Baxter Court

Now that both of the kids are in school, I have a little more time to do things. One of those things is to volunteer at the school. I ended up volunteering to oversee the outdoor classroom - Baxter Court. I didn't really know what I was getting into. I was a little surprised to see what kind of shape it had fallen into.

I spent a little over two hours at the school on Friday pulling weeds and throwing away dead trees and bushes. The area is really cool. In addition to the planter boxes on the ground, there are also boxes built into the back of benches where the students can sit. There's a teaching area at the front with a white board. There is a lot of potential.

I was able to weed 6 1/2 total boxes on Friday.

I had quite a pile of weeds when I was finished.

I also had 26 fire ant bites. Fire ant bites last FOREVER. They'll quit hurting for awhile and then weeks later they flare up again. I'm kind of dreading having to deal with these.

On Saturday, David and the kids joined me and we finished the remaining 3 1/2 boxes. We found another fire ant bed, a humongous black widow and a little field mouse. It was quite the adventure.

I'm very excited to see what will eventually be done in this space. I think there is a lot of potential for fun learning out there.