Comparative Anatomy

My Dad got two deer during the Jr/Sr rifle season Thursday through Saturday last week. Despite this, JP still caught 2 deer jumping OUT of our orchard last night. He and I plan to hunt in November when the regular rifle season opens. My Dad has big plans for my first kill...he wants me to get the hide tanned, and then he will make gloves for our entire family. I already own a pair of doe-skin gloves that he made for me, they are amazingly soft, supple and warm, and beautiful to boot!

We decided to give the girls some supplemental science education today, since my Dad invited us over to help process the meat. Both my girls watched my Dad skin the last doe, and J helped to cut off the limbs to prepare them for processing. L and I worked on grinding meat for burger.

Never once, in the hour and a half that we were there, did I hear an "ewww" or a "gross" from my girls. They appeared interested, asked good questions, and seemed to actually enjoy what they were doing. J in fact, is back over there, because she wanted to help process the meat from the ribs and spine.

L would probably be back too, but she is sleeping. The poor thing was up Friday night/Saturday morning crying with earaches, and has been on antibiotics for over 48 hours. She is still not feeling well, and did not protest when I sent her to bed for a nap.

JP and my Dad finished the lean-to behind the garage. Here's what it looks like in the rain today:



And here's a pic of the tether ball set-up that I finally got around to taking: