Before my field season, my garage turns into a Santa’s workshop- if Santa were a seal and the workshop made only food puzzles. Prepping for my field season means lots of trips to the hardware store and getting confused looks from the employees on why I have my arms full of PVC pipes while I simultaneously explain that no, I don’t have a plumbing issue.

[Photo and caption by Karli Chudeau]

[Edited by Maggie Creamer]