Was going to hawk today. We even got everything together, got into the truck, and went to the place I wanted to hunt, about 15 minutes away. We passed a sturdy Amish buggy . . . I'd definitely not want to be Amish in this weather! In fact, I can't think of ANY reason why I would want to be Amish!! When we got to the place I wanted to fly, we got out, and I caught my breath. It's above 0, but the wind is picking up . . . and I decided then and there I just really wasn't serious about hunting today. My bird has never flown away . . . but he could end up doing that today whether he meant to or not . . . very high winds. The farm is protected in a patch of trees and I didn't realize exactly how much the wind was blowing. I took Bailey home and fed him up. Tomorrow doesn't promise to be any better. Minnesota is north of the blizzard that is hitting South of here, and pushing Eastward . . . but we are still catching some of the wind. Sounds to me like a good day and night to stay home.
My bud in Illinois is in the "You Should Buy Liquor" portion of the map above. I also stole this image from her posting on Facebook. It's nice being North of all that and being able to sit back and watch and not worry that we'll have a lot of digging out to do tomorrow. Of course, on the farm, I never dig anything out. That's what farmers are for . . . and winter farm toys.
Enjoy the Blizzard everyone!!
Apparently, I need a boat.
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