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, June 14, 2014

Shawnee - 6/10

The Hummingbird Cabin that we are staying in is aptly named.  While the rain was taking one of its intermissions I saw as many as 8 hummingbirds at a time from our back porch.  They seemed particularly interested in our Gatorade, but we were too busy replenishing to share.  We hiked close to 6 miles by the time lunch rolled around… that’s more than many of my recent projects have done in an entire day!  I’m glad the storms came to offer a reprieve as my body has not transitioned over from the spraying lull.

The place we’re working in is part of the Irish Wilderness, which has some interesting rules.  For instance, no power tools are allowed.  No vehicles, no chainsaws, nothing.  We can only use hand tools to prep the trails so it is a lot of work!  We’re holding strong though!

My only issue so far isn’t even tied to our service here; I was flossing when my teeth caught and shredded the string.  As it wouldn’t go upward I tried pulling it out through the side, but that just caught the majority of the shredded floss between my teeth.  It hurts, but the pain isn’t debilitating so I’m soldiering on.  I’m hoping to buy some picks to try and poke it out next time we’re in town. 


Night all, hope you’re all doing well!




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