Inspired by the Wonders of Wildlife

When I made arrangements to tour Johnny Morris' Wonders of Wildlife National Museum and Aquarium while my husband and I were in Springfield, Mo., on a trip related to his work, my objective was to write a story for the local newspaper and take a step toward accomplishing a goal I set in March.

That mission was accomplished, and the article was printed on the Outdoors page of The Oklahoman on Sunday, Nov. 26. Here is a link: http://newsok.com/wildlife-wonders-museum-from-bass-pro-shops-founder-a-sight-to-behold/article/5573313


An unexpected side benefit was that I truly was inspired by the vision of Morris, the founder of Bass Pro Shops and a leading national conservationist. So much of his message was about the value of getting outdoors and enjoying nature. As I listened to his welcome video and then throughout my tour of the museum and aquariums, I kept thinking that I really needed to try again to enjoy fishing with my husband.

So, when the weather happened to be sunny, with light wind and about 70 degrees on the day after Thanksgiving, I suggested to my husband that not only would it be a good day for him to go fishing, but what if I went, too? He said he also had thought of that, so instead of me looking for Black Friday shopping bargains while he went fishing, we headed together with the jon boat to his lake of choice.

There will be more to this success story .... I'm posting the unfinished draft to get the November time stamp, even though it still was a draft when the November wrap-up was published!