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In my last post I told you that I was taking the kids to Jamestown so they could see a very special, once in a lifetime archaeological find. I came across this little treasure when I took my grandma to Jamestown National Historical Park last Sunday. Archaeologist have been digging at the original town site for several years now. Not too long ago they unearthed the oldest English structure in North America, dated 1607. When I came across the diggers on Sunday and saw this wall I was awed and inspired. Awed because I *got* what I was looking at and that I was only one of a few thousand people that would see this in my lifetime (I was told that because our generation doesn't have the technology to preserve it properly it is being recovered and left for future generations to do the work) and inspired by the diggers story and infectious passion for what they had found. As I stared at the wall that was built over 400 years ago I thought about the men who built it. I pondered their passion for adventure and their pioneering spirits. I felt thankful for their endurance that led to the birth of our great nation. Naturally, I wanted my children to see this archaeological marvel. You can understand my great disappointment when we discovered it had already been covered yesterday. I was under the impression that it would still be available for public viewing for another few weeks. Nevertheless we still enjoyed the trip and learned many new things. Today we visited the beach. The kids spent hours burying themselves in the sand, building forts from sand and rocks, and swimming in the water. I laid in the sand and read a book. I soaked in every moment of wonderful, hot weather. I am convinced that I will never mind a warm, even hot day as long as I live! |
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