What is this project?
This project is my contribution to the Access to Nature goal outlined in Vancouver's Greenest City 2020 Action Plan. One of the main targets in the plan is that all Vancouver residents will be within a five minute walk of a natural space by 2020.

Who am I?
I am Becky Till, a CityStudio student working in collaboration with the City of Vancouver on Greenest City projects. I am also a person wondering what it really means to have access to nature.

What will all the participants and myself be doing?
Each participant of this challenge is going to "take a moment" in a "natural space" everyday for the next ten days (March 24th - April 2nd). We will all be posting reflections both written and visual to share what impact this commitment is having on us.

Why am I doing this?
Well, because I used eat blackberries on a forest path during my commute and now I try not to get hit by cars. I want to see if there is a bridge between my busy city life and my need to feel connected to nature. What does it mean to connect with nature in a city? Does it have the same impact as "wilder" nature? Will having more contact make a noticeable difference in my life? To broaden my conclusions I asked fourteen other people living in Vancouver if they could commit to "Accessing Nature" for 10 days straight too. They said yes.
It's on!

Sunday 1 April 2012

Becky Till - Day 9

Success!!!
I don't have to scrounge around for tenuous ways to count this day because I filled this day with nature moments!
While I was (1) returning the mini forest back to it's nursery in South Van I
(2) pet a goat and a pony,
(3) winked at a very focused farm cat, and
(4) watched a bee keeper tend to bee boxes with no gloves on. He had the whole suit on but no gloves! He was just slowly pushing bees out of the way and using his chisel to clean the wooden frames. He pulled what looked like the papery material real hives are made of from each panel and shook bees off as he went. He moved slowly and intentionally and walked over to his binder to write notes every once in a while. A photo would have been nice, but cameras can tend to steal moments.
Then when I got home I (5) sat in my backyard on a blanket near the tree in the sun and ate an entire bowl of popcorn.

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