Preparing for the Harvest

Despite the recent snowflakes and blustery winds, the longer days, warm sunshine and daffodils poking up through the ground tell me that first days of spring cannot be too far away. I have heard reports from a few hardy souls who braved the elements to catch some ring perch in their favorite river holes. I even spotted a gobbler in full strut about a week ago on my way to work! And if you are like me, these signs of spring have you thinking more and more about planning an escape to the water or getting into the woods. Time spent in the outdoors this time of year can certainly be a welcome way to break the monotony of our daily routines and escape the wintertime blues.

Job 12:7-10 (The Message)
"But ask the animals what they think - let them teach you; let the birds tell you what's going on.

A Limited Perspective

There have been quite a few foggy mornings in our area recently, and I endured one of them during a pre-dawn drive on the way to waterfowl hunt. This was one of those extremely thick and dense fogs that you can barely see a few feet in front of the vehicle. I had to drive the majority of my hour long trip well below the speed limit, hoping and praying that I would not have any encounters with animals or other slow moving vehicles. Toward the end of my drive, the fog lessened greatly and by the time I had arrived at the duck hole, there was no fog around at all; things appeared perfectly clear and quite vivid compared to what I experienced earlier in my drive.