Day 317 - Determination

Saw these two young men outside the school trying to reach a loose branch that was stuck in the tree. It was fun to see them using various strategies to get their prize stick. I just happened to be outside taking pictures when I spied them. It was fun because they didn't even realize I was there snapping pictures of their adventure. Their determination made them oblivious to anything else. Fortunately, their hard work seemed to pay off and they finally managed to get the stick down. Unfortunately, I had other tasks calling me so I wasn't able to 'stick' around to see the finish. However, when I came back outside the stick and the boys were gone. I'm choosing to believe they left together.

Day 300 - Walking Sticks

It's Day 1 for us today so that means time for Walk around the World. Thankfully, the weather was cooperative. We had a little bit of rain in the morning but by the afternoon it was sunny and HOT. Many students and teachers shed their coats. The fence was covered with coats of various colours and sizes. I tried to capture them but the pics didn't work out. I settled on this picture of Peg's hand as she's giving out sticks. Each stick marks 1/2 kilometre. You can't tell but the sticks are painted red. She does this so they can be easily identified and no uncoloured sticks get counted.