Boggy Creek Greenbelt

Boggy Creek Greenbelt

Sunday, April 21, 2013

waffle maker, juicer, new towels OR stuff for the park?


When Doug and I got engaged one of the first things we did was adopt this park.  We love walking our dogs (Kona & Pippa) here and now that our partnership was going to be formalized it seemed like the right thing to formalize our partnership with the park too.
 
Kona         &                 Pippa
 
We did have ulterior motives though, we didn't want stuff.  As soon as you get engaged it seems like people begin to ask you where you're registered so by adopting the park and setting up a fund management account with the Austin Parks Foundation we could cleverly skirt that question and encourage people to donate to the park.   Besides, if you get a juicer it needs to be cleaned every time you use it and you have to clean it alone.  If you take care of a park with a creek then you do need to hold cleanups every once and a while BUUUUT people help you and thank you for what you're doing! When was the last time you were thanked for cleaning a juicer?

So on the fifth anniversary of our first date, we tied the knot and now we just need to decide how we want to improve our park.  The great staff from the Parks and Recreation Department have requested some trash cans with side entry and a lid that'll be more attractive, easier for them to use and will reduce the amount of litter that blows out.  It would also be nice to have  bench facing the creek so we can have quiet moments to watch wildlife.  What do you think our wedding gifts to the park should be? 
 

No comments:

Post a Comment