Birthday Digging

During our last class, we spent a couple hours taking down fences, putting up posts, and setting up trails. I was on post and concrete work and can confidently say I have a newfound appreciation for the workforce that does this. It is tough work and very tiring. Our project was extremely rewarding since, we were constructing the new home for the buffalo! It was cool to hear about their vision for the viewing deck and the future of the nature preserve as a whole. I am so sad I cannot make it to the herding because it is such a once in a lifetime experience, but unfortunately, skipping my shift would not be the most responsible thing to do. Privets were definitely my favorite out of the three activities we have done so far, but digging holes and putting in concrete was pretty cool to learn how to do! The tampering tool was also really fun, so that made the work more enjoyable as well as being with friends and enjoying each other’s company outside with beautiful fall weather! The workers were talking to us about what they studied and what led them to careers in nature and outdoors, and it was really interesting to learn about since it is not often that I hear about people studying that at TCU. Most people at TCU are not aware that Fort Worth has a nature reserve, but I truly believe they would enjoy time there a lot if we all just made time for it. Hard work is extremely rewarding and exhausting at the same time, but I had the best birthday yet digging some dirt and being outdoors so I am extremely grateful for this experience. I am grateful for taking the class as well because like most things, I feel like it’s not a lack of care but rather a lack of awareness of different opportunities that lead to the monotony in life’s routines keeping me from exploring new things and trying to be more present to soak up life’s moments. 

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