Thursday saw a new level of responsibility
handed down to us in the form of a shining silver key. What does this
key unlock you ask? The Mecca of
creativity and industrial resourcefulness known as the old Acacia caddy
shack. Until recently, said shack
was occupied by none, save lonely rats.
Now it is the hub/command center for our daring senior project. But nay! We did not let this power go
to our heads! We quickly ventured out to finish surveying the Acacia grounds
for oak saplings, a project previously postponed by pernicious
precipitation. This accomplished,
our bodies yearned for sustenance.
It was then that we ventured to the viral villa
of the Stotter residence. We took
this opportunity to debrief with Al on key events. We then slammed bagels, salmon schmear, no lox though
:’(. Sustained and with Al
aboard, we returned to our mighty Mecca to continue building enclosures. We learned that three is a larger
number than two. In what seemed
like no time at all, we met our goal of constructing 5 incredible enclosures,
CCR blaring in the background all the while.
Flash Forward: Finally Friday! Two legs of our
tripod awoke early to assist in wrangling deer out at the Cleveland Metropark
Zoo: a small side project done purely out of respect for our mentor. This drive takes deer that are not part
of the zoo, that may carry harmful diseases, and removes them from the
premises. Our reward for said
mission was a thrilling tour of the primate, big cat, and aquatic houses with
Dr. Pam. We were introduced to
incredible animals like Martha, a South American armadillo (and the namesake
for this post). At times we even
needed to shield our eyes from the ancient mating ritual of the enigmatic
fossa. Our last companion was the
aye-aye, whom our mentor is considering using in a project to remove emerald
ash bore from ash wood. We ended
the day by planting and constructing more enclosures.
All
the best,
Graham,
Alex, and
Chase
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