Walden and wigwams

"In Wildness is the preservation of the World." Henry David Thoreau, "Walking" (1862).

just got home from an interview with the Toledo Metroparks for an historical internship. as far as I can figure it involves dressing like a Native American for school kids and groups along with teaching people how to build a wigwam....
(according to the job description...)
"Wear and maintain historical clothing/equipment"
"Create and present wigwam programs for schools, children's groups, etc."
"Create and present historical characters related to the Battle of Fallen Timbers and American Indians of the Maumee Valley"

would be pretty funny, not sure dressing like an Indian chief is what I envisioned when I got my BS and (any day now) MA in history....but hell beats the bookstore

interview went fine I guess, successfully avoided calling Native Americans "Indians" or "redskins"

the interview was at Wildwood Metropark...one the prettiest spots in NW Ohio, I took a walk last week and deer bounded out in front of me and kinda stared at me. took another long walk today....it was beautiful. at the risk of sounding too much like Thoreau, I think it is important to get back to nature once in awhile...refresh the human soul...lame I know but it really is nice to get to a peaceful spot like that away from people and all the trappings of modern society..

I'm not moving out into a cabin around Walden Pond or anything, but I think I will take a similar walk every week so to get that feeling again

as I was sitting on a bench looking at the nature around me and generally contemplating life, a very cute girl walked by with her little dog. she said hi and asked how I was doing and smiled....and I am sure I caught her looking back at me as she continued on
now we all know I have no game whatsoever but I decided what the hell, so I got up and trying not to look like a stalker and trying to think of a good way to start a conversation (only thing I could think of was saying that I thought her little yappy dog was cute)....but before I could catch up she had already met up with what I assume was her bf...

just my luck these days....any chance that was just her gay friend who goes to the park with her?