Ethics and Safety

What a great day! A beautiful Saturday afternoon at the farm. Windy enough to be cool but sunny enough to be warm. The kids explored the creek and shot their BB guns, the adults shot some clay pigeons. We found plenty of deer and coyote tracks and one set that looked like bobcat.

I used this as an opportunity to talk to my kids up litter and how we should take care of our natural world. We picked up all of the cans and plastic bottles we used as targets and made a game of who could pick up the most shotgun shells.

My son took on the challenge as soon gathered the lion's share and was easily declared the winner. My daughter was less enthusiastic but scored some extra points by picking up some trash that was left by someone else. Since she often refuses to pick up after someone else while at home, I asked her why she did that at the farm and she simply said "I don't want any animals to get sick."

I could not have said it better myself.