3Feb 07
“For the beauty of the earth”
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“For the beauty of the earth, For the glory of the skies…Hill and vale, and tree and flow’r, Sun and moon, and stars of light…”
Deep within every young man is a desire for adventure and time outside of buildings, city limits, and big interstates. There is a time when one just yearns for a walk amidst the secret untold glories of open fields, windy creeks, and thorn bushes 
. What a blessing it must of been for Adam of Genesis to daily walk in a garden of perfect serenity and beauty. Such a desire came upon 5 young men this past Thursday. The cold and pending wintry weather couldn’t keep back the urge. Bounding into our old pick-up truck with coats, hats, and gloves, we zoomed……..drove out to Culpeper, Virginia. For almost 3 hours we ran around 90 acres of open fields, windy creeks, and yes those ever present thorn bushes in search of rabbits, quail, grouse, deer, beavers, and whatever else may come our way.
Adam and I climbed up into the deer stand and quietly searched the landscape for any signs of wild life. Daniel even brought down a dove which we enjoyed for dinner later on that evening. Kenan and Matthew chased a rabbit or two. All in all, it was a joy to romp around and enjoy each other for a couple hours. Our trip was complete when we entered a warm, cozy home and sat down to another one of Mom’s famous suppers.
Yes that was an exciting, enjoyable time chasing bunnies and hunting doves!!
Wow! That was an exciting time, hunting doves and other wildlife.
You are definitely right, Kenan and Adam! From the thrilling bunny adventures (you seemed to have a way of attracting those bunnies Kenan
)to dove hunting, it was an all around fun day. While we were sitting in the tree stand together Adam, you took some pictures. We’re going to have to start posting your pictures on the blog. Keep taking them! Adam, I wonder if that old beaver broke through any more ice on the stream.
Isn’t it so thrilling to be surrounded by nature instead of the city for a change? Sounds like you all had a great time. Makes me wish we were there (playing Bible runners, maybe?).
We’ve been having a lot of fun in the snow here as well. Jonathan and David even constructed a ramp on our hill out of old tires – needless to say, we’ve had a blast!
Hi! Just reading your post makes me want to come over to your land and visit your family! I also love to go on adventures and spend time in the great outdoors. The last time we visited it was fun to hike around on it but that was before you cleared it. It must be so much more fun now.
Sounds like you all had a wonderful time. I don’t recollect a time I’ve ever tried dove. Does it taste like chicken? You shoot it with a shotgun Daniel? I hope your land enjoys some rest this year; you could do some serious planting there in ’08 of some take-care-of-themselves fruiting bushes that I’ll have to tell you about. Talk to you later!
You are sure right about the inner urge to be out in the wilderness! I am glad you are making good use of your property out there. And those are really good pictures (Daniel?).