WHAT YOU SHOULD DO:

# 1. Post a blog 3 times a week (M, W & F) of at least 200 words. In your blogs you could:
-describe something you learned
-explain something that surprised you
-give an update about stuff you're working on
-explain how you solved a problem
-tell a cool story

Also include images, sounds or video from your project.

# 2. Respond thoughtfully to another blogger's posts on this site. Post 1 of these response-blogs per week (200 or more words each).

Each of you is expected to contribute to this blog--even if you're working with another student or with a group.

I'm really looking forward to following your project via your postings! Have fun!

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Forget Frustrating Failures! Focus Forward, Foul-mouthed Fool!



Man, another Monday.  Jokes! Memorial day means missing Monday ;’(, but heck did our Tuesday start like one.   As we walked into our familiar shed, we were greeted by the cold hand of adversity.  His raspy voice slowly whispered, “Bro, you need some batteries for you GPS.” Visibly shaken, but still firm, we raced over George Zeiger drive to the nearby lithium oasis of Alex Stotter’s house.  The hunt for AAs was moderate and the hunt for AAAs was incredibly successful.  And so, we ventured backs with spirits renewed.  But Alas! Who was it that greeted us again? None other than wily adversity himself.  Once again, a ghastly whisper came forth, “Yo, dude, you also need more BEHI sheets.”  Classic adversity not telling us that before.  That dude’s kind of a jerk.  Graham let out a few salty sailor words that T&J would not be especially proud of.  We got the sheets nonetheless. Adversity aside, nothing can stop us!  We finished BEHI on the remainder of Euclid Creek with no time to spare.  We had to chug over to Gates Mills (Chesterland) to watch the Hawken boys tennis team demolish the Preppers!

Straight out of Wednesday! Crazy morning meeting between Dr. Connie “All-time Sensei” Hausman and Jedi Master Jack Breisch with the gang called botanists with attitude.   Finally! There is proof that our project is real, and we are not playing jungle croquet in the badlands of Beachwood.  Successful meeting behind us, we took to the field.  We carried our enclosures to the spots we found before, only to find that some of the enclosures that we made early in the process were in similar shape to Max Pollock’s cartilage-lacking knees after the 5.25 mile Blossom run: very shaken up, but still functional enough to keep out the deer/beat the Preppers after a little bit of tender loving care.  And thus we truly began the tree repopulation research leg of the project. 

Keep Truckin’.


Al and the Chain Gang

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