The glare of the sun on the snow made focusing on my target extremely difficult. Pulling back to anchor, I heard a crunch-crunch sound coming up behind me. Slowly releasing the tension on the bow, I turned to see my four-year-old granddaughter making her way to me.
"Are you out here by yourself?" I asked.
"No T-pa, I'm with you," she said.
"So you are," I answered.
The next few minutes were a rapid-fire session of dialogue that I forget most of, until she said, "I'm going to be a dancer when I grow up. What are you going to be when you grow up?"  
I couldn't help but smile. At 62 she had nailed me; I hadn't grown up. Rallying as fast as possible I held out my recurve and said, "A bow and arrow shooter."
"I bet you need a lot of practice T-pa."  Pow! She had me again.  
"Let's go see what the target looks like," I said. We both crunched the twenty yards to the hay-backed bag target where I pointed proudly to the tight grouping of arrows in the lower left circular target on the bag. I didn't tell her that the grouping was not an everyday occurrence, she's only four.
"I think that's good enough to get a deer this season, don't you?" I asked.
Looking at me with her big unbelieving eyes, she said, "T-pa, how you going to put the target on the deer?" Pow!

I'm new to the site. Just getting back into traditional and wanted to say Hi. I've been enjoying the aggregate wisdom to be gleaned. Still looking for a four-year-old's answer for target transference. Ha!

Welcome, one of the best introductions I've seen.  

Welcome, as a 62 year who still has yet to grow up I can only think about my 2 year old grandson and questions that are to come. Again welcome!!

I you do find out an answer to the target transference, I'd like to hear it!!!

Welcome from Missouri

Rodd

Loved your introduction, welcome from the deep South!

Welcome!

Welcome from Ky,enjoyed your introduction.My youngest granddaughter is 5 and asks the same kind of questions,LOL.  

Awesome!! And welcome.

62 here.  Welcome and may you never grow up.

Yup, keeps you honest for sure.

Hi there-Hap

Nice one John- welcome!

Welcome to the Gang, BQ.  Your Granddaughter sounds pretty profound.  Does she have a bow yet?    

Welcome, enjoyed the intro!

Lovely introduction...welcome!    

Funny story!  Great to have you part of the gang! Welcome

Welcome. Great story.

Very funny, Welcome  

Welcome from Michigan .    
Thanks for shairing with us .      

Great story! A big welcome from NOLA!