Day 58 - Tues Dec 11: I volunteered to help the school librarian with the book fair today. My job was simple: show up, take some money, make some change.
Not hard at all.
Not birdy at all.
Well . . .
There was a student's mother assisting during the same period. We exchanged brief pleasantries before the big rush came in. Once the last purchase was completed, she and I sat at our post like Harris Hawks awaiting some unexpected prey. Fortunately, our survival was not dependent on unsuspecting passersby since the library was pretty quiet for the remainder of the period.
This dramatic lull was quickly punctuated.
"By the way Mr. Mag, that was a great article in the paper a few weeks ago!"
"Gee thanks. The lady from the Courier did a really nice job with it."
"You were in the Courier too?! I only saw the one in the Inquirer."
The next few minutes focused on the Fledging Birders philosophy of creatively bringing the benefits and fun of birding to our youth. She was such a receptive audience and asked some great questions.
It wasn't long before our conversation turned to one of her own very interesting endeavors - "geocaching".
I always welcome the opportunity to talk "birding with kids" or just plain birding with any potential new birders. It's also great to learn about other new hobbies!
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