The purer form

[J.B.]

Beautifully put Stephen. So true too. My dad tought me to shoot in our suburban backyard. An era ..when you could produce an air rifle in the suburbs ( yes in Sydney, Australia...can you believe it ? ) and not bring down the wrath of the local SWAT equivalent. Those days are gone here and we are very much the worse for its passing.
I get out to a friends ranch when I can and bring my son when school and work schedules permit. We haven't done it enough though... and only the good Lord knows how many opportunities we'll have. Make hay while the sun shines as they say. Thanks for your reflections... it was therapeudic to say the least.

Gavin.