About three years ago I was part of a group of parents who dreamed up the idea for an Outdoor Classroom for Prescott School that would benefit teachers, kids, and the neighborhood. Yesterday morning was one of a series of work-days for the park. We spent about four hours working and, when you crunch the numbers, our time accomplished the following:
- 75+ volunteers engaged
- 62 shovels present
- 7 wheelbarrows in steady use
- 3.5 yd3 of clay soil moved, by wheelbarrow, to 2 large planter boxes
- 8 yd3 of mulch distributed to garden beds and walking paths
- 78 prairie plants planted
- 3 yd3 of sand levelled into a bed
- 146 tree cut outs set in the sandbed and QuickCrete-d
- 62 chocolate chip cookies consumed
- 2 blisters on my hands worn through the gardening gloves
Sigh. It was a good morning.
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Dinner Line-up: Zucchini Frittata and baked potatoes (N's cooking)
Looking Forward To: Fright Night @ Morrill Hall
So Long As We're Counting: Congratulations to my friend, Matt, who completed a cross trainer workout of 40 miles in 4 hours, 12 min, and 1 second. He defeated 700 aliens & saved New York...again. Well done!
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