to write much; I hate making posts on my phone so if there's any typos you'll have to forgive me, or not, I guess. I've added a few shots into this post showing how the conditions have changed and, speaking of which, it looks like the rain is slowing so I better be off. Have a great weekend y'all.
Design and create your ideal life, don't live it by default; tomorrow isn't promised so be humble and kind - galenkp
[All original and proudly AI free.]
Every image in this post is my own.
Samsung S22 Ultra was used to capture these images.