Getting lost in a Corn Maze

What a beautiful Sunday to be outside.  And what better thing to do on Halloween Eve than to go to a Corn Maze.

We headed up to Deere Farms with Mark, Kim and the girls.  We went through the 'intermediate' Corn Maze.  Very Good Choice!

Here, a pretty girl welcomes us to Deere Farms!

We head into the Maze.  Erin and Jill holding hands.  Kinda reminds you of the Hanzel and Gretel Fairy Tale, doesn't it?  Wonder if we'll ever find our way out?

Erin and Jill made the decisions.  They led us deep into the maze.  Every crossroad we hit was a major decision.  Jillian tried to determine which trail looked 'most used'.  They did a good job of talking it out before deciding which trail to take.

Jillian and and Kim through the corn.  We wandered around for a long time.  We found a total of 10 of the check points.  The girls did a fine job.  Jill started getting a little tired.  We were in there for a loooong time!

I know you were worried, but we finally got out!  We kinda cheated and cut through some of the rows, but we got out.  They have 2 mazes up there, intermediate and advanced.  Jill decided we didn't need to go through the other maze.

Doesn't she look good on a tractor?  She's a real Farm Girl!









That was lot's of fun and I think it will be on the agenda for next October.

Erin's last Cross Country Race and I missed it!

Erin ran her last Cross Country Race today in Woodfor County, and I missed it.  I was playing golf.  Mary Lynn got these pictures.

Erin worked hard this year, and I think she had fun.  I think she learned a lot about running, and just exactly how hard it is to run a long distance instead of a sprint.  Two completely different kind of races.

However, I don't think she quiet has a grasp on competition.  Which, don't get me wrong, probably is a not bad thing for a 2nd grader.  But I know for a fact she could run better times than she does.  I think she's satisfied jogging at her comfortable pace and could care less if she beat anybody or not.  As a matter of fact, I'm sure she would encourage anyone near her to keep up with her, and might even slow down so that they can.  She's just a sweetie!

Here she is with her ribbon for completing and competing in this meet.  I think my Rosie Pie would be just as happy if she finished 10th or 110th.  She loves to run and likes being with her teammates, and cheering for each of them when they run.  It's been a long season, and a lot of hard work.  I think she was glad to see the season draw to a close, but I also think she'll look forward to next year.

Now, on to those Brownie Scouts!

Round 57 for the year, and What a Stinker!

I played Iroquois GC today for round 57 of the year.  Boy, did I play bad!  I shot a 43 - 48 = 91, the worst round I've had at Iroquois this year.  I had 4 or 5 terrible holes which really shot my score up there.  I mean, 4 putting a par 5 for an 8, loosing a ball on a par 3, hole #7, and taking a 8.  Several double and triple bogeys, and BAM!, All of a sudden your score is out of control.

It was a nice day, though.  I played with Greg Lynn and Mark Wagner.  It was a cool, but really pretty day.  And, I did make some good shots.  But I think I made more really bad shots today than good shots.  I lost a dollar to Greg when I gave him 2 strokes a side.  I beat him on the front nine but lost the back nine and the eighteen.

It's not near as much fun writing about bad golf as it is good golf.  So, I'll quit now.

Round 56 was a Cold, Blustery, Wet Round

After heavy rains last night, the course was sloppy wet today.  During the round it was windy and a light mist fell off and on throughout.  Other than that, it was perfect weather for golf!

This was round 56 for the year.  I played at Iroquois GC and shot a 41 - 43 = 84.  Not a good round, but a much better score than I felt like I played.  It seems like I didn't hit a single solid shot all day.  When hitting the ball out of the fairway you knew you were going to get a face full of mud.  It was just sloppy.  And, I've never seen so many worms on the course.  The saturated ground drove them out and they were all over the fairways and greens.  I mean, in one square foot you would have probably 10 worms.  You could brush them out of your way on shorter putts, but on long putts you just had to allow for them.

Plus, it was pretty windy.  The cool weather, about 52 degrees, made the wind feel like it was blowing harder than it was.  The cool air, wind, and soft ground made for a lot shorter drives.  Then, hitting to the green, you weren't going to bounce onto the green, you had to carry it there.  I know 52 degrees is not that cold, but for this time of year, cloudy and windy, it was pretty chilly!  And, we had 3 3-somes, and were the only ones on the course.  I was in the first group and we finished 4 holes ahead of the group behind us! FOUR Holes!  When they finally got in they accused us of running!  We just played our normal speed.  It's just that we never had to wait.  We got done in about 3 hours, 10 minutes.  That would be about normal for us without having to wait on anybody.  And we were walking.  I'm sure with carts we could have been well under 3 hours. Our team lost low team by .3 strokes.  That's 3/10ths of a stroke.  We lost 73.3 to 73.  Close but no Cigar!

Docent Training Update - Tenth Class in the Bag!

Today's class was on Terrestrial Ecosystems, their plant life, and animal life.  We didn't have any animals to handle today and we didn't go behind the scenes at any exhibits.  Getting close to the end of our training, at the end of class today we signed up for our Docent Shirts to be ordered.  We only have about another 5 weeks.

Today we talked about the differing Ecosystems, Deserts, Grasslands, Rain forests, Tundras, etc., and the type of plant life and animals they support and why.

When talking about these systems we not only cover the plants and animals found there, but how they developed and how they are being destroyed and what that will mean.

I was unaware that Rain forest areas, when cleared, are very poor agricultural areas.  The dirt is very poor for farming.

It was very interesting to learn about the reasons behind animal behavior, the way certain animals hunt their prey dictated by the area in which they live.  Also, that each areas animals have their Night Animal (Nocturnal), Day Animals (Diurnal) and Dawn and Dusk Animals (Crepuscular), that allow animals to hunt in areas and not be in competition.

I had a grassland picture, but for some reason it didn't work out, but you know what a grassland looks like.  How these areas animals, the grass feeders, have grown large in size and developed systems to digest the grass.  Grass does not have much nutrition and therefore huge quantities of it must be eaten.

How the Cheetahs, Lions, and Leopards develop their hunting styles depending on their environment.  Either using speed, ambush, or hunting in groups.  How sometimes one small animal or plant removed from a system can mean a total collapse of the system, and why.  Example: The Desert Tortoise.  This burrowing animal provides burrows for many animals in the desert to escape the heat of the day and the cold temperatures of the night.  Without the burrows, many of these animals would not be able to survive.  So many things like this are discussed that I had no idea, or never thought about.

Anyway, I've found this class to be extremely interesting and I'm glad I signed up for it.  I have no idea how much volunteer work I'll do after I 'graduate', but just the training classes alone have been worth the time and money.

That's not a bad score for as many times as I hit it!

It was a tough round, but I got through it.  I really hit the ball well on the front nine but couldn't make a putt.  Then, on the back nine the rest of my game joined my putting.

I played at Shawnee GC today and shot a 41 - 48 = 89.  I had to par #18 with a pretty long putt to post that one under 90 score.  It was a really pretty day and it was nice to be out walking 18 holes, and I enjoyed the round, even playing bad.

I played the Slyder Cup yesterday and that's similar to a Scramble.  We alternate playing our own ball, alternate shot, and scramble on different holes.  I've said before that I never play well after a Scramble, so maybe that's it.

I did finish with a par, making a nice putt on #18, so maybe I can get it all together the next time I play.  Don't we always think that?

The Fall 2011 Slyder Cup is in the Books.

J. R. and I were defending Champions of the Slyder Cup, and we tried to defend our title at Weissinger Hills G. C. today against Harold Goad and Barry Rahn.

It was a close match all the way.  The course had all players Shotgun Start today for some reason, and we started on hole #12, so holes #10 and #11 would be our finishing holes.  Here, Harold hits to the green on hole #10.  We were tied at this point after  Barry sunk a birdie putt on #17, and sunk an eagle putt on hole #18, to win both holes.   This was our next to last hole.  This hole was played as a scramble.

We lost the 17th hole when Barry sunk another Birdie Putt!  He was killing us!  Here Barry hits off our last hole, #11.   J. R. and I were down one with one to play, needing to win this last hole to halve the match.

Well, the last hole was played playing your own ball, both players score added up to be a team score.  Low team wins hole.  We managed to halve the final hole, but that left us one down and losing the 2011 Fall Slyder Cup 1up.  Here Harold and Barry received their trophy and Championship Towels.  J. R. and I had to buy the White Castle's.







The next Slyder Cup will be in the Spring.  Get your tickets early, the event sells out months in advance!  See any of the participants and they can get you discounted prices.

Trunk-or-Treating at Shively Park

J. R. Harris decorated his trunk and made a costume for Shively Park's Trunk-or-Treating at 1:00 today in Shively Park.  When he signed up to do it he hadn't read the fine print and didn't realize he was supposed to be in costume and decorate his trunk.  He thought all he had to do was sit in a chair and hand out candy, until his wife, Barb, read the fine print to him.

So....he started making his costume.  Painted some red devil horns black, black mask, black hood sweatshirt, cape, utility belt, black boots.  Presto!.........Batman!

Then some cotton cob webs, spiders, pumpkins, cut out cardboard teeth, and a shredded garbage bag........Spooky looking trunk!

Put it all together, pretty good Trunk-or-Treat outfit!  The best decorated trunk won $100, but I stayed for the judging and our Bat-friend didn't win.  Several other vehicles were Company sponsored vehicles, or Organization Sponsored, but I think J. R.'s was the best individual original decoration and costume.  But, then again, I didn't get a vote.

Good Show, J. R.!

But, then again, J. R. looked more like Batman's Grandpa!

Yard Sale Fishing Finds

As is our custom, Mary Lynn and I went Yard Sale-ing this morning.  We bought $21 worth of stuff we couldn't do without!  I bought 2 small fans for the upstairs Wagner and Hedges Suites for $1 each, 2 golf clubs, putter and 3 wood cut down to Erin and Jill's size for $1 each, a new plastic large tackle box for $5, and 9 CD case free.  Mary Lynn bought  a few $1 objects, (basket, jar, doll, plastic zipper bag for closet storage).  And I spent $8 on this tackle box with all these lures in it, a total of 32 lures, tackle box, and a few odd hooks and sinkers.

When I saw the amount of lures in the box I couldn't pass them up.  I thought Mark and I would have fun casting them out and at the low price wouldn't have to worry about losing one if it hung up on something.  I mean, they were less than 25 cents each when you figure in the tackle box.

It's getting close to the end of yard sale season.  I guess it's a good thing because we've run out of yard sale money.  But we sure got a lot of things we couldn't live without this summer!

Talking about Halloween with Erin and Jill

Yesterday Mary Lynn and I picked up Erin and Jillian from School just to spend a little time with them.  We stopped at DQ and ate dinner before we took them home.  In the car we talked about Halloween and with no 'Silly Songs' to listen to, they asked for a paper and pen to entertain themselves while we drove to DQ.

Erin made a list of the costumes each person was going to wear on Halloween, and drew a picture of each.  Daddy?  Mommy?  Mimi:  Feather Mask, Grandpa?  Jill:  Frankenstein, Erin: Leaf.  I love the use of question marks and colons!

Jill made a list of the candy she wanted.  Halloween treats I want.
Rice Crispy Treats
Jelly Bean
Sucker
Tootsie-Roll
Tootsie-Roll Pop

Jillian now wants to be Frankenstein.  I think she's starting to get brave in her old age.  Where has she heard of Frankenstein?  I'm sure she hasn't seen the movie.

Docent Training - Week 13

It's hard to believe it's already been 13 weeks since orientation.  We were told at orientation that it would cost $60 to 'volunteer' to be a Docent.  This money would cover our printed material, which is a pretty good size binder full of helpful material, and an "Official" Docent Shirt with patch we
are required to wear when working on Zoo time.  At the time it seemed pretty steep, but I could see why they might need to charge for this.

Well, 13 weeks into the training I feel the experience alone has been well worth the money.  Today was the second week in a row we didn't handle any animals.  We have Library training after class and 4 or 5 people stay each week to get that done, so they haven't been bringing in any animals so that we can get started on that right away.  I did my Library Training last week.  This is just an hour of orientation on how things are stored, how to sign them out, and what we have available to us for 'show and tell'.

We did go behind the scenes to another exhibit today.  We've gone to the Herpaquarium, Elephant Exhibit, Giraffe House, Gorilla House,.........and today we went to visit the Lions.

We went around back, behind the Lion enclosure.  We stopped outside the doors and the trainers told us what to expect when we went in, and exactly how to behave.  It's a small area.  Stay against the wall.  The Lions will roar and jump at you, especially men.  Don't stare at them, they perceive that as a threat.  If you happen to trip and fall, don't grab the cage wire to hold yourself up.  Whatever goes on the other side of those cage wires will STAY there.  We will only take in 5 people at a time.

Wow!  That was a unique experience!  I was the first one in, behind the trainer.  We were only 3 feet away from the Lions, and that male Lion jumped at me and growled the loudest growl I've ever heard.  Even though I was expecting it, when you have a 450 pound Lion jump at you from 3 feet away, it's a little nerve wracking.  What power!  They said one swipe of his paw could crush all your mid-section bones and that his jaws could crush your head like a grape.  Yep.  They had my full attention and respect.  I only stayed maybe 2-3 minutes, not wanting to keep the others from coming in.  Really!  I would like to have stayed a little longer but there were 3 other groups of five to come in yet.

So, week 13 is completed.  I've got 6 more weeks to go.  I'm going to do a 'Night Safari' on Friday night, November 4th.  This will just require me to be there from about 6:00 pm until about 11:00 pm.  When I become a Docent I can spend the night with the group that will be there, if I want.  I'm not much for spending the night anyplace, so I don't think I'll be doing that.  I don't know how old this group will be, but on the 'Night Safari's' they have a class around 7:30, then go on a night walk through the Zoo around 10:00.  This will help fulfill one of my training requirements.  I'm also signed up to go on an 'Outreach' to St. Albert the Great School on Monday, November 7th.  I'll need to be there at 10:00 am and will probably get back around 1 or 2 pm.  Another training requirement completed.

Shawnee GC for Round 54 of the Year

I played today for the first time since last Tuesday.  It really was a nice day, just a little cooler than it has been.  A storm came up when we were on about hole #5, but it stayed to the West of us and moved North.  I'm glad, because there was a lot of thunder we could hear in the distance.

I really hit some good shots on the front nine.  I just couldn't make any putts.  One of those times when you chip up close, but just can't convert the putt to save par.  I made one birdie.  That was because I put it a foot from the hole from about 150 yards out.  I did make a long putt on #9 to par the hole and keep me under 40 on the front.  I shot a 39 - 45 = 84, which is about the way I've been playing at Shawnee the past 6-8 weeks. 

I don't think being a week since I've played is what made my putting off.  I just wasn't aggressive enough on putts.  I left 3 putts on the front short of the hole by several inches when it was right on line. Long putts were pretty tough because there was so many leaves and pine needles on the greens that you couldn't clean them all out of the way so you just putted through them and hoped for the best.

I hit a lot of good drives today, and good fairway woods.  If I can just get a little more aggressive in my putting and keep hitting the ball well my game will be right on track.  Let's see, what's the odds of that happening?  Seems like at least one part of your game stays gone at all times!

Exploring the Swamp

For several years now as I drive down River Road I've passed a little pull off parking lot with the sign that says "Caperton Swamp".  I've been wanting to stop there and walk back to see what it was like.  I asked Mary Lynn if she'd like to go with me sometime.  She declined.  So, today I visited the place.

This is one City Park I'd never been in.  There is a well defined trail that leads away from the parking lot.  The trail goes back about 200-300 yards to a small pond.

I'm sure there's much more water in this during a wet season, and I could tell the water was pretty low.  It also had a lot of greenery on top of it. 
The path loops around this pond.

This is a better view of the pond.  I walked around the pond and it's very close to I-71, you can hear a lot of car traffic, and at one point you can see Blankenbaker Lane through a gate.







The sign as you start back says it's a .9 mile loop, and that seemed about right to me.  While walking the trail I came across a man and a woman walking their dog.  That was the only people I saw back there.  I did pick a pretty good size stick to carry with me.  I don't like being back in the 'wilderness' without some protection.
OK, now I know what's back there!

Chance School Fall Festival

We went to the Chance School Fall Festival this afternoon.  They had EVERYTHING!

Face Painting,

                   Mask Wearing.

Pole Climbing.

                                Horseback Riding.

Dog Petting.








Cake walks, Bean Bag Toss, Folk Singing, Dinner, Dunking Booth, Cake and Pie Auction, Bag Decorating, Duck Pond.  It was fun and the girls had a great time.  Erin did her first ever bidding at an Auction and got a Pumpkin Pie for $2  Shrewd!

Erin didn't finish in the top, but she finished like a Champion!

Mary Lynn and I went to another of Erin's Cross Country meets today.  It was at South Oldham County High.  The distance of this race was 3K, 2nd thru 5th Grade.

They started about 200 yards from the track, entered the track, ran one lap, exited and ran through the woods, then finished with a lap on the track. 

Erin, on left,who starts slow, fell on the track, skinned her knee, and was dead last when they exited the track.

A couple hundred yards from the track she passed her first girl and said something to her as she passed.  The girl was walking, and when Erin said something to her, she started running again.  Knowing Erin, she was encouraged her telling her that "Come on, you can do it".  I don't think she beat very many girls today, maybe a dozen or so, but she ran a good race today and is a classy runner.

Jillian, when Erin runs, is right there cheering for her and the rest of the Chance School Team.  But during the down time, she likes to read.  She'll run and play, and be best buddies with all the Chance School Cross Country Team, but when she sits down to read.....TOTAL CONCENTRATION!

Halloween Parade

Last night I marched with my son Mark in the Halloween Parade on Bardstown Road as he wore his costume he made.  All I did was hold the chain, like he was under my control.  Of course, I didn't get to see much of the rest of the parade, but I'd have to imagine that Mark was one of the biggest attractions, if not THE biggest attraction in the parade.

The Parade route was probably about a mile and a half, but I'm sure we walked at least twice that continuously going from one side of the street to the other. 

We would get calls from the people "Over here!" and "Can I get a picture?" from both sides of the street.  Mark would stop and several people would come out and Mark would put his big arms around them for a picture.  We would start lagging behind the float in front of us and would try to stay in the middle of the street and walk, wave, and try to catch up in the parade.  But it was hard to stay caught up.  People kept wanting pictures.  "Turn this way", "Can you stop for a picture?".  I heard a lot of good comments about his costume.  And, I'm sure Mark had a great time. 

When we got back to the car and mark was able to take off his costume, he was soaking wet!  It was a cool night, but in the costume and as much walking and bending over as he did, I'm sure he's tired and sore today.

The Parade was great fun.  I'm sure all the people loved Mark's Costume.  If they gave away prizes, I feel sure Mark would win first place!

I'd shoot better scores if I didn't hit the ball so many times.

I played my usual Tuesday Golf at Shawnee GC again today.  I haven't shot a good round at Shawnee in many weeks.  Today was another bad round.  I know my score doesn't seem that bad, but I know how many bad shot I hit.  I shot a 41 - 44 = 85. 

I'm just hitting way too many bad shots.  I can accept shots that aren't my best.  I know I won't always hit the perfect shot, but I shouldn't be hitting as many terrible shots as I do.  I hit 2 out of bounds today.  Seems like lately '2' out of play per round is becoming the 'norm'.  I hit a ball out of bounds off the tee on numbers 10 and 17.  My score stays fairly respectible because I hit a lot of really good shots.  So, if I can just keep those terrible shots down to just shots that are only so-so, I can have a great round.

I know why I hit them.  I don't keep my concentration on the shot I know I need.  As soon as I hit a bad shot I know my focus wasn't as it should have been.  I seem to have a hard time keeping that intense concentration on each shot for an entire round.   I know I don't play deliberate golf like a lot of people, but I have pretty good concentration when I'm over the ball.  I think that's why noises or people talking when I'm hitting just doesn't bother me like it does a lot of the people I play with.  So, I know those bad shots are just a lack of concentration on the shot at hand.

Oh well, another nice walk on a nice day.  This was my 53rd round for the year!

Gearing up for Halloween on HillCrest!

For something to do while Ben was up from Forida, we visited Hillcrest Avenue to see the Halloween decorations.  We think there were still a lot of houses that  hadn't put up their decorations, but there were many houses with them up already to make the trip worthwhile.  We could tell by all the wires run that much of these decorations would be lit up at night and some may be animated.  They were fun to look at.

This yard, to the right, had a flying saucer that had crashed, and these were the Aliens that had been thrown into the trees from the crash.

Even "Way up here in Kentucky", Ben found some banana trees.  There were 4 of them in this yard with bananas on them! Ben noted that he was sure it was impossible to grow bananas up here and wondered how in the world thay did it!  He's pointing to the bananas, right by the point of the roof.










It was fun to walk the street and see the decorations, and we are thinking about going back tonight to see how different it is when lit up.

Playing Eagle Creek GC

I played Eagle Creek GC in LaGrange today.  I played with Julie, Jit, and Mark.  The foursome behind us was Brian, Kevin, David, and David's friend.  I played well the front nine.  Actually played well the back nine except for 2 holes.  The 12th, I took an 8 after hitting my drive in the trees and topping a 3 wood.  Then, on 17, I took a 6 after hitting one in the trees.  However, I did make a 4 from the tee....except I was hitting 3 from the tee after hitting one in the trees.  But, still, an 83 is not bad at all.
Mark's back was really bothering him.  He usually beats me when we play, so I know he was hurting. 
We all played from the 'Gold' tees, except Julie, who played from the Red.  This was the first time I've played Eagle Creek this year and was really pleased with how good a condition it was in.  The greens were in very good shape, and played pretty fast, I thought.
This was a beautiful day, the Course in good condition, and the company was excellent!  I really enjoyed playing this 52nd round of the year!

Round 51 for the Year

I played my usual Thursday round of golf at Iroquois GC today.  I let a couple of holes mess up my good score.

I had a triple bogey on hole #12, then birdied 3 of the last six holes for a 37 on the back nine.  I ended up with a 42 - 37 = 79.
I hit a lot of good shots again, but can't seem to keep from letting those big numbers pop up on a couple of holes.  I had a double bogey on hole # 7, a par 3.  My handicap on Thursdays is now a 7, so I netted down to a 72.  Today, 2 people tied for low man with 69's.  So, I'm getting closer.  That 79 will probably drop my handicap down one stroke to a 6.  When I break 80, I've shot a good round.  If I can't win low man breaking 80, then I don't have enough handicap. 
I walked the 18 at Iroquois today.  That's a tough course to walk.  But, it was a very nice day, I played well, and got some exercise.  All in all, a real good day!

Docent Training - Week 6

I just completed my 6th week of Docent Training at the Louisville Zoo.  Today we covered rules and regulations, and teaching methods.  They covered a lot of how to handle difficult situations both in the classroom and on the Zoo grounds.  Most of it was common sense, but it is amazing the situations that may occur.  From dealing with people for years, I know there's no telling what some people will do or say.  Situations, everyday or emergency,  from cell phone usage, lost children, misbehaving children in class, escaped animals at Zoo, Tornado warnings, etc.  Anything unusual that my happen when teaching a class or talking to people out around the animal exhibits.

The animals I handled today:

The Prairie Kingsnake.  This little guy was about 3 feet long.  He was pretty docile.  He didn't slither around much.  Kinda just let you hold him while he kept sticking his tongue out.  Compared to the Ball Python, he was pretty skinny

Then the Greek Tortoise.  He was pretty good size.  His shell was a little smaller than a normal sized Frisbee.  The trick to holding him was to keep your hand up close enough to his front foot and far enough away from his back foot that he could't reach your hand with his legs.  He had pretty good pushing power.

The Giant Millipede was pretty neat.  He would crawl from hand to hand.  His legs felt like Velcro.

These are pictures I've Googled.  We are not allowed to take pictures because they want to control what pictures from behind the scenes, or from Class, that are shown on Facebook!

We didn't go behind the scenes of any exhibit today.  We had two of the animal trainers come in and show us how they train the animals.  That was pretty interesting. They use the same basic principles on all the animals when training.  The training of animals is mainly for easier handling and health care.   

Next week the Class will be "Understanding Food Webs/How Organisms relate to each other.

Walking 18 at Shawnee on a Nice Day

Even not playing well you can still enjoy playing golf on a day like this.  Sunshine and a high of 77.  A great day to be out walking 18 holes.  I didn't play that bad.  Just had a couple of bad holes that ballooned my score up a little.  A triple bogey on #10 didn't get me off to a very good start on the back nine.  I shot a 40 - 43 = 83 at Shawnee GC today.  I had a birdie on #4, after having a double bogey on #3.  I had several good birdie chances, but timid putting left me short of the hole on each one.  Overall, I was pleased with the round.  I hit a lot of good shots today.  Even the triple bogey, I didn't hit the ball that bad.  My drive went in the 'concret' ditch on the right side of the fairway and I tried to hit out without bottoming out and ruining my club.  Well, I topped it and rolled it about 15 feet and it stayed in the culvert.  I then chipped out about 50 yard up the fairway.  A nice iron to the green later rolled off the back.  So, overall, I really didn't hit that bad a shots on the hole, but had a little bad luck.

This was round 50 for the Year.