Our first day back homeschooling after a three month trial period in traditional school. We're glad to be home :) ! It feels right again. We started the day with a nature walk (of course) and unearthed some treasures.
We also gathered armfuls of books on the tropical rainforests and she created a watercolor of the different layers in the rainforest. She's a happy girl.
The red is the "heat" because it is so hot by the equator.
Life is good.
Simply ~ we prepare
for Lent.
We picked up this puzzle at the Wildlife World Zoo. I thought it might be too challenging since the borders were not straight but she pieces more by the picture. She completed this one solo (50 piece). Aren't the colors wonderful.
Week Five:
We skipped posting about our table top root garden last week as it wasn't progressing much. This week the progress is worth mentioning. See our red carrot? Finally, it is sprouting noticeable greens. The question . . . what do we do with these now?
We spent the day at the Children's Museum of Phoenix on Saturday. Rose Red had fun trying to ride this with her pappy's help.
Unplugged Project: Water
I would recommend this book, A Drop of Water by Walter Wick ~ awesome. We explored water a bit today. . .
floating and sinking
making water worms on wax paper (connecting the water drops)
painting with water
the absence of water under this bridge
painting with frozen water/paint (acrylic mixed with water)
her "ocean".
A Pearl of Great Value
"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls. When he finds a pearl of great price, he goes and sells all that he has and buys it." ~ Matthew 13:45-47
Rose Red listens attentively to the scripture reading during tonight's Atrium session (Catechesis of the Good Shepherd).
OOOoooo! We are so excited to share with you what we discovered in our neighborhood this morning.
A mother owl sitting on her nest high in the arms of a saguaro ~ she had her eye on us.
And some more signs that spring is just around the corner. . .
This is the nest of one of our cactus wrens ~ looks like it's soft and ready.
Our Gambel's quail.
And bees, bees and more bees.
This is Rose Red taking a break.
We're expecting!
. . . baby birds that is
Doesn't this mother-to-be look so sweet sitting on her nest? She's right outside our front door. A Mourning Dove.
Flowers for sale
. . . today it's a flower cart.
Off to the park with Pappy.
& loving up her pup.
Things that depress me:
1. War
2. Our table-top root garden
Week Three: And Then There Were Four
Progress: excruciatingly slow
And what's with our red carrot . . . . It's low self-esteem I think (because the parsnip thief chose the parsnip instead of it).
Hoping for greater developments next week.
Bugs on our tomato plants.
After mass this morning we discovered tiny black bugs all over our tomato plants in our greenhouse. We gave them the recommended dose of soapy water spray. Hope it helps.
Blue and Yellow make Green Pond
Did you see this fabulously big and beautiful star in the western sky tonight?
Wow.
