I just have to share with everyone what happened to me the other
day. As a rule I always take my children lbing with me. However,
when planting boxes I sometimes go alone due to having to
concentrate on writing clues. Anyway, my kids had gone to mother's
day out and I had 5 boxes itching for a home so out I went. I went
to Nichols Green, a superb park in our area. I managed to find
absolutely awesome spots to plant 2 boxes. After getting them
planted I started walking towards the other side of the park to
check on a box that was one of my very first plants. As I rounded a
corner I saw something scurrying across the grass. I quickly ran to
where I saw it and to my surprise it was a young armadillo. Now as
I child I had seen many of these out in the country from the safe
distance of the back of a truck. I walked up pretty close and
discovered that it was oblivious to me. I followed it around for a
while as it rooted around. Eventually it noticed me and walked up
to me. I of course had on flip flops and suddenly was worried about
my toes. He sniffed at my feet and toes and looked me up and down,
walked around me a couple of times the continued rooting around. I
watched him until he finally went back into the woods. The entire
time I was wishing I had my children with me because they would have
thought that this was just too cool. Just wanted to share this
awesome experience. Like so many have said before, it isn't about
the prize at the end but rather the experiences you have journeying
there. When boxing at Nichols Green, if you see my little friend,
say Hello for me!
Texasluvbug