Since the school year is now in full swing, the Cub Scout year is as well. I gave the spiel about selling popcorn to all the kids last Tuesday, and this year we are going to try selling some at Owen's or Wal-Mart. Plus, we are going to try out selling at First Fridays as well. Thursday this week Iris surprised us all by bringing a baby rabbit to the door. Still alive. And then she brought it inside and let it go. The bunny did get back to the wild, though Beth was amazed at the LOUD sound a scared bunny makes...poor little thing sounded like a very angry crow. Between that and Alex screaming and the cat continuing to chase it through the house, it was a wild time...and it came to rest in the stuffed animals downstairs, just like E.T.

Yesterday I went on a 21-mile bike ride/benchmark hunt to find the most awesomest benchmark ever. This was easily one of the most gratifying finds I've ever had, geocaches included. Nothing in the logs had been posted in 66 years, and even then the log spoke of blazed trees, dirt roads, and poles that were removed long ago. I had to walk half a mile down the railroad from the nearest crossing, including hastily getting out of the right-of-way before the oncoming train spotted me, hiding in the brush waiting for the train to pass, and still having no idea if the mark would even be there. Then I had to cross a barbed wire fence into the woods adjacent to the track and search for a good 15 minutes before...yeah baby, there it is! Neglected all these years, easy to miss even if you're searching for it, covered with moss and dirt, but still clearly showing the C182 / 1946 stamp after cleaning it up a bit.