Spring is here

Well, Spring has arrived on Cape Cod. Which means mild temperatures but rain and rain and oh yeah more rain. We have been doing a lot of work clearing herring runs. The runs need to be cleared soon because the herring will be arriving in the next couple of weeks to spawn. We clear out fallen branches, trash, piles of leaves, and any other items that are blocking the flow of the water. It is tough work, but very satisfying at the end. We also put up a fence around a public garden. It is a lot of work putting up fences! We trimmed back blueberry bushes in a downpour and cleared a trail.

I also took a road trip with a few of my housemates last week (which was our Spring break). We went to Atlanta, Georgia, the Outer Banks, D.C., and Philadelphia. We saw a lot of cool things, but did a lot of driving. I really like the Georgia Aquarium. It was awesome.

Not too much else is going on. Enjoy the pictures.

Jenny, Ashleigh, and me putting in fencing.

Before trimming the blueberry bushes.

After trimming the blueberry bushes.

Trimming blueberry bushes.

Tearing out old flower benches.

My upgraded trail trimming equipment. No more loppers for me. LOL

Yep, this is my life and it's hard too. LOL

I have been fairly busy working my second job and doing service projects. Lately, we have been doing a lot of trail clearing, plus we helped clear a herring run and planted some more beach grass. I also went to a cut and burn with the National Seashore. The state is doing a research project to study a plant that seems to only grow after a fire. They don't know why this is, so they are going to burn different sections in the woods and study the results. Our job was to cut back all the big stuff and make burn piles. We could not burn the piles because it was too windy. We also went on our mid-year retreat at Coast Guard Beach. It was a really nice break from the typical week. Although, it was cold we still walked on the beach and went for a walk in the White Ceder Swamp. We also did some training and team building games. The last day of our retreat, we saw a dead baby seal on the beach which we believe a coyote got it. I took some pictures if anyone would like to see them, but I am not going to put them on here because they are very graphic. Not much else has happen here on the Cape. I am still working next door and it is going well. Being a server is hard work. I am exhausted when I come home. Overall, things are still going well.

Cut and burn

Being a swamper, person who pulls the trees away after they are cut

Outside the lab at my IP

At Brewster General Store

Jenny and I at one of the many lighthouses on the Cape

The whole house taking a break after clearing trails

Clearing the herring run

Walking along the road to our next site
On the beach at our retreat