David Atkins

I was a "city kid" (12k people in western MN--on the lake-filled edge of the Great Plains) but half my class and thus friends were from...

Got me to remember my life on my father's farm when I was growing up; when it snowed we usually got 15 to 20 inches and sometimes with...

Those pictures remind me of my youth when my dad was stationed up near Fairbanks in Alaska.

Beautiful!!! Well, except for the last pic. lol Your pooch a Malinois?

It was 34F here yesterday. So the dog and I went hunting... sort of. Hard to hunt rabbits when the snow is deep. The dog and I were...

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Too!

My dad also always said that if he ever stopped he would just die. He always found something that needed doing.

My Dad said the same thing, he worked his garden (Summer and Fall) I did the tilling for him as the Sears 6 HP tiller would kill you if...

Projects keep the brain sharp and blood pumping. :)

I have struggled a bit with retirement, Covid years, and loss of work friendships. On the other hand, I have been letting my freak flag...

It's why I make the 6 hour round trip weekly, and in the summer to get him out on my brother's pontoon to drown minnows.