Eric Visit for Tune Up

About 6 weeks until Africa.  Eric made a quick visit to be sure his 308 was dialed in for the trip.  Ahead of his visit, I cleaned it and it shot a much better 5 shot group for me.

He got it shooting decent groups from 100 yards, 200 yards and off sticks.

We also shot the 375 H&H using both loads and scopes.

The previously disked plots had a nice blush of weeds.

I waited for things to dry to disk them again.

But I didn't quite wait long enough (clogged disk).  Anyway, I eventually got them turned.

Joan made us a strawberry rhubarb pie.

Our almost-dead cherry tree is producing fruit early this year.

The apple trees are in sad shape.  They never really recovered from a pretty severe pruning job.

I sprayed this frost-seeded plot.  There's clover out there but also a lot of weeds.

In my previously sprayed clover plots, the thistle is stunted but not dead.

I encountered a couple of box turtles out in the fields this week.

I keep meaning to roundup the poison ivy that keeps showing up on a couple of my camera trees.  Maybe next time.

We've been getting a variety at the bird feeders including this hen turkey.

I also found this evidence of other visitors.

Our guard dogs are on alert.

The wineberries are still weeks away from ripe.

Here's a look at a few obviously pregnant does.

And a buck starting on new antlers.

A pileated woodpecker visit.

A hard to see bobcat.

Coyotes.

And a fox.

The Tom turkeys are still looking for love.

On the prowl.