Day -2

It's finally time to go. Philmont awaits us and we depart at 7am. Well, we are supposed to leave at 7; unfortunately, someone forgot their hiking boots. Fortunately, our lead adviser was checking for hiking boots and this problem was remedied before departure.
The ride was pretty uneventful. I slept most of the time. Along the way, we stopped in Vicksburg before crossing the Mississippi River. The Texas landscape becomes progressively flatter and dryer, and the plants are shorter as we continue westward.
After a long day of driving, we camp in Wichita Falls, Texas at Lake Arrowhead State Park for the night. You can see Monty beside my tent. There we saw prairie dogs, a black widow spider, and a tarantula; everyone slept well that night.

Monty the Mountain Goat

Meet Monty!
Monty is accompanying me to Philmont Scout Ranch this July.

Stars

This is an old poem I found while cleaning out my desk.

I'm a star in the sea.
A reflection of me,
If you look way up high,
Can be seen in the sky.

I'm a star in the heavens;
I'm a star in the sea.
My twin underneath,
Is a mirror of me.

If you look down below,
If you look and you see,
There you might find,
A reflection of me.

Under sail at night,
Look out to see the sight.
You're sailing by starlight,
In a brilliance of white.

Le Petit Prince

Dans ma classe de français, nous avons lu Le Petit Prince, écrivant par Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Le livre est long, mais j'ai bien aimé. Le fin est vraiment triste, mais le livre enseigne au sujet de vie. L'auteur révéle comment stupides sont beaucoup de choses dans notre vie moderne. Particulièrement, Saint-Exupéry enseigne au sujet de quoi est le plus précieux. Il dit qu'il n’est pas l’argent, ou les possessions qui sont le plus précieux. Il dit qu’il est les amis. Tout l'histoire est une allégorie élaborée. N’importe que votre avis est, le livre vaut la peine et le temps de lire. Je suis meilleure pour le lire.