The Adventures of a Middle Kid
  • Blog
  • About Me
  • Contact
  • Extra! Extra!
    • The War Between the States--A Journal
    • Book List
  • The Bee Project

Independence Day 2016

7/5/2016

1 Comment

 
What a grand ol' day!! 

We had both in-state and out-of-state friends who came and spent the day (and a couple overnight) and we ate and shot and we ate and we shot and we played music and we watched fireworks and we laughed and we talked and we teased and we laughed and we finally had to hug people good-bye (or shake hands, depending) and send some people on their homeward trip with waves and a chorus of good-byes and good-nights. My knees were aching like a toothache by the end of the day, but it was worth it--well worth it!

That's the encapsulated version. 

I'm going to see which pictures I to put up and which stories to tell with the pictures....this may be kind of haphazard and random, so hang on! :)

*drumroll*

So, someon walks up with this very long reproduction 18th century longarm. (Repetition of the word "long" is purposeful...see below for a visual explanation.) 
Picture
In my gunpowder and gun-oil grubbied hands, I hold a Brown Bess...
Picture
Impressive length on this lady...
Picture
Are you kidding me, y'all? I can't shoulder this thing properly!
Picture
Trying again... (what a face!)
Picture
Pretending. The butt is sitting ON my shoulder not against it.
Picture
"I don't think I would be able to shoot it properly..."
PictureNaturally, I just *had* to play with the ramrod!
I only have photos of me with it--unfortunately, I don't have any of Andrew with it--it's more his size!

We did some skeet shooting (Uncle Al should have been there--but then the rest of us would not have had a chance!) and I think I actually busted four of the clay pigeons! Not bad for a newbie...(I guess I have killed a few birds on the wing, but I'm still a newbie!) Some of the young men did much better than I and one of the young ladies and I switched out shotguns. The toe on her's needs to be whittled down like Daddy did for mine. After three shots I called it quits as with the larger calibers and then that mean point my shoulder was sore. (Still is, though no visible bruising.)

Picture
There is something about this angle that cracks me up!
Daddy got to teach another lovely lady how to shoot... :)
Picture
Picture
Katherine and I both enjoyed ourselves immensely, despite Katherine not feeling too well as the day progressed. She is dealing with a lot of low blood pressure recently and it really just drains her...
Picture
Looks like sisterly advice...but I think she was just watching me load. :)
Picture
Perhaps I was watching someone else's target while loading?
Picture
Picture
Doing one of my favorite things--laughing!
Picture
I think I probably made a similar face each time someone knocked over a buffalo...
Picture
(This outfit looked better from the back than it did the front...fit problems induced by weight loss and a fairly high level of activity.)
Picture
Picture
Dunno as if this isn't the time she plinked down all eight buffalos in a couple of minutes...
Picture
A'right...so I like sitting on the ground!
Picture
Some of the above photos were taken during the "Buffalo Shoot". Unlike previous times, we shot at different distances. We started at 25 yards, moved back to 50, and finished up at 75 yards. I'm tickled to announce that I came in second, only one point behind the winner--as well as our eldest competitor! :D Katherine came in 4th, but by the end, she really wasn't feeling well. 
Picture
And here we go-- it's Andrew! I really wish I had a shot with him holding the Brown Bess....
Amongst the other delights of the day was assisting another left-eyed shooter to switch from right to left handed shooting. I couldn't help but notice as I stood there with a handful of shells watching, that this particular young'un was craning his head "too far" over the stock, so I bent over a bit and noticed his right eye was screwed shut. So what do I do? I ask a seemingly dumb question, "What eye do you shoot with?" The response was what I already had figured out, "The left." (Turns out, his problem is same as mine...neither one of us can just close the left eye! And we're both left eye dominant.  I suspect, in my case, that I'm left eye dominant because I can only close my right eye separately.) Next things next, I took the rifle from him and repositioned him correctly for left handed shooting--and away he went. I also coached a bit on breathing--see Daddy? All your training is paying off! :)

Anyway, all that to say, that I took as much delight in helping out and encouraging the up and coming marksmen in our delightful gathering as I did in busting primers myself. I can't help it that I'm a bit of a mother henish type...it makes me a happy person. :D I mean, I was rooting just as hard for the other competitors in the Buffalo Shoot as I was for myself...except for when I was actually on the firing line with a rifle in my hands. Even then, I was just trying to do my best. If I had won, I would have been delighted, but I guess I'm really just as pleased that someone else won! :D It was just a friendly game of skill after all....

I am SO glad that everyone who came did come and I'll say it again to whomever of y'all might be reading this--THANK-YOU for coming!! It was an absolute blast (no pun intended!) and I think we had a great group!! Y'all are all welcome to come again--just give us a head's up! ;) (Also many thanks to the photographers! I LOVE pictures...)

     Racheal

1 Comment
Rachelle
7/11/2016 06:53:08 pm


Yes, what a wonderful way to spend Independence Day!! We enjoyed every minute with you all!! <3
Thank you for putting up with us for the night--er, I mean, putting us up for the night. :P

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    New post on The Bee Project! 04/26/18
    Picture

    The Middle Kid

    I chose to title this blog "The Adventures of a Middle Kid" because that is exactly what I'll be detailing (mostly). I chose 'kid' over any other word, like 'girl' (I am the middle girl so it also would have worked) or 'child'
    (since I am no longer exactly a child).

    I am a middle kid and I will always be a middle kid--even when I'm 80!

    Picture
    Picture

    Archives

    April 2019
    March 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    July 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013

    Follow
    Picture
    The anti-Christ will not overrun Christ’s church or kingdom.
    Christ will win. He is winning. He has won. --Joe Morecraft, III
    Picture

    Categories

    All
    1942 Truck Restoration
    Accidents
    Agriculture
    Authentic Christianity
    Books
    Caretaking
    Cats
    Cattle
    Chickens
    Church
    Confederates
    Conference
    Cooking
    Costumes
    Cow Cavalry
    Family
    Farmers Market
    Filmmaking
    Food
    Friends
    History
    Holidays
    Horse
    Knitting
    Lyme/Co Infections
    Lyme/Co-Infections
    Mechanics
    Movies
    Music
    Musings
    Musket Echos
    Nonesense
    Pictures
    Politics
    Reenacting
    Rodeo
    Sewing
    Shooting
    Theology/Philosophy
    Video
    War Between The States
    Weather
    Weddings
    Work
    Writing
    WWII

    Picture

    Picture
    Picture

    RSS Feed

    Picture
    Picture
    FREEDOM'S LIGHT FILMS
    Picture
    Picture
    Reformed Reviews
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    www.fold3.com
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    7 Lb.s of Bacon Mess Band
    Picture
    Picture
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.