Forged in Natures Womb.

Good evening reader, I had the privilege, nay, the pleasure to spend yesterday outside. What a day it was dearest reader. Picture, if you will, birds singing, bees buzzing, a soft breeze blowing, and the warm sun shining on your face. All of this while attending class, oh yes I said it, class. We heard a talk on organic and sustainable gardening at our very own school and strides being made to keep up the nature preserve.
It was certainly an interesting 50 minutes. We discussed the value of native plants not only for the fact that they require less water but also because they benefit soil sustainability. When you introduce plants not native to an area they leach nutrients from the soil that perhaps there is not as much of here than there. They also take far greater amounts of water to maintain.
Something else we discussed, which was of great interest to me, was forest burning. What a lot of people do not realize is that forest fires are an essential part of the reproductive cycle of the forest. It is a forests rebirth if you will. We learned that these burnings take place nearly every year at the school and that they are watched over by people with the good fortune to have the name Fire Master.
So I decided after the talk that it would be a good idea for me to volunteer. As early as this monday I will be on campus early to help with something or other. Perhaps this summer I will get a job as a camp counselor and hopefully a permanent job as whatever the title is that they provide their workers. I am very excited. I spend 50 percent of my time in the woods and parks anyway so why not try to get paid for it. Be jealous reader, be very jealous. Until next time I bid you adieu and good night.