There was the story of the tires – SO MANY TIRES – and how we kept finding them as we dug deeper and deeper into the earth. Who put them there? How long ago had it been? How would we carry them all out of the wetland?
There was the story of Sally the salamander told in another post, which turned out to be a story about discovery, connection, and delight. Before that, there was the story of the biggest worm some of us had ever seen, and it turned out to be a story much like the one in which Sally appeared.
There were so many stories. The story of the Himalayan blackberry root ball as gnarled and big as the root of a tree. The story of a teen bringing their father along, leading us grown ups into a better and brighter future. The story of standing before a task as big as any and of taking just one small step in the right direction. There was the story of human persistence and determination and ingenuity.
It was the story of all of you.
Thank you so much to everyone who came out to Wallace Swamp Creek Park this month – I had such a good time writing and witnessing the stories. And thank you to those following along and cheering us on here. Everyone is so needed.
The March work party will be announced soon!