Nickelsville Elementary School

Poems

making sure his soul

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stays in bounds

swing the axe
swing the gavel
move thru the facts
the truth to unravel

evil hides in fraud
and remains aloof
the path is broad
that explains the truth

you will learn
after you begin it
you can turn
and still be in it

bigfoot rolls
out on his rounds
making sure his soul
stays in bounds

remaining unbroken
looking with peeks
all is mind spoken
that he speaks

in the unknown
out of the view
feel it in your bones
as it rings true

This poem was inspired by a sermon that I listened to a Baptist preacher give yesterday where she explained some of the differences between facts and the truth. It was very well laid out and thought provoking.

I had planned on returning to Louisville today. But when I started to pack I realized that the drone batteries are 100% charged. I think it is recommended that you store them at 40-60%. So I will probably stay one more day so I can fly those batteries down to recommended storage power levels. While I am here I will also start putting the pictures that I took at the Woodbooger Festival in Norton into a you tube slide show that I will link from the blog.

If you are new to the blog you can access almost all of the links to videos in the Drop Down Menu section of the blog. You can access that on your mobile devices by tapping the 3 slashes to the right of the word ASTRA in the upper right hand corner of your screen. If you are on a laptop or desktop the menu should be across the top of your screen.

I hope you get your week off to a great start on this Monday. And if you do not there is still plenty of time to straighten it out and have fun. Smile a lot – like all week!

Poems

it sounded like fighter jets

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rumbling in the thunder

festival of the Woodbooger
it sure was nice
smiles sweet as sugar
offering bigfoot advice

the bigfoot talks
couldn't have been greater
even got to walk
into a beautiful old theatre

almost got wet
but plenty tents to get under
it sounded like fighter jets
rumbling in the thunder

thunder and lightning
streets filled with rain
it was so exciting
it was almost insane

there dry under the tent
watching the rain fall
was the storm sent
to teach the way of the tall

making bigfoot calling sounds
they practiced their art
as the town of Norton found
a soft place in my heart

I attended the Woodbooger Festival in Norton VA yesterday. I had a blast. Today will be the last day. You can check out the schedule on the festivals website. The website that Norton does has the full schedule. I will write more about the festival in later posts. I will also be putting out a you tube slide show with the photos I took yesterday.

Enjoy your Sunday!

LInk to Woodbooger Festival 2025 You Tube Slide Show Video.

Poems

to get the hell

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out of Dodge

chase the uncaught
if you so elect
& end up getting taught
to show some respect

in your coat of Gore-Tex
& boots by Danner
learn that bigfoot expects
you to show some manners

big rocks he thows
your way they soar
uses them to show
your way to the door

to expell
you from his lodge
to get the hell
out of Dodge

know he threw them
to keep from revealin'
can refer to him
as Matt Dillon

reason he cloaks
so you can't see
this isn't Gunsmoke
on your TV

I am in the holler this morning. I am going to try to get the drone in the air this morning and test some new propellers. And I will also be checking to make sure that I have about 3 cameras ready to go for the Woodbooger Festival. I may try to make a short video of the goose and the donkey that have become fast friends in the field across from the house. If you haven’t seen them there is a picture of them at the beginning and the end of the “bush hogging up in the holler” video. You can find that video in the Drone Flyover Video section in the Drop Down Menu.

The leaves are just starting to turn a little bit. So my heavy rotation of drone flying and filming is still probably a couple of weeks away. In the upcoming weeks and months I will be redoing the Drop Down Menu. I will probably be adding a section that links all the bigfoot videos in the blog. I will also be adding a section that lists GoPro videos on the blog and you tube channel.

I hope you have super Thursday. Smile a lot!

Reminder: Woodbooger Festival in Norton VA. 26-28SEP25

Poems

you know a rainbow

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it needs the mist

it is the storm
there you will learn
live in it's dorm
take your turn

you will get wetter
if you get caught
it is so much better
to be storm taught

we are all under
some type of construction
let the thunder
deliver your instruction

is what you like
the best for you
let the lightning strike
test if it is true

your soul knows
it almost insists
you know a rainbow
it needs the mist

bigfoot in the tree line
cloaked in the unknown
he does not mind
getting soaked to the bone

I am loading the car this morning and heading to the holler. The next post should set sail from there. Enjoy your day. Try to smile quite a bit!

Reminder: Woodbooger Festival in Norton VA. 26-28SEP25

Poems

be the thunder

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that knows no borders

sing your song
let it fly
& take you along
thru it's sky

bend the notes
be the bell that tolls
let the wind float
well with your soul

bang your drum
make it sound
as they listen from
down on the ground

some things matter
like the truth
let it fall & splatter
on all roofs

be the thunder
that knows no border
you travel under
Heaven's orders

the love you put
through out your sound
will reach even bigfoot
out on his rounds

I will probably leave for Virginia in the morning. That will give me one or two days to settle in before the Woodbooger Festival. Some of my cameras are older. But for the you tube slide shows it really doesn’t matter. On almost any camera that I use I will be encouraged to resize the photos to a lower resolution to improve workflow and performance in the editing process and on you tube. Most people seem to be viewing the videos on mobile devices or tablets so there is not as much concern about detail as there used to be. I am tempted to just shoot the pics in a lower resolution to begin with. But just in case someone asks for a certain pic I plan to keep shooting in the higher resolutions. Learning to jump thru the tech hoops is good for me. And it is fun. It is more fun after you have done it. But a lot of life is probably like that.

I hope that you have a great day. Lead with a smile.

Reminder: Woodbooger Festival in Norton VA. 26-28SEP25

Poems

a lesson in grace

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from our big friend

a lesson in grace
from our big friend
to keep our face
keep it in the wind

long is the class
the lesson is sweet
to not let any grass
grow under our feet

drink the lemonade
that he pours
& beneath the tree shade
your soul explore

there is so much more
than we've been told
sail to the distant shore
& see what it holds

This upcoming weekend will be the Woodbooger Festival in Norton VA. I will be packing and heading for the holler any day now. I plan to attend on Saturday and take some photos of people and bigfoot themed stuff at the festival and then put together a you tube slide show. I am working on some slide shows from the Red River Gorge Bigfoot Fest from back in May. I have the pics lined up. I may shoot a new intro pic while I’m in the holler in Appalachia. The scenery is so much more unique and compelling there.

I hope that you start what will be great week for you on this day!

Reminder: Woodbooger Festival in Norton VA. 26-28SEP25

Poems

it is not

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all on your shoulders

a big rabbit
out in the trees
praying is a habit
on your knees

ask till it be
like the Jedi's force
and gain humility
connecting to the Source

shoot your shot
and do it bolder
it is not
all on your shoulders

your reliance on His power
will constantly grow
this the one who towers
he already knows

I bounced back and forth between the 1st 2 lines in the poem and…

firmly grab it
the faith that frees

So if you like those lines better run with it. Meanwhile me and the rabbit will hop on down the trail in search of the top hat. And hopefully I will be able to avoid going into a rabbit hole. It seems like the world of bigfoot is full of them.

Enjoy your Sunday!

Reminder: Woodbooger Festival in Norton VA. 26-28SEP25

Poems

you’ll plow long rows

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never reaching the end

don't do the math
you will never start
this is not the path
for the faint of heart

time to suffer
ignorance and ridicule
bigfoot will leave you tougher
than a plowing mule

learning will be slow
about your big friend
you'll plow long rows
never reaching the end

but you'll keep sasquatching
with your mind free
knowing that he is watching
from behind some trees

the pages you'll turn
bigfoot books stored on the shelf
what you will learn
will be more about yourself

now you'll be alert
to know the unseen
as you plow the dirt
of the rows in between

Enjoy your Saturday & your weekend. Smile – like a lot!

Reminder: Woodbooger Festival in Norton VA. 26-28SEP25

Poems

time to see

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more than before

big is the key
to the door
time to see
more than before

it is long
a mighty stride
the siren's song
will not be denied

righteousness glistens
as the gavel falls
at night trees listen
to the travelers' calls

Daniel with the lions
interpreting dreams
more energy in the mind
than it seems

the mind has wings
with a mighty span
can do almost anything
it thinks it can

For those of you who are new to the blog you may want to check out the drop down menu. There are different topics listed with links to different videos.

Enjoy your Friday and weekend. Fill it with smiles.

Reminder: Woodbooger Festival in Norton VA. 26-28SEP25

Poems

lightning striking

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around the tree

lightning striking
around the tree
we're all hiking
to what will be

don't have to guess
the price to pay
our time is less
every single day

be quick to see
and avoid the rot
time looks free
but it is not

we each get a set amount
before we fly away
so make your time count
every single day

find the groove
that moves your soul
learn to move
like the bigfoot roll

Enjoy your Thursday!

Reminder: Wodbooger Festival in Norton VA. 26-28SEP25

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