“Fred”
Fred is a coconut who arrived at our house earlier in the week. While grocery shopping, my daughter MG, saw …
Monthly Archives: August 2012
The Fig Beetle
Near the latter part of the summer, we notice the appearance of large green iridescent flying beetles; I have always …
Inviting
This week in our home we focused on a new vocabulary word – inviting. We learned that inviting means: offering …
The Dinosaur Egg
Yesterday my daughters and I went grocery shopping. Among our purchases was a large green watermelon. It was big and …
A Raccoon on the Fence
This afternoon while standing at the kitchen sink, I glanced out the window and saw a raccoon on the fence. …
Listening to Worms
This morning I sent my daughter, PX, out to the back yard where we keep our chickens. Her chicken, Frodo, …
Staying COOL
It has been very, very HOT lately. Yesterday we spent a very hot Sunday afternoon. How did we stay cool? …
Frodo – Our “Watch-chicken”
We are the happy and much entertained owners of four chickens. We brought them home from a local feed store …
A Monarch Emerges
A few photos of a monarch butterfuly emerging from its chrysalis. This was a delightful morning occupation both yesterday and …
Our Monarch Butterfly Gallery
On July 30th five of our monarch caterpillars entered their chrysalises. This morning they emerged – no longer fat squishy …
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