Greetings

Welcome to my little corner of the inter-webs! I just wanted to take this space to warn you that my posts will rarely be up to date. Due to the spontaneity of natural disasters and the unpredictability of when AmeriCorps' services will be requested I will be digitizing my journal entries whenever we return to St. Louis. Oh, and most of the pictures you see here were taken by myself. If ever I do use someone else's material I make a point to give them due credit though! That said, come, leave comments and be merry! I hope you enjoy your stay!

Saturday, March 8, 2014

Cape Girardeau - 3/5

Happy anniversary to my lovely fiancée, Haley!  Sorry I couldn’t be with you to celebrate, but if all goes according to plan I will be seeing you soon!

We continued where we left off yesterday cutting and spraying Bush Honeysuckle.  This particular area has received very little care so the invasive plant has grown to the size of small trees.  I had to abandon my loppers for a handsaw to battle the nuisances—which suited me just fine as sheathing and unsheathing the blade never gets old!  Uh… yeah, that was pretty much our whole day!  There were a couple of really cool rock formations under some fallen trees that would make a pretty awesome fort or mock-battle site, but that’s the only other thing that comes to mind.


Upon returning to our project site’s HQ I washed and oiled my boots.  The poor things received some nasty gashes from all that work with the barbed wire last month, so hopefully this oil will be just the sort of pick-me-up they need to make it through the rest of this gauntlet of a year.  Now I’m off to hang out with my team and watch some Harry Potter.  I find it fitting that we are watching Harry embark on his journey today, the same day I started my epic quest with the love of my life 4 years ago.  Love you Haley.  Talk to you all later!


Picture taken by Haley.

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