like ketchup in a glass bottle its coming out slowly
One of my favorite comments, which has been said several times, is the honest response "I like reading about your adventures because I have no intention of going out in the woods myself"
One of my least favorite responses is "I'd love to go out it in the woods with you"
No you wouldn't,
Do you like the feel of muddy water between your toes, most people don't
Can you loose your fear of the wood, wild animals and muddy water most people can't
Can you endure the scratches and nicks of brambles to get to the clearing on the other side, most people won't
Let me go in alone, I'll tell you all about it when I get back
Last week I went out to the duck pond,
If your local you might know where that is,
If not...it's at the far end of lake Tobosofekee,
The whole area never got more than knee deep,
I became very good at the shallow stroke,
The water was so churned that the silt level made the lake more like soup,
I could feel the difference with each stroke,
Several times it got so shallow that I couldn't paddle at all, I had to pole,
Then it got so shallow I had to get out and just plane drag it,
There were loons (birds) flocks of them that I would sneak up on and chase away like running at seagulls on the beach
It was fun, except I was in my kayak
I saw no other wildlife, except the beloved Canadian Goose, but it was a pretty busy place, lots of people fishing, lots of noise, if I were an animal I'd hide too
I did find a turtle for my class we named him squirt,
He now resides in his own tank in my classroom with minnows brought in for him to eat
Can't think of anything else that happened, that I can tell you about, continue praying for my students if you already do and start if you don't, they need it bad and hey so do their teachers
