Moelfre & Greg listen intently to the ranger at Tryon Creek State Park.
Is it moss or lichen? Do YOU know the difference?
Local artist, Baba Wague Diakite, originally from Mali, Africa.
Greg MIGHT not be able to tell you everything that happened in the 1st movie.
CHEESE!!!Me? Out in the fresh air? Walking? Identifying different kinds of moss and lichen??
Who IS this girl???
This is the new me. The one who not only GOES outside, but actually enjoys it. Well, I'm not gonna go that far YET, but I'll get there.
Moelfre, Greg, and I went on a nature walk today at Tryon Creek State Park, which is this beautiful, lush forested park only 8 miles from our house. Unbelievable! The walk started at 10 and we were done by 11 so it was NOT strenuous. But it was more than I usually do on a Saturday. The ranger, Christal Florion (sounds ranger-ish, eh?), was VERY informative, which was cool. But I did have to laugh at what she said at the end: "I'm reading a really exciting book right now. It's available in the visitor's center, if you're interested. It's called "A Natural History of Moss."
Um. Yeah. THAT sounds exciting.
After the walk and lunch, we went to the 18th Annual African Film Festival at the Kennedy School. Kennedy School theater is really cool because it has big couches, overstuffed chairs, etc. It's kind of set up like a huge living room. Anyway, we had the privelege of listening to an artist/arthur tell us a traditional Mali story. After the storytelling, we saw 2 films: In Search of the Sky King, which was animated, and The Red Glasses. I really enjoyed seeing things from another culture's perspective. The stories today were big on lessons about right and wrong. It was interesting.
This evening, I went to the gym and did 15 minutes on the eliptical (as well at 15 minutes on the treadmill)!!!! Do you realize that when I got on that thing 2.5 weeks ago, I could only do 5 minutes!
So all in all, it was a great day!
2 comments:
THE NEW & IMPROVED CHARLOTTE KATHRYN KAMMER!!!!!! YAAAAAAAY!
You had quite the workout yesterday & Char, YOU EVEN ENJOYED IT! That's just incredible about your hike in the woods THEN to top it off with an excellent work out on the Elliptical & treadmill. You're making such profound progress & I'm in total awe of your convictions, hon. Keep going!
Thank you, Hez! You're very encouraging.
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