I”ve been walking my dogs at Melton Hill Park every weekend for several years. This morning, for the first time, we saw deer. I’d always seen deer scat and tracks, but never actually seen one. This morning we saw two.
Shots were ringing out over the ridge while we walked, so I knew the deer hunters were over on TVA land. As I rounded a turn with Xena and Ozzy, I heard something rustling up ahead. At first, I thought it was two large German shepherds. But their gait and then their size made it clear they were a pair of bucks. The dogs never actually saw them because the grass was so tall, so we didn’t have a chase seen. When the bucks saw me, they split, with one turning back and the other moving even closer. I got within about 30 yards, then he took off over the hill. It was a nice complement to a crisp autumn morning. Most of the leaves are down now, and it really changes the way the light filters through the woods at sunrise.
And the deer were foreshadowed. Last night, Lara brought home a cooler full of venison. Seems a guy who works for her loves cigars, but his wife won’t let him spend money on them. He’s an avid hunter. I’m an avid Atkins-ite. I told him I’d trade him Padron cigars for deer meet. Can’t wait to toss a few of those steaks on the grill. Now I need to run out and get him some Padrons.
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Cube the meat, rub with a little salt and crushed peppercorns, skewer on pointed bamboo with peppers, mushrooms, and Vidalias, cook briefly over low coals, pull em off while they’re still rare and eat em hot until your throat’s just about cauterized…I’ll be there in half an hour with the Foster’s. SAVE ME SOME!
I have some in the freezer. Just bring the Fosters. We’re going to try a few steaks tonight.
Good to hear from you again, oh denizen of Alabama.
Good to be back. I’m busy as hell but something inside me revolts against all the business.
As a remedy, I planned to just run screaming out of the trees with a big fork and, without breaking stride, stabbing your venison off the grill and eating on the run, but my wife gets kinda torqued when I go out and don’t come back for 24 hours. Women.
Had an incredible cigar yesterday … so good, had to do it again today. Hoya De Monterrey Seleccion Del Arte … incredible, perfect draw … smooth flavor, gentle aroma, but still a bit of a kick. Wish I could get a whole box of them … in part because the box itself is a work of art.
I’ve had the Hoya De Monterreys. Good cigars. But I’ve never had the Seleccion Del Arte. I’ll have to try one. I’ve been leaning toward the Padron anniversary editions for my luxury smokes …