My wife, her dad and her dad's girlfriend enjoying golfing as a leisurely activity, and they've been wanting to get me involved. I've never golfed so haven't owned any equipment. We went golfing and I borrowed my brother-in-law's set of clubs, which was nice to do, but I'm left-handed and everyone else is the more typical right-handed. I golfed an entire 18 holes with right-handed clubs, and did enjoy myself enough to now have purchased my own starter set of left-handed clubs. Even though it wasn't an ideal borrow situation, it was nice to borrow the clubs for the day to determine if it was something I really wanted to move forward with. Since purchasing left-handed clubs, my wife and I have gone to the driving range and holy smokes, what a difference in my swing and hits with the correct clubs!

I joined a campus cleanup at the Shakopee Minnesota Emerson site where I work today and although it was a bit chilly it was also a great experience! I always enjoy the clean-up events we have, be it on-site or the nearby park my site takes care of. Not only are they a great chance to get outside and clean up your community, they're also a great way to get to know your community. I wasn't super familiar with the Shakopee area when I started at Emerson, but through a clean-up event this past summer I got a chance to explore a cool new park and found bike trail here. It also helped me get to know and build relationships with some of my colleagues that I hadn't talked to before. They're one of the many reasons I enjoy these events. If you haven't gone to a clean-up event yet I highly recommend!

I've always been interested and fond of pollinator plants, having planted random varieties in the past, but in small quantities due to the very small yard I used to have. At my new home, I'd love to set aside a dedicated pollinator garden. I'm still mapping it out, but my wife and I have started planting seeds indoors - taking up half of the dining table - to get ready for transplant outside mid-next month once the fear of frost has passed. We've got marigolds, dahlias, and sweet peas poking through so far.

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