Sunday, November 10, 2013

"Hunting with my Dad"

This was photo was taken in 1945 of my Dad and his brothers.
From left to right: Richard (my Dad), Keith, Jim and Jerry.


Today is my dad's birthday. He would have been 84. This is a photo, as you can see, from 1945.

My dad left behind stories and books and poems that I now treasure in my studio. The other day one of his poems slipped out of a folder, "Hunting with my Dad." 

This past week Jonah brought home his first deer to the family table. I wove the hunting poem with stories of family traditions of hunting. I hope you enjoy the column. It was a labor of love.

 Please click here for the story. 

 http://www.kpcnews.com/columnists/lou_ann_homan-saylor/kpcnews/article_d7e1b218-dc41-55b5-99c0-0c0b3699c460.html



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2 comments:

Vickie P said...

Your blog honoring your father was touching. My family did not come from a hunting tradition but my husband's did. My husband tells stories of hunting with his father, particularly a tradition of Thanksgiving morning hunts. I had always considered hunting a some what barbaric practice;however, my husband learned to honor and respect the natural world and it's inhabitants. He too is a farmer, as was his father before him. I can hardly wait to share your father's poem with him.

Thank you,
Vickie P.

7:51 AM
Lou Ann Homan said...

Dear Vickie,
Thank you for your comment. This tradition is strong in so many families, and I am glad you are able to understand it. I hope your husband is touched by the story as well. Lou Ann

8:51 AM

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