Backyard fawn

One of the cool things about Otway is you'll never quite sure what you'll see when you go outside. There was a eagle perched on a limb overlooking the yard / river, but by the time I got back with camera he was gone. A little while later this little fawn is just nibbling away at the clover behind the garden. Saturday while making venison snack sticks in the smoker she was back in the yard again, if she only knew what I was eating. The guy up the road how I got the wooden eagle and the welcome bear, had a totem pole, small, but I had just the right spot

Labor Day

What a busy weekend. First Scotty came over for few day to visit and try some Vinton county hog hunting. Jason had hogs hitting the feeder regular, but we weren't rewarded with any pigs. Hoarding mosquitoes were vicious, and drove us away before the hogs came. Plus sitting for hours in the pitch black staring at a red led floodlight plays on your eyes and patience. But when ever Scotty and I get together we  always to seem to have fun. The shenanigans we get into remind me of Dad and Ivan. Saturday was the ribbon cutting ceremony for Otway covered bridge, we had a good turn out, close to all 86 of us. Scotty left on Sunday and Rob and Lori came in an hour later with his new Kawasaki 800 UTV, and off to Wayne NF for some riding. Rain and overgrow trail made the going tough and wet. With Taunya and I braking the way we got soaked. Monday wasn't much better, Taunya wisely sat out, but at least the sun finally came out and we returned dry. Don't get many visitors down our way, but two in one weekend was pretty awesome.