Showing posts with label bow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bow. Show all posts
archery
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the walking dead
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Archery was one of four workshops I took at the bow retreat. Another twelve to fifteen people took the class learning how to handle the bow properly. When instruction was finished we took turns shooting targets. We shot first at the target you see in the picture and then at some balloons, a 3d groundhog and a bracelet. After we shot these targets we lined up in two lines. We were allowed to shoot one arrow at the target. Whoever shot closest was left standing to shoot again. We did this until only one was left standing. My winning shot is shown in the photo above. Besides shooting a Genesis bow we also got to try shooting a crossbow similar to the one Daryl uses in The Walking Dead series.
Albert
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fototudes,
great horned owl,
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salato wildlife center
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The great horned owl who came with Templeton to the bow weekend workshop. Albert had part of his wing amputated because he was tangled in, if I remember correctly, some wire. He'll never be re-released into nature again because he can't fly. He has a new home at Salato Wildlife Center and seems to be adjusting well to his new enclosure. He weighs about 2, 2 1/2 pounds and loves to eat mice. His talons can lock onto its prey at 500 pounds... ouch! Isn't he a beauty??
Templeton
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becoming an outdoors woman,
bow,
fototudes,
naquillity,
templeton,
wahoo bush
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A black rat snake brought to the bow weekend retreat. That's me sitting anxiously in the chair. Believe it or not I held him for about two or three minutes after this photo was taken. I could feel his tongue tickling my arm and later he climbed along my right arm and was up near my head. He even went to my waist to peek behind me when I said, "Okay, you can take him now!" So proud I tried something new. Pushed past my fear to hold such a delicate creature.
Thank you to those who tried to identify my photograph Red. The winner of the free download was Rose Swalls from her blogs: Pics & Pieces and Time Stand Still. The name of the plant was a wahoo bush.
bow (becoming an outdoors woman)
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4h camp,
becoming an outdoors woman,
bgem,
bow,
lake cumberland,
naquillity,
salato wildlife center
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I met some great people from the Salato Wildlife Center who brought a great horned owl and a black rat snake for the 100+ women to meet. It was exciting to be so close to the wildlife. Though we couldn't touch the owl we were afforded the privilege to hold the snake. At first I only took pictures. As I warmed up to him I had my picture taken touching him and later holding him in my lap, his tongue tickling my arm.
I learned that a grapevine is not just for climbing but stores water for those needing a drink. I learned what a spice bush is and that you can make tea with it's leaves safely. You could eat the berries too but they won't taste good for its big seed. I learned that you can use the yeast of the huckleberry for cooking. I can now identify a beech tree and it's nuts. I learned that spring water isn't as safe to drink as I once thought. And, I ate a hickory nut for the first time. It was really good considering I don't like or eat nuts.
So... I wait for next year's workshops where I may try fly fishing, paddle boarding, kayaking and ghillie making. Coming soon... photos!!
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