Day 2

Today I gave a couple hours of my time to chaperon my third grader's field trip. We went to the Salmon hatchery in Issaquah, Washington. The hatchery has 2 full time employees and one part time. Everyone else at the hatchery is a volunteer. That is astounding to me. At a time when our government is literally shut down, I witnessed a fully functioning operation that relies almost solely on the generosity of people. Scores of people give of their time and talents to educate others about one of our area's resources.  We should all be so willing to give of our time~that one thing that is precious to everyone. The salmon is admirable as well. Always heading upstream-no matter the obstacle-ever with the end in sight.  “… It’s in the nature of the human being to face challenges. We're required to do these things just as salmon swim upstream.” ~Neil Armstrong~