Day 1216: Towhees

We tallied 84 miles in April and are certain of accumulating more miles in May.  We wanted to walk farther, but there was no time.  Today was full time backpacking and that will continue till 6:00 pm on Saturday.  Lots of personnel changes happened again today and I expect a few more tomorrow.

Four calls came in from parents.  The strangest was from the mom of a veteran and rookie.  She called to let me know that a student leader told the kids they could bring snacks as long as they put them in the cook bag to hang at night.  She knew that couldn't be right and of course, it's not.  The kids have been told that repeatedly and it's on their instrcution sheet.  Tomorrow, we'll have to collect any food and store it in the car.  It's so surprising to me.  You'd think that after 26 years, no new antics would happen, but they do.

A pair of towhees has been visiting our bird feeder.  It's a beautiful new bird for our life list.