Well mostin U folks know I'm a southern boy....and once upon a time I spent a spell down there in Arkansas... that be where I met my usetobe wifey...
runnin native like around in them Ozark mountains, huntin and fisin in the National forest they have over there by Russellville... kinda between there and Harrison... up north a ways... Dover, Jasper way back in the sticks... little place they calle BenHur... i don't remember how to spellit... can't even find it on a map...but the bears know where it is... Most of them folks livin back in those woods are real nice... cept the daddys of them young girls... hehehe... kinda over protective lol... all twelve gauges lol... that be double ott buck too friends... not rock salt like that water mellow farmer lol... dang that stings... like a bunch of yellow jackets on the war path... oh well different story...
Well I like to just kinda wonder off into the woods when I wasn't workin at the saw mill... that tittered out so I was workin for a fellow doing janitoral work one night a week.. so I had a bunch of time on my hands... and a friend that raise that whacky tobaccy... and yepp I inhaled it real good... then wonder off into the woods... I always was packin some kind of weapon, cause there's lots of critters in the woods that don't much act to kindly to a fellow wondering around behind the little animals... so there ya go...
i'm off for an adventure in wonderland, down this windin path in the woods... I didn't know it was a game trail... gee but it was.
I'm just followin this trail along enjoyin the outdoors, fresh air and nature... and I hear this funny kind of noise... first the hair on the back of my neck stood up... yepp... got my attention now... I'm even sniffin the air like a dog... cause them big cats you can smell em... there was that noise again, only real close this time, reckon the hair on my head was standing up now... probably looked like a long hair hippie with his finger in a light socket... yepp spooky to say the least...
Snort.... I jumped plum off the trail and spun around to face the biggest Doe I ever saw before in my life snortin and slobberin at me to get the heck out of her way... yepp for real... she done snuck up on me and well she didn't even run... just walked by like she own the place... Jeeez... nope aint no tall tail... yepp she had a tail... i just licked my lips and let her go... figured it was meant to be... kinda like a spirit of the forest thingy... well I told ya I had been smokin lol... but you can't get any closer to nature than that... and Arkansas has a lot of nature in them hills folks...
seen my soon to be brother in-law come runnin outta them very same woods with a bear chasin him lol... boy that dog musta love him lol found him a bear to hunt... or be hunted... told that dog don't ever bring me no bears lol... dog name was Salty... smart dog... too dang smart really...
Boy I wish I could still wonder off into the woods... sure miss being young and able bodied... not afraid of anything... kinda like God was sittin on my shoulders protecting me... kinda reckon he was, and still is... but right or wrong, I'll carry those wonderfull memories with me all my life...
aint life grand... Russ
runnin native like around in them Ozark mountains, huntin and fisin in the National forest they have over there by Russellville... kinda between there and Harrison... up north a ways... Dover, Jasper way back in the sticks... little place they calle BenHur... i don't remember how to spellit... can't even find it on a map...but the bears know where it is... Most of them folks livin back in those woods are real nice... cept the daddys of them young girls... hehehe... kinda over protective lol... all twelve gauges lol... that be double ott buck too friends... not rock salt like that water mellow farmer lol... dang that stings... like a bunch of yellow jackets on the war path... oh well different story...
Well I like to just kinda wonder off into the woods when I wasn't workin at the saw mill... that tittered out so I was workin for a fellow doing janitoral work one night a week.. so I had a bunch of time on my hands... and a friend that raise that whacky tobaccy... and yepp I inhaled it real good... then wonder off into the woods... I always was packin some kind of weapon, cause there's lots of critters in the woods that don't much act to kindly to a fellow wondering around behind the little animals... so there ya go...
i'm off for an adventure in wonderland, down this windin path in the woods... I didn't know it was a game trail... gee but it was.
I'm just followin this trail along enjoyin the outdoors, fresh air and nature... and I hear this funny kind of noise... first the hair on the back of my neck stood up... yepp... got my attention now... I'm even sniffin the air like a dog... cause them big cats you can smell em... there was that noise again, only real close this time, reckon the hair on my head was standing up now... probably looked like a long hair hippie with his finger in a light socket... yepp spooky to say the least...
Snort.... I jumped plum off the trail and spun around to face the biggest Doe I ever saw before in my life snortin and slobberin at me to get the heck out of her way... yepp for real... she done snuck up on me and well she didn't even run... just walked by like she own the place... Jeeez... nope aint no tall tail... yepp she had a tail... i just licked my lips and let her go... figured it was meant to be... kinda like a spirit of the forest thingy... well I told ya I had been smokin lol... but you can't get any closer to nature than that... and Arkansas has a lot of nature in them hills folks...
seen my soon to be brother in-law come runnin outta them very same woods with a bear chasin him lol... boy that dog musta love him lol found him a bear to hunt... or be hunted... told that dog don't ever bring me no bears lol... dog name was Salty... smart dog... too dang smart really...
Boy I wish I could still wonder off into the woods... sure miss being young and able bodied... not afraid of anything... kinda like God was sittin on my shoulders protecting me... kinda reckon he was, and still is... but right or wrong, I'll carry those wonderfull memories with me all my life...
aint life grand... Russ
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Thanks for sharing your trip down memory lane and your adventure through the woods. Enjoyed reading it and it is always nice to sit and remember the wonderful memories. Now the bear , not sure if that would be a good memory, maybe scary!! lol I think we all or the ones that can no longer do what they use to sure miss it, I know I do too, but thankful for what I can still do! As for God on your shoulder protecting you...always!! Well think I am caught up, hope you are feeling better and enjoying your evening. Take care and have a great day!
Hugs and best wishes to you!
Michelle
Those are wonderful memories for sure Russ and I know what you mean about wishing you could still do some of those things. I have those feelings myself almost daily. CP can really put a damper on your down time. I think if I could do anything right now, I would want to get in some big fancy camper and just take off for destinations unknown. Wouldn\'t that be grand? Kind of a home on wheels that can go anywhere. Who knows...maybe someday it could happen. Love you buddy and I hope you\'re having a good day. I\'ll tell you about my daughter\'s visit in the morning. Take care. Love, Dale xxx