Searching for Nectar
Some lessons on nurturing
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6 min readSep 7, 2021
It’s Labor Day and my summer job has almost ended. I’ve been outside interviewing visitors about their experience in local parks and trails.
I don’t know which has been more captivating? Hearing the stories or witnessing how people and animals move through the landscape.
Each day is unique
- I’ve seen wild turkeys stop traffic on the University of Minnesota campus.
- Near the Mall of America, an eagle nabbed a fish less than fifty feet away from me.
- A wild fox stared me down on a bike trail by a city creek.
- A woman took her rescue dog out paddle boarding. He even had a life vest.
Not everyone will bother with a six-minute interview. They are there to de-stress.
People are generous with their skills
A woman showed me how to put a paddleboard on the car rack if I’m going solo.
- Put the paddle on the ground with the fin up
- Walk the paddleboard up like you do a ladder
- Rest it on your head (make sure you’re centered)
- Walk it over to your car and slide it onto the rack. Easy Peasy.