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Melissa | July 27, 2010
God has given all creatures a line of defense, something to give them a better chance of survival. And lately I’ve become intrigued by seeing evidence of this on our nature walks.
For instance below you will see a picture I took at our last Nature Club meeting. Notice the tiny red and black bugs.
But especially [...]
Melissa | January 30, 2010
You may notice that I’m posting quite a few notebooking pages. I am teaching the Nuts About Nature class again to the kids at our homeschool co-op and I am making these to share with them for their at-home nature assignments. Here is the one for this week. It’s a notebooking page to keep track [...]
Melissa | July 19, 2009
I know it’s not just me. I’ve talked to many other people who have said the sky has been rather gorgeous lately. The sunrise and sunset both seem more beautiful and the clouds are more breathtaking. Also, the wildflowers have been amazing this year; I suppose due to the cooler than normal summer temperatures and extra [...]
Melissa | June 26, 2009
The most fascinating and beautiful clouds are oftentimes seen right after a storm. Last night we had some very impressive storms come through equipped with high winds, hail, lightning (which seemed to keep the sky lit up constantly like a flickering lightbulb), and thunder that made me jump out of my seat a few times. When the [...]
Melissa | August 6, 2008
August means sweltering hot temperatures, high humidity, and the buzzing sound of insects everywhere. And our personal favorite insect sound is the serenade of the Dog Day Cicadas in the woods behind our house.
Ever since the last emergence of the Brood X 17-Year Periodical Cicadas in 2004, Alex has been simply enthralled with them! When I [...]
Melissa | July 6, 2008
It’s a small garden, but it’s a great start! Alex has pretty much single-handedly planted and tended to this garden, and just recently gained his first harvest - potatoes! The look on his face and apparent excitement was enough to make this whole project a success whether or not everything produces.
Doesn’t that face speak volumes?!
Gabby helped brother [...]
