At the age of 75, I must say that it’s fugiting at a faster pace for me these days. I’m reminded of what my Dad said to me one day when he was about the age that I am now. He looked at me one day and said,” Son, when the toilet paper roll gets near the end, it rolls much faster.” I understand that now. It seems that every time I blink my eyes, another year has rolled around. I wish that my time could move at the glacial pace it moved during the period of time between my 15th and 16th birthdays.
It seems like only yesterday that my beloved triplet grandchildren were born, and now Eva, Keaton , and Nate are all in college. Yesterday, Cadie was helping to raise two little boys who are now towering well over 6’3”, and Holden is graduating from college while Harrison is just behind him. My precious Caroline Cox who seemed only yesterday was being potty trained is now a beautiful intelligent teenager while her brother, CB, who is actually Cader B.Cox V, killed his first buck this year !
When I was running Riverview, I detested the month of February. As far as I was concerned Garfield the Cat summed up February the best when he said, “February is a month of Mondays!” However, Cader IV doesn’t feel that way about February, and good for him.
As you can deduce, this blog is mostly about time, and if my memory serves me correctly, Riverview has roughly five weeks left in the 2024-2025 hunting season. The last time Cader IV and I visited, I recall him telling me that we still had a few March dates available. Who knows, we might even be able to conjure up another blizzard then just to make y’all feel more at home.
Now as is my custom, please allow me to share a few random observations on life with you:
1)If you live in the city, you may be unaware of how tough it is for a farmer to make money these days. We are constantly fighting weather disasters while also trying to survive our federal government that is trying to help us on into bankruptcy with cheap food imports and no labor that we can afford under the new rules being promulgated. Maybe John Deere should start producing tractors with no seats or steering wheels for farmers who have lost their asses and have nowhere to turn!
2) Gambling is only a problem if you’re losing.
3) Lastly is the sign that someone sent me from California that says: Extreme fire hazard. Don’t even fart in the forest!
In closing, I hope that you and your families enjoy a beautiful spring AFTER one more hunt. May God bless and keep us all in His watch care!