Holr Smokes - Baseball, really?
Please hang in there - fish, random critter puncturing, and hopefully a bit of wisdom occur later in the story
Working with youth in any capacity is natural for your correspondent. Today he will cross pollinate outdoor blogvangelism with baseball. The spring 2011 10U Orioles came roaring out of the losers bracket to the championship; losing to the #1 seeded White Sox. It was hard to end like that but, just like I told them: "If you're gonna play, play the best team out there!"
Connor Hathaway is one of our most determined players. Always attentive, a fast learner, thinking kind of young man - you love coaching kids like that. Here he comes sliding under the tag at home just like he was taught!
Connor's dad discovers this baseball coach dude has an outdoor addiction. Chit chats ensue: guns, ammo, set ups, adjustments for youth, fishing and alot of baseball but that is self-evident from the beginning. Mr. Hathaway is kind enough to peruse my blog at times. He recently sent some pictures of a fishing trip. Boys and men lean many things from chunking around in a stock tank.
A trusty Zebco, warm sun, life as you know it should be. Time passes, it's just a "ho hum" kind of day.
The fish start cooperating.
Those little buggers keep you busy, Connor is after bigger critters.
His patience is rewarded.
Moving further back in time, during our discussions this season, a.k.a telling hunting stories, I find out Connor took his first deer this year. 80 yards with a .243. Attentive, fast learner, thinking kind of young man..........works in the deer blind as well.
We're making this a double day dream kind of thing. Cool crisp weather, gun oil, freshly fired gunpowder, the great outdoors. You can't find that on Xbox. Connor is turning out to be quite an outdoorsman. Way to go dad!
5 boys are at the ranch for a porcine puncturing mayhem weekend. Updates in the near future will include fun.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot. Mr. Hathaway found this thing on his hitch haul. If you can identify it, send me an e-mail.
Small Boy with Laugh Lines
A.D.D. is AWESOME
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