Shotguns

What a small town day I've had.

But have I loved every minute of it? Yes, yes I have.

Probably because the majority of my day was spent out at the Staheli farm.

One of my all-time favorite places.

We shot skeet.

Did I even know what that meant before I did it? Nope.

Am I a pro now? Nope.

But I had a blast.

Shot at about 20 clay pigeons. Hit zero of them.

Pretty awkward when they made me keep trying until I hit one, then the skeet ran out and I still hadn't hit one.

Oh well. It was worth it.

Another thing about skeet shooting that can get awkward is throwing them.

I mentioned to my dear friend Hilary that I wanted to try it, but of course I had earplugs in so I ended up saying it super loud and then I was forced to try.

It looks way easier than it is.

Let's just take a moment to picture the scenario.

30 people lined up on a pond bank. 

Gun loaded. 

Shooter says "pull". 

I swing the thrower with all my might...

The bird doesn't go anywhere.

Yep, still in the thrower thing. Then that happened a bunch more times.

But yes, finally I did succeed.

And by the end of the afternoon I'd say I mastered a new skill. 

After a day's adventure like that I couldn't resist watching Secondhand Lions.

Such an awesome movie.

My current #1 for sure.

I would be willing to watch it every day the rest of my life.