Day One Hundred and Eighty-Five

I took another run at Item #63 (spend 15 minutes outside every day for 100 consecutive days) by spending around four hours outside today in the fresh, mild, allergenic air. Ah well, two out of three is pretty good.

Buddy recently became a Cub Scout, signing up on exactly the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Boy Scout organization (February 8, 2010), thanks to a mommy who gets excited about things like that. Today we went to his first service project, and I'm not sure which of us was looking forward to it more! His pack went to the Oregon School for the Deaf to hang birdhouses which the other kids had made already. Their property borders a wetland area, and we learned quite a bit about the birds who nest in the trees near the swamp. There were enough trees there to hang up several birdhouses and still give each nesting pair enough space, and we spent a very enjoyable hour tramping around the school property with the rest of his pack.

Buddy's ready to go!

Getting some help from the wonderful gentleman who chose the trees and told us all kinds of interesting information from his years of working with birds and their habitats.

All done!

P.S. To the anonymous reader who asked how Item #70 is coming along, stay tuned 'til tomorrow!