Welcome from AZ. Enjoy the Campfire Smokin Joe.

And a good birthday to you Dick. Have a 69th coming up in 4 days myself

Welcome!    

Welcome Joe.

Thanks again for the warm welcome. Like I said, I am looking forward to meeting many of you along the way. I'll try to make it to a 3D shoot or two this summer to say hello, have some fun, and meet some new friends.
Joe

Hello Joe. North Carolina is about as good as you could ask for. Plenty of huntin' and fishin here. What city/town did you settle down in?

Abel,
I settled down in Clemmons, NC. That's just a little west of Winston Salem. I moved down here after living and working in Chicago for many years. I must say I don't miss those bone-chilling Chicago winters at all. You are right about NC. It is beautiful here. The people are wonderful, the weather is good and the countryside is gorgeous. For anyone who loves the outdoors, North Carolina is as good a place as anywhere I've seen.
Joe

 Howdy      

I`m glad the city didn`t wipe the smile from your face.

There is just something not right about being surrounded by people, and nobody even makes eye contact. I was raised near Detroit, and that is the first thing I notice when I go back to visit family there.

Your bows have been patient... they knew you would be back.

I bet the woods will call you come fall...they will call you to come show some respect, so they can give some back.

You are correct, it is something special and wonderful.

Welcome back Smokin Joe!  

Bonebuster,
You are right, big cities seem to make people edgy and isolated. In some cities eye contact can get you in more trouble than you can handle -- and get you there in a big hurry. My bows were patient. There were right where I left them -- waiting. Every ding and scratch on each of them is getting familiar to me again. And, one of them is starting to feel like an extension of my hand. That bow paid me back today for getting it busy again. It graced me with a one inch, three shot group at 10 yards. It is all coming back bit by bit. And I am enjoying it more than ever. It is something that I know to value so much more now because I was away from it for years.
I am particularly rewarded with the focused mental zone of the total concentration of shooting -- that concentration feels great.
Joe