Questions we often ask, and are asked of us when meeting someone new. I try to stay away from asking, but after awhile, sometimes I do, It's s interesting, but sometimes takes the conversation down a trail I just wished I had never took, as this turn opens a door that is one way, and no going back. Our conversation then is all about work and the good and bad of the job, and there we are stuck talking about the hassle of the job, or something that kinda kills conversation.
Do you ever think how the conversation is going, and let's just change this up, we are headed for a dead end here, let's take a turn! Before we get to the ahhh, shit end LoL.
Well I do, and have made that turn, and most of the time the turn in the thoughts is acceptable, and we all start getting away from "the job" but sometimes a person just really wants to stay there, and that's when I wished I had never asked.
Our job, job's, are not us. They are a part of our lives, but just a part. If I'm talking with another person I'm just getting to know them, there is so much more to know about them, other than their "job". Family, friends, interests, their lives. Yet if we ask just one question, "what do you do?" The whole conversation after goes down that trail!
Yesterday I met a guy at the education center of Tyrrell park, Beaumont, Texas. Lee Ann knew of this park, and took us there for a look at the marsh. The day was cold, wind was cool, we walked out on the Pier that was over the water, saw so many different birds, it was really beautiful, but when we got to the end of the walkway, brr, let's go back.
That's when Lee Ann asked, would we like to check out the mash education center, was right beside where we had parked. Up the stairs we climbed, and into this building on 10' tall, 12"x12" beams we went.
Well here we were warmed up, as we walked in that was the first thing that greated us, warmth, then the two young men welcomed us in. In a short time we realized this was a great place to learn.
Was so interesting, they both told us much about the marsh, and the park. After awhile, and many questions I realized one guy was more interested in conversation, than the other. He was a very good guy for the job, He showed us photos he had taken first, then told us much about the park, then explained how we could see more, just outside the park, and exactly where on the map on my phone. Birds were a favorite of his I could tell. His photos were fantastic, alligator was his first, that was what started our look at his photos, we asked about alligator's here and Brutus was the capture. We were all taken by the wonderful photos. So many birds, some really good photos.
I could have talked with him for hours, so interesting, so much to learn about this area, he showed me a couple websites that help identifying birds, and one that can identify a bird by the sounds they make. By this time the girls had left, I was still gathering knowledge. Back to the car I went, they were sitting waiting for me, I wasn't too long, we drove back towards the entrance.
Lee Ann asked do we want to look at the visitor center, yes for sure, was an old building that had much history here. So about stop, and into this building, was another good stop, but the guy was not as interesting to me. His layed back meeting of us kinda turned me off to start, looking like he wasn't about to get outta the swivel chair, kinda almost laying in it😴
But he did get up, and show me about the building, talk about the proposed future changes, and what had been done. Was built in early 1900s and of brick made here off the beach. Mostly was empty, as funding was applied for, but not given yet.
Was a nice visit here, but my mind kept going back the the other building, and the guy there that knew so much about this area.
The guy here did talk with the girls, he talked about the display pieces that were for sale, mugs, butterfly's 🦋 in boxes, visitor center kinda stuff. All way overpriced Polly said, I agreed with her.
All in all, was a very good visit we had, Hannah, Lee Ann's pup came along with us everywhere too, as we were going out that night to a casino in Louisiana so she would have to be home by herself. Was a great start to our day.
I'm thinking now we might just have to stay a couple days more, and check out the marsh on a warmer day. Weather is supposed to warm up again, we have friends coming east towards Memphis, maybe catch up with them on their way past. Always building plans, that intersect with other's, makes this journey just a little more interesting 😃♥️🤗
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