Sanctuary Field Trip... 09-24-2022

The Alamo Area Master Naturalist Class 47 went on a field trip to the Sanctuary of Headwaters at Incarnate Word today. I was mostly focused on taking photos of the trainees, but did get a few shots of living things to share with you. It was a really hot day, and I was really tired. The dogs got me up at 4:30 this morning, and I couldn't get back to sleep. I picked Rachel up at the airport, drove her home, switched vehicles, and rushed to make it to the field trip on time. It was 5.5 hours of standing and hiking in 93 degrees. But you want to know something? Even though my knees and feet are aching a bit and I am having a hard time not dozing off while working on the computer, I feel GREAT. This is the kind of tired I like to be.

These are 28 of our 74 Class 47 trainees. We require three field trips. We have several scheduled to keep the groups small.

This is Pamela Ball, Executive Directive of Headwaters. She gave a fascinating presentation on the history of Headwaters. I have heard most of it before, but today she went into more detail for the trainees and filled in a lot of the pieces I was missing. The lady in the sunglasses is the Alamo Area Master Naturalists chapter President, Emily Hawthorn.

These are two of my favorite people. Jeanette Geiman, on the left, is the boss of the Class 47 training committee. On the right, is Martha Cray, a member of the committee and former president of the chapter.