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TIme to Slow Down, a little bit

A

Arkie John

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(I found this story I was workin' on today. I don't think I ever posted it, so here she is. I came across this old wagon wheel in the early spring as I was doin' a little turkey hunting. C'mon along if you have time.) aj

The Wagon Wheel

I found an old wagon wheel the other day. Looking closely, I could tell it had been down many a road, in a time from many decades past. It laid there, cast off and cast out by the last hand to probably touch it. A six-inch white oak sapling that had grown through two of the oak spokes told me that it had taken residence there and had not been disturbed for a decade of seasons or two.

It was well crafted and told me of its maker, how strong and durable and resilient they must have been, to be able to craft such a complex thing such as this old wagon wheel. That blacksmith or that talented farmer
 
This world we live in is revolving way too fast! Unfortunately the older you get,the faster it goes! That wheel was made when men were proud of the finished product. Now,seems if it shines or glitters,we buy it,even though we know the live expectancy is short.That wheel was made to outlive the owner,and it did! We all need to make time to relax,but when?? I make time to relax and enjoy this forum.Only other time is detecting,when only the targets are yakking at me! :lol: Thought riding my Roadstar was relaxing,but i still need to worry to much about getting nailed by other drivers!! Now its too bad, that Wheel can't talk!!
 
I enjoyed that John. I found an old wagon wheel out in the woods 12-14 years ago and brought it home with me. I also wondered how it came to be where it was, what it had been used for and who had used it.

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You described everything so wonderfully well....I was sitting right there beside you.Well done my friend
 
Thanks for postin' a photo of it.

When I came across the wheel of which I wrote, I didn't have a camera with me. Too bad. But you made up the difference.

Thanks for readin' and postin'! <><

aj
 
from you, they are real compliments. I have found that some of the best stories I have ever read have been of ordinary, every-day things.

I wish I was better at observing. If I was, there would be a lot more stories.

Have a wonderful week-end. <><

aj

Psalms 71
 
...is be observant and listen. God has a wonderful way of communicating with us. Not just throught His word or prayer, but through every thing in His creations, if only we would get off the merry-go-round for a while, sit down and really look at things.

Oh yeah, there are so many stories waiting to be written right here, if only we take the time to hear, to observe.

Thanks for posting. I think I need to put new batteries in the yeller feller and go do so 'listening' (and diggin'). :) <><

aj
 
I was wishing you had taken a picture but as I got deeper into it I saw that wagon wheel as clearly as a photo, probably clearer.

I have seen such wheels in the fields and woodlots but I just saw them as things but you know what? I never will again. I will wonder about the person that worked the iron and wood.

Thanks John for opening my eyes a bit
 
just leave it there or did you bring it home? While reading your story, I thought about the pride that someone showed when they made that wagon wheel...pride that has somewhat disappeared in this age of plastic. I must question if the convenience of modern life is really all that folks believe it is...things are so fast paced and out of control.

For a moment I felt sadness...my life out in the brush is no more, I felt like that wagon wheel. I felt that I had been casted aside and now lived in the modern era...sadness! But the sadness only lasted a few seconds, how could I be sad when I had had the opportunity to live the dream life...horses, cows, wild animals. I have much to be thankful for, nothing to be sad about...I still have the heart of the cowboy. I will shed no more tears about now living in the city, may choke up a little, but will shed no more tears from this point forward in facing the challenges of life.

Thanks for posting this story, for some reason it struck home! Please have a great day! Kelley (Texas) :)
 
made it all the better! I can't believe you didn't have your camera. I think I would have found a way to drag it home! ILY, Sis
 
...even in an old abandoned wagon wheel.

As for the old wheel, well, I just felt that I should leave it be. If someone else stumbles upon it someday, perhaps it will be a real blessing to them as it was to me. If I had taken it home, I would have disturbed its resting place. It seemed like the right thing to do to honor the creator of that old wheel.

I'm so glad you enjoyed the story, Fred. It makes it worthwhile to write when you know a friend of yours liked it. :)

Hope you and Debbie are well and poised for the new year and all its blessings ahead. <><

aj
 
When I was a kid, I read from people that could rivet an image in a person's mind and thought "How easy to get lost in it."

I wish I could write like that more often. <><

aj
 
you did it once. Many of us can only do it through your words. I appreciate your memories.

Heck, if we live long enough, all of us have changes in our lives and in what we can do. We can just do different things now. Life goes on
 
Our turkey season is coming up soon. Looking forward to getting out a trying the call :)

fair winds

m
 
n/t
 
Concerning turkeys, in Arkansas we can feed them as long as when you hunt them, the area must be corn-free for ten days.

I always feed them to get them used to coming into a particular area. Once the season starts, if things go well, all one has to do is stay put in an enclosure/blind and be patient, and cluck or yelp (just a little bit) every 30 minutes or so.

Another way to get around the fish cops is to place corn in one place (Call it point "A"). Then go down the ridge or up the valley two or three hundred yards and place corn at point "C". The theory is that once they begin to use the areas, they'll know where each of the areas are and will travel between points A and C with some regularity. So. YOU just put YOUR blind somewhere in between the two, on a well-used game trail, well out of gun range of the baited areas. In ARKANSAS it is perfectly legal, to the angst of the fish cops. I don't know about your laws, so check 'em out.

Either way, it's a BUNCH of fun. Don't forget to take along a camera. You will surely get some photos that you would not have otherwise. <><

aj
 
Fish cops [read as conservation officers... or COs for short].. Maybe once a year...if that. And since my turkey and deer hunting consists of literally, walking across the road, I really have no worries on the CO part. :)

sunny skies

M
 
will bug the crap out of you whether you are hunting OR fishing! And you're right, now that I think of it. I don't think I ever saw a policeman the whole time I was there! :)
 
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