Yesterday, we hopped on the #4 and headed over to Jericho Beach for Evergreen’s record breaking tree planting event.  It was a sunny, fun filled day with bigger than expected crowds and we enjoyed ourselves immensely.

When we got there, we signed up at the registration desk (after picking up our free travel cups from Starbucks!), took in the small tutorial on the proper way to plant trees, and off we went. Each participant was directed to one of several planting sites. We were sent to Site D, close to the tennis courts and planted a variety of indigenous bushes and small trees according to a planting pattern dictated by some previously laid out flags. It was a good system that made for some speedy planting - too speedy, I overheard one of the volunteers whisper to another. It appeared that the turnout was much greater than expected and they would soon run out of trees to plant. Tools and trees were supplied but the size of the crowd soon made each planting a group affair as shovels and gloves were passed between participants. We planted five trees a piece and then, passing on the coveted shovel we shared between us to another eager group, went off to take in the numerous activities at the venue.

I received a small Indian treat from a pretty hari krishna girl, listened to drummers, signed a petition to ban trophy hunting of bears, learned about the bee condominium next to the duck pond, tromped down muddy forest paths, sat on the rocky beach and generally worked up an appetite.

After a few hours, we decided to head into Kits for a late lunch and a long stroll home. Lush had a sidewalk table out which we stopped at, making seed bombs to be planted (guerilla style) in vacant lots. We’ll be keeping our eyes peeled for a good location.

We also found a little Mac store selling outdated Macs and their parts which was a huge find for us. A while back, we had found an ibook G4 abandoned in the laundry room of Devlon’s old apartment and have been looking for a power cord for the thing. We picked one up cheap. Stay tuned for further posts about the great ibook hacking adventures that ensued!

To see more pics and hear more about our adventures at the Jericho Beach treeplanting event, check out Devlon’s blog, notreallypeople.com and also see our flickr pages here and here. I also took some video of our treeplanting experience which I will post soon!

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