I prefer to volunteer in my community by picking up trash - I wish I got credit on this board for doing my two hour weekly volunteering. I also tossed columbine seeds in the hopes they will grow and put out another hummingbird feeder. I love this time of year.

I met my neighbors 3 days ago, their dog Eva was the first to start the conversation. I was walking my doggo, Nova, and when the neighbors I had passed countless days in the past year, were sitting on their porch and said hello as Eva and Nova met through the fence line. They introduced themselves as Val and Mike and began to talk about anything and everything. I enjoyed listening to their thoughts and as our dogs, now playing in Val and Mikes yard, starting to run around there was a moment where we all simply enjoyed and laughed as they did. The conversation continued and they began to tell me more about their business and how they work with athletes and other neighbors around the district I live in. I plan to go back and visit in the coming week to talk more are setting up a time to join the biking group they go on rides with monthly! Relating back to my commitments to action, I felt so grateful to have had this encounter both organically and with the intentions and teachings of how to be a constructive listener and engage in the community. 

I watched a webinar about master recycling and how this is an evolving practice. If I as a consumer don't separate the paper off my used, clean cat food metal cans they can be garbaged by the company that picks my recycling up because they don't have the time to do this. Master recyclers is trying to create better information for people like me and to improve upon the process. I really appreciated being informed, learning about the strengths and weakness of the system and how I can improve - okay gonna soak those cat food cans to make the paper come off.

Actually had a lot of fun researching different organizations around my community and even within the PNW. I was amazed at all he amazing things people are doing out there. I also used the discussion boards to help me find groups as well, so many great ones on there. 

it's the walk thru day. Can't wait for Thursdays first discussion!