I've spent the last few weeks in tandem. Part of my time involves living in a beautiful tent on the hillside above the field with a stunning view of Left and Right Ridge out my tent window, while the other part involves killing and poisoning things for a few hours a day. My job description actually says 'Destroyer'-- my duty is to tear out wineberry and barberry bushes. Taylor, my partner in crime, and I spend our days in various locations around the lodge, gloves on hand and loppers close by. We rip out wineberry, stuff our faces with berries, get covered in scratches, attempt to avoid poison ivy, jump in the pond, try to pull out every barberry plant, get more scratches, use loppers to cut down enormous barberry, sometimes dump borax solution on the roots in hopes of poisoning them, jump in the pond again, and take long snack breaks.
Here's a picture of the tent. I like it because I feel like I'm outside (I can see the entire sky), but I also am effectively inside (I have a real bed and mattress and everything!). We even have a guest room! For real.
And that just about sums up this past week! Next up: Monongahela and Cake for Lunch.
Note to anyone who is reading this:
Sorry I've been failing at blogging. I meant to, I really did, but summertime just zips by with little time for things like computers and witty remarks. Which is why I did not write a long blog post-- taking a break from blogging and school has made me less able to write things coherently. Cheerio!
