preparation time...

So this weekend we started preparing for hunting season. Bow Season starts October 2nd and that is getting so close!!! Richard and I went to my parents house bright and early Saturday morning with hopes that we might be able to get some work done before the heat set in for the day. Well....that was wishful thinking. We got there at 7:30AM, the heat set in about 7:31AM. My dad was doing some work out on their property, so Richard and I helped him out with that first. We trimmed trees and undergrowth from a few lanes Daddy was making to avoid travel on the pipeline that runs through the property. I can honestly say that I have never perspired in the amounts that I did that day. It was really disgusting actually. Suprisingly it felt good to get out and do some manual labor.  After we got back to the house, and my sweet sister made us some yummy chicken salad for lunch, and we'd had a little bit of time to rest, we got all cleaned up and headed to Bastrop to the sporting goods store that was having a huge sale. We loaded down with new feeders and stands to prepare our spots on the new lease Richard and I are on this year. This morning, when I woke up, I could feel that my body was quite angry with me about the work I had done yesterday. But that just means I used some muscles, right? We loaded up with Daddy and took the Ranger out to the lease to investigate and pick our spots for our stands and feeders. We scouted out and picked our spots and set up a camera where my bowstand will be. We had to get back for church, so we didn't have much time to do anything else this morning. We'll go back over the course of the next few weeks to finish getting the sites ready and I'll post some pictures of the progress. Can't wait to see what we get pics of on our trail cam! And really can't wait for opening day of season!!!