We Planted Stuff
Well, 3 out of 5 MySaline volunteers at the tree planting at Tyndall Park isn't bad. We were there from about 8 to 1030am today, and put 15 trees in the ground. Some oak, some cypress and some other kind of of thing.
There were about 10 or 12 of us there and each of us got a turn at digging, raking and mulching. There are are even pictures to prove that I was working! Also my back will probably be grumpy with me in the morning.
Thanks so much to those who showed, and for those who didn't, we know where you live and you're lucky that we're tired. Very nice to meet the Jaggle family, both immediate and extended. Gaylan wasn't the only scout there. There were also a couple of Boy Scouts from Benton's Troop 53.
Here's where the Benton Courier first ran a story on the tree planting.
Look for the planting to appear in the Benton Courier and the Saline County Voice soon.
l-r, Don White, Jennifer Gregan, Leif Gregan, John Moritz, Robin White, Curtis McCormack.
Shelli Russell and Don White lookin' busy.
Yes, I was posing here, but I actually did a little bit of work.
I dug three holes, packed mulch on four and um... took a lot of pictures.
The Eagle Scout candidate, Gaylan Gregan, packing dirt and mulch around an oak tree.
Dirty dirty mulchy mulchy.
"Hey, look, Jimmy Hoffa's Kroger Discount Card."
I forget which of Gaylan's uncles is Pete and which one is John.
"Hey, did anyone know this is a pet cemetery?"
Uncle Pete or Uncle John, Gaylan, Shelli's shadow and um, who was standing next to me? Curtis?
Hrm. I was trying to take a picture of our dirty shoes, but their shoes were
already brown and mine kinda glowed so you can't see the dirt.
Rick Kirby supervises Benton Troop 53 Boy Scouts John Moritz (left) and
Leif Gregan as they dig a spot near the stream for the Cypress tree to get plenty of moisture.
Artsy shot. OoooOOOOoooo!
I asked Leif and John to look like they were working so I could take a good picture.
Three seconds pass, John looks up at Leif and says, "Are you posing? Just work!"
Still working on the trees on the south side of the Juli Busken Amphitheatre.
View of Leif and John's efforts from the walking bridge.
Jennifer takes over supervising the scouts as they deposit an oak
into the hillside, near the corner of Border and Hoover Streets.
They made quick work of it and we later topped it off with some red mulch.
(l. to r.) John and Leif break to pose for the camera lady who was
insistent that she get the scout t-shirt fronts in a photo.
Rick Kirby prepares a home for an oak to replace one that died
on the east side of the stream, near Border Street.
Lastly, a large tree and a bag of mulch is loaded into the "red convertible,"
which Curtis McCormack drives to the southwest corner of Tyndall Park.
Oh wait, we did have a little more raking and mulching to do.
They're small now, but in years to come, they will be a great asset to the park.
Uncle Pete or John and Gaylan.
RK pours some mulch.
Mulchy Mulchy
RK gets a little mulching help from his kids.
Pat pat pat pat pat!!
(l. to r.) Regan, Liam, Rick, Gavin
(Is that right, Rick? I don't know which twin is which.)
If you've been watching the Tree Planting topic, you'll know why this photo has some significance.
There were about 10 or 12 of us there and each of us got a turn at digging, raking and mulching. There are are even pictures to prove that I was working! Also my back will probably be grumpy with me in the morning.
Thanks so much to those who showed, and for those who didn't, we know where you live and you're lucky that we're tired. Very nice to meet the Jaggle family, both immediate and extended. Gaylan wasn't the only scout there. There were also a couple of Boy Scouts from Benton's Troop 53.
Here's where the Benton Courier first ran a story on the tree planting.
Look for the planting to appear in the Benton Courier and the Saline County Voice soon.
l-r, Don White, Jennifer Gregan, Leif Gregan, John Moritz, Robin White, Curtis McCormack.
Shelli Russell and Don White lookin' busy.
Yes, I was posing here, but I actually did a little bit of work.
I dug three holes, packed mulch on four and um... took a lot of pictures.
The Eagle Scout candidate, Gaylan Gregan, packing dirt and mulch around an oak tree.
Dirty dirty mulchy mulchy.
"Hey, look, Jimmy Hoffa's Kroger Discount Card."
I forget which of Gaylan's uncles is Pete and which one is John.
"Hey, did anyone know this is a pet cemetery?"
Uncle Pete or Uncle John, Gaylan, Shelli's shadow and um, who was standing next to me? Curtis?
Hrm. I was trying to take a picture of our dirty shoes, but their shoes were
already brown and mine kinda glowed so you can't see the dirt.
Rick Kirby supervises Benton Troop 53 Boy Scouts John Moritz (left) and
Leif Gregan as they dig a spot near the stream for the Cypress tree to get plenty of moisture.
Artsy shot. OoooOOOOoooo!
I asked Leif and John to look like they were working so I could take a good picture.
Three seconds pass, John looks up at Leif and says, "Are you posing? Just work!"
Still working on the trees on the south side of the Juli Busken Amphitheatre.
View of Leif and John's efforts from the walking bridge.
Jennifer takes over supervising the scouts as they deposit an oak
into the hillside, near the corner of Border and Hoover Streets.
They made quick work of it and we later topped it off with some red mulch.
(l. to r.) John and Leif break to pose for the camera lady who was
insistent that she get the scout t-shirt fronts in a photo.
Rick Kirby prepares a home for an oak to replace one that died
on the east side of the stream, near Border Street.
Lastly, a large tree and a bag of mulch is loaded into the "red convertible,"
which Curtis McCormack drives to the southwest corner of Tyndall Park.
Oh wait, we did have a little more raking and mulching to do.
They're small now, but in years to come, they will be a great asset to the park.
Uncle Pete or John and Gaylan.
RK pours some mulch.
Mulchy Mulchy
RK gets a little mulching help from his kids.
Pat pat pat pat pat!!
(l. to r.) Regan, Liam, Rick, Gavin
(Is that right, Rick? I don't know which twin is which.)
If you've been watching the Tree Planting topic, you'll know why this photo has some significance.
Replies to This Discussion
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Permalink Reply by Greg White on -
Sorry, I could not make it! Hope the two Live Oaks that I bought found a Happy Hole!
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Permalink Reply by Shelli Russell on -
Right to the south of the amphitheatre.
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Permalink Reply by Chris Eaton on -
I saw you guys out there, I was working. Sorry I couldn't help :P
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Permalink Reply by jaggle on -
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
To Shelli, the Kirby Clan, the Whites, and Curtis for all your hard work!
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
To Leif and John from Troop 53. I'll let your Scoutmaster know how many service hours your volunteered.
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
To Uncle Peter and Uncle JOE. (John is the dad's name. We was conviently puking at the time of planting. I also get their names confused, which is not only really oogy, but tickes them both off.)
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
To Cox Family Gardens. Go buy something! They have some beautiful pansies right now!
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
To Rineco and Almatis. Especially Rosemary Kirby for her leg work. (She's Kirby's mom.)
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
To Dales Donuts for the great discount and delicoius donuts for the volunteers.
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
To Carolyn, Stacy, Greg, Debbie, Kevin for donating trees and mulch.
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Permalink Reply by Shelli Russell on
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Check it out! Tree Planters in the Sunday paper!
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Permalink Reply by Cassandra Kirby on -
I can't believe how quickly you guys planted all those trees. It was windy-cold, too! You did get the twins correct! Afterwards, Raegan kept asking when we were going to do a playdate at Miss Shelly's. So I guess she's ready.
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Permalink Reply by WirelessMike on -
OH MAN!!! I totally flaked on this one!
Is it too late to do anything to help? Donation or something?
I can't believe I completely forgot... I mean, my mother-in-law was in town and everything-- I would have LOVED to have been there!
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Permalink Reply by Shelli Russell on
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That's pretty funny.
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Permalink Reply by jaggle on
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Go have a look at the trees.
If they need watering, let Curtis McCormick know.
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Permalink Reply by Shelli Russell on
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I'm guessing they got "a little" water in the past couple of days.
Did Gaylan like the van pic?
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