We Name Our Wilderness...

      When Buddy and I first started coming to our piece of the wilderness, we didn't talk things over. We didn't have to because we think so much alike. But now that we added C. and S. to our patrol, it seems like we have to vote on everything. Mostly because they keep coming up with things Buddy and I never even thought of before. Like naming our piece of the wilderness. They said, how could we protect something if it didn't even have a name?

     I guess they had a point. But then we had to vote on a name. In the end, we came up with THE PARKS WILDERNESS. On account of we are bordered on two sides by parks. Then we had to name all the places on our map. So, each of us would know where we were talking about when we had to meet up somewhere. They had a point there, too. Now Buddy's map is plastered all over with names like, "Turtle Creek," "Big Bug Canyon," and "The Sticky Woods."

     We've had to make a lot of changes since the girls joined up. Like when we camp out. Now, we have to take Aunt Sue along to watch out for the girls, along with Buddy's Uncle Joe. They even cleaned up the Outpost. There are special places to hang up our binoculars (for spotting wildlife), and a giant version of our wilderness map tacked onto one of the walls. C. blew it up on the computer, and S. colored it in with markers.

     At first, we did a lot of talking and arguing about things. Sometimes I think we spent more time doing that than actually getting out there protecting our piece of the wilderness. But lately, we've settled down into our own projects, and it's actually been kind of peaceful around here. Kind of exciting, too. Because if it hadn't been for the Warner Sisters and their homemade film studio, I would have never  realized what I want to do with my life. I'm gonna be a wildlife photographer. Seriously. I've been in about eight Warner documentaries, already.

     I think maybe they're gonna help me get famous. Heh, heh, heh...
    
     W.K.

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