To Ekalaka and Backalaka

We spent this past weekend at the Tauck's place south of Ekalaka visiting, hunting, cutting wood, and working cows. Good times were had by all....and lots got done. On Thursday, the guys (Josh, Shaun, Luke, Jess, Jason, and Rod) cut and loaded about 3 cords of wood onto the flatbed and trailer we brought. On Friday they went hunting and got 6 deer, all in a matter of about 4 minutes. They shot them at about 1:00 in the afternoon and had them processed and in the freezer by 7:00. Pretty effecient! And Saturday, the weather cooperated quite nicely for a full day of preg testing.

Below is Josh with the pickup load of deer. Three of the six were Luke's. He took aim at a doe not realizing there were two more standing directly behind her in the same orientation. One bullet got all of them and didn't ruin a bit of meat. How many people do you know who can tell a story like that!

The miserable weather Wednesday and Thursday left enough snow to make snow balls when it warmed up on Saturday. Below are Guildy and Seth, a cousin of the Tauck clan.Hadley made herself useful by seeking out all the dangerous and mischievous things in the house...all the garbage cans, the paper for starting fires, the remote control, and her very favorite....the potted plants. Below she is snacking on some newspaper. Aside from a blizzard on the way there and a couple blown out trailer tires and some car sick girlies on the way home, it was a pleasant little road trip and so nice to get a break from the busy-ness of Boz Angeles.