Showing posts with label parks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label parks. Show all posts

11 August 2010

MISSION: Sunny Days, Sweepin' the Clouds Away

You know what I love?

Sunflowers.

I think it's pretty difficult to look at a sunflower and not feel instantly happy. I mean, they practically smile right at you! So when I got today's mission from Affiliated Agent D in Ontario, Canada, I knew I had to post it. He said he felt so good doing this mission. How could he not? It's a sunflower!

And you're smiling now aren't you? Mmm hmm. I know you are. Feels good, doesn't it?


Date: Sunday, 8 August 2010

Location: park bench near popular local dog park; Chatham, Ontario, Canada


Time: afternoon


Affiliated Agent D states:

I have good news. My first of hopefully many missions to initiate random and anonymous acts of kindness in my town of Chatham, Ontario is complete.


I successfully (and hopefully) was able to brighten someone's day with a gift that is also ironically bright.

I cut off one of the flowers from my sunflower garden, and left it, along with your business card and a poem-message on a park bench close to a very popular dog park in my city.


Loving it, Affiliated Agent D! Your photos are beautiful! And you're quite a poet! Can't wait to see what your next mission is. I'm so excited!

I'm going to just keep smiling all day today...

18 July 2010

MISSION: Secret Mission for a Secret Agent

My friend Chris (or, well, I consider him a friend, even though we've never actually met) sent me on quite an adventure today! When I put out a call for donations for the #helloSAL silent auction, he instantly offered to help out. What a guy! He put together a craft beer basket and made sure that getting it to me was a completely original experience. Since I can't exactly come in contact with Chris, due to the whole anonymity thing, he offered to send me on a mission just for me!

He sent me to Deer Lakes Park in Tarentum, PA, and told me where to start off. Needless to say, it was quite an adventure!

Chris told me to start at the park's entrance. There I would find the first clue. I now share with you, in pictures, today's mission. I hope you put your sunscreen on!



































Thanks, Chris, for your generosity and your cleverness! Can't wait to finally meet you on Saturday!

29 May 2010

MISSION: Highland Park

Secret Agent L loves going to the park. Especially Highland Park here in Pittsburgh. It's filled with gorgeous flowers, wonderful trails, a huge reservoir, a pool, and a fun fountain right in the middle. So many people go there to walk, lay out in the sun, sit under a tree and read, play with their dogs, and have fun with kids.

Since the weather was so beautiful today, Secret Agent L decided to join her friend J (and J's darling little companion--a Corgie named Corky) for a walk. And a mission, of course!

Date: Saturday, 29 May 2010

Location: Highland Park, the large fountain


Time: 12:51 p.m.


Secret Agent L thought it'd be nice to leave a little something appropriate to outdoor activities. With the generosity of a fellow Twitter friend, who donated several fun journals to the Secret Agent L project, Secret Agent L was able to include this environmentally friendly journal in her mission today.

She thought it'd be nice for someone to find in case that person wanted to sit under a tree and write down all of the things on his or her mind so that he or she could enjoy the beautiful day with a clear, peaceful mind.

Secret Agent L also had some sunflower seeds to include in her mission. Also donated by a fellow Twitter friend, these seeds could be eaten straight away or planted later for tall, bright sunflowers.


Can you imagine standing next to a 7' sunflower? Sure to bring instant happiness!

And what day at the park is complete without bubbles? No day, that's what! So Secret Agent L made sure to include this little bottle of fun for her unsuspecting recipient.

It even has two wands so that more than one person can get in on the fun! Besides, sharing is the kindest way to play, right?

Secret Agent L attached her signature note, of course:



And she headed off to the park.

The entrance to Highland Park is gorgeous: two tall pillars, complete with bronze statues tarnished by years' of the elements.

If you've never been to Highland Park, you simply must go! Just follow Highland Avenue until you can't go any further, and there you'll be.

The park has a beautiful sitting area, around a large fountain, where there are wrought-iron benches inscribed with the park's name:

And the flowers! Oh, the flowers! They took Secret Agent L's breath away.

She made her way towards the fountain and found an empty bench on which to sit while waiting for her friend. It also gave her a few minutes to prepare her mission.

When nobody was around, Secret Agent L left her gifts, snapped some photos, and met up with J and Corky.

The group of three walked the entire way around the park, and when they arrived back at their starting place, they noticed that the gifts were gone.

Much to their delight, the empty bench signified that someone had stumbled upon the treasure and took it with them to enjoy while spending the day at the park.

And once the Italian Ice vendor makes his appearance at the park like he always does, Secret Agent L will be right back there, leaving some coins for someone to find so they can enjoy a nice, cool treat!