Eagle scout project at Victory-Peace Garden

Drilling a hole for the foundation of the trellis

Enjoying the new bench by the entrance
of the Victory-Peace Garden

This past week a beautiful trellis and garden bench were built and installed by an Eagle Scout, and friends, to enhance the entrance to the Victory-Peace garden at Valley of Peace Lutheran.  Earlier in the year this scout organized a car wash at the church to help raise funds for the project.

Did you know that in the past 100 years since the Eagle Scout award has been established only about 2-4 percent of the Boy Scouts receive this high level of achievement.  This award has been identified by some as "the Ph.D. of Boyhood."   It is estimated that more than 100 million hours of service have been provided over the past century by Eagle Scouts (A century of Eagle Scouts).

Way to go scouts!

Eastern Kingbird

Eastern Kingbird on sign
"Can you find this bird?"

Eastern Kingbird perched on branch

There is a great abundance of birds and water foul at Bassett Creek Park.  In order to help park visitors identify the birds a Boy Scout posted signs this past year with pictures and brief descriptors of various birds.  Ironically enough, the birds seem to just love sitting on these "Can you find this bird" signs.  This isn't bad in and of itself, but when they do their duty on the sign, it makes it hard to read.

One of the birds that loves to sign perch is the Eastern Kingbird. It is a far ranging bird, despite it's descriptor as being an east coaster.

Eastern Kingbird takeoff