Monday I didn't post because we had the day off, due to working Saturday. But Saturday was a pretty simple day, we watched a bird banding event in Lake Jackson, and then drove home. I got to release a cardinal! But that's about all that happened, so I figured it wasn't worthy to post. Either way, today was very interesting.
We went to Armand Bayou Nature Park and did all sorts of conservation activities. Obviously, the place is a Bayou, but what does that mean? It means there are all sorts of wetland creatures, with a dose of the sea as well, because it ebbs and flows with the sea, so there is some salt in the water. Over the years, the water level has actually grown, surprisingly, and the man we worked with today was doing all he could to keep up with it. So we helped him out by planting (dropping), some concrete-weighted wetland grasses into places were there was a need for more wetland habitat, so the fish and birds and other animals would be happy (alligators too!).
But before that fun adventure, we had another stint with the rain, and it tried to chase us out of every project we did today. The funniest was when we were all planting (meaning transferring grasses to a bigger bucket), under a tree, and the rain came in, like it does, in a rush. We all were stuck under the tree, until the wind swept the rain up so it was coming at us sideways (anybody think of Forrest Gump, there? Yeah, me too.). And we ran the 20 feet to the greenhouse to be safe from the rain while it lasted all of 20 minutes. Silly, Texas rainstorms, try to chase us out of our planting. (And yes, we went back and played in the mud a bit to get the job done)
Well, the rainstorm had already succeeded earlier that day, when our group split in two and half were on the metal boat planting, and half where chopping the sides of a nature trail, looking for box turtles that seemed to be especially illusive today (maybe they knew about the rain before us). And one girl is especially afraid of thunderstorms. Guess where she was? Yup, the boat. So when we all met up again, the head guy decided it would be best if we head in for lunch and avoid any potentially dangerous situations with lightening. I personally thought it was ridiculous, but better safe than sorry! it turned out all right, we got a lot of work done, and bonded some more with the unexpected of this internship.
Oh, and my traffic adventure. So.....I missed the bus this morning. Woops! I forgot my wallet, tickets and all, at home and it was impossible to go on the bus without it. I unfortunately had to rudely wake my dad up to bring it to me, but it was too late. Again, woops! So I drove into Houston, which wasn't that bad, but let me tell you, on the way back in a the rain at 5 o'clock is a nightmare. Don't do it. Don't even try. And if you take the shortcuts, or even the Toll road, be careful, because the GPS is likely to turn you back in the way he wants to go. Yeah it was a hard afternoon, but after two hours of traffic, with an exhausted left leg, I was home, fed, and happy.
I love days like this, when everything you never expected happens, and it turns into a hilarious experience you'll be laughing about for a long time.
No comments:
Post a Comment