Piano Recital for Joann and Kristen

On November 4, 2010 at 6:30pm, Joann and Kristen played their pieces that they have been practicing for a very long time at The Autumn Piano Recital.

Kristen, who is the youngest student of Mrs. Judi Kochik, played "Merrily We Move Along". She walked up to the bench, put her book on the piano, found her page, and methodically played her piece. When she was practicing at home, she would end the piece with a curtsy. At this recital, she forgot and left with a smile. She did a fine job.

Joann had two pieces to play. Her pieces were "The Colorful Sonatina: Dreamy Sky Blue and Happy Red". She played the Dreamy Sky Blue beautifully. Finished and bowed and left the stage. Mrs. Kochik had her sit up with her for a little bit. When there was a brief lull, Mrs. Kochik announced that Joann had forgotten her second piece and had Joann play her second piece. She played that one pretty well also.

The Autumn Recital was over in about an hour. Sixteen students played very well that night. For the Winter Recital in December, all twenty-one students may play for that evening.

Deer Hunt 11/6

Got to the hunting area at 4:30 pm and was on stand by 5:00 PM. Sunset was at 6:15 PM and the day had turned from cold and wet to sunny. The tempature was 52 degrees. Shooting hours are from sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset.

Nothing was moving in the woods until the sun went below the tree line, except squirrels, and they were making a racket. Just after the sun disappeared, the first movement I saw through the trees was too dark to be a deer. It was six turkeys moving across the hill. Following those were ten more turkeys that came out of the marsh to my right that joined the others. They spent ten minutes at the corn feeder and moved back into the woods, presumably to roost, and a few minutes after disappearing into the woods, started flying up into the trees and making a hell of a racket. While this was going on, and all I could hear is the turkeys vocalizations, I saw a deer moving in the woods, following almost the same path as the first group of turkeys. I have sight lines cut in a radial pattern around the stand, and I could see antlers through the brush. The buck trotted through my first lane, and stopped in the second, seemingly distracted by all of the noise in front of him.

I took the shot and hit him behind the shoulder, a little higher than I wanted, but he went down and didn't move. I waited another twenty minutes to see if I would get another shooting opportunity, and was a little disappointed nothing else appeared, except a racoon just after dark to help himself to some corn. I had seen a squirrel nibbling on some corn earlier, so I'm going to bring the .22 next time and take some of them out.

After walking back for the ATV, I dragged the deer down the hill, and got him loaded for the ride. Checked the feeder, there was 2/3 of the 100# of corn I put out 4 weeks ago, and headed back to car. Spent the next hour or so field dressing and was home by 8:30 PM, very excited about having killed my first buck!

Called a taxidermist this morning who is located near where I drop off the deer for processing, but haven't made up my mind to get the head mounted. I can decide after I get the deer skinned and ready for processing.

Of course, what would a hunting report be without pictures?

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