Saturday, September 27, 2008
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Wednesday, September 24th 2008
Here comes the sun.....
Grateful to have a cistern full of water and
a vibrantly green island.
Totally ready for todays sunshine!
Grateful to have a cistern full of water and
a vibrantly green island.
Totally ready for todays sunshine!
Tuesday, September 23rd 2008
Rainy and overcast.....great day for creating
(and of course testing!) a fleet of paper airplanes.
(and of course testing!) a fleet of paper airplanes.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Monday, September 22nd 2008
Power and internet have been on and off over
the last couple of days. Today power out for
most of the day and loads of rain rain rain.
We dug out an old favorite book..."How to Dig
a Hole to the Other Side of the World".
That led to some interesting plate tectonic
conversation which led to talking about the
"ring of fire" AND that led us to volcanoes.
We got out Brandon's volcano kit....obviously
we were not the only ones interested in this
stuff ;-)
Here we created a wee blue volcano....
Brandon preparing to add acid to the base...
note Taz standing near the "Mind Blowing
Science Secrets"..preparing to have his mind
blown!
That was so much fun the boys made their
own personal volcanoes.....
Definitely need to stock up on the baking soda
and vinegar!
the last couple of days. Today power out for
most of the day and loads of rain rain rain.
We dug out an old favorite book..."How to Dig
a Hole to the Other Side of the World".
That led to some interesting plate tectonic
conversation which led to talking about the
"ring of fire" AND that led us to volcanoes.
We got out Brandon's volcano kit....obviously
we were not the only ones interested in this
stuff ;-)
Here we created a wee blue volcano....
Brandon preparing to add acid to the base...
note Taz standing near the "Mind Blowing
Science Secrets"..preparing to have his mind
blown!
That was so much fun the boys made their
own personal volcanoes.....
Definitely need to stock up on the baking soda
and vinegar!
Sunday, September 21st 2008
Rain and more rain....Brandon is
all cozy on the couch with his fave
blanket (a quilt made by my grandma).
He made a bed for Taz from a basket
and covered him with a tissue :-)
all cozy on the couch with his fave
blanket (a quilt made by my grandma).
He made a bed for Taz from a basket
and covered him with a tissue :-)
Friday, September 19th 2008
About a year ago we read "Toad Rage" and
loved it....I discovered two more in the series
and we've had a blast reading these.
So much fun that now that we've finished it feels
like something is *missing* (Limpy where are you?!?)
and we're lookingfor another series to get into.
We came across the word "diorama" and Brandon
excitedly wanted to create one representing one
of his fave scenes in the book Toad Heaven.
Here the Cane Toads Limpy and Charm and Goliath
are searching for the "National Park" which in this
case turns out to be an underwater one....they meet
a turtle and Limpy makes a "snorkel" from a hollow
palm frond.
Brandon's creativity never ceases to amaze me!
loved it....I discovered two more in the series
and we've had a blast reading these.
So much fun that now that we've finished it feels
like something is *missing* (Limpy where are you?!?)
and we're lookingfor another series to get into.
We came across the word "diorama" and Brandon
excitedly wanted to create one representing one
of his fave scenes in the book Toad Heaven.
Here the Cane Toads Limpy and Charm and Goliath
are searching for the "National Park" which in this
case turns out to be an underwater one....they meet
a turtle and Limpy makes a "snorkel" from a hollow
palm frond.
Brandon's creativity never ceases to amaze me!
Monday, September 15th 2008
This is the closest we get to having snow....
millions of tiny jasmine petals.
Snow never smelled so good!
millions of tiny jasmine petals.
Snow never smelled so good!
Saturday, September 13th 2008
We picked Evan up from another slumber party - boy was he missed!
This was on the way home - a ♥ with "Bless".... feeling very blessed to have my boy back home and that he had such a fun time.
This was on the way home - a ♥ with "Bless".... feeling very blessed to have my boy back home and that he had such a fun time.
Friday, September 12th 2008
"Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are" Marianne Williamson
It's been a while since I've posted...I could tell a whole "series of unfortunate events" but I'm not gonna!!! The *goodness* of my life has been ever-present.
I never realized when I started this photo blog just how empowering it would be to *see* the presence of that goodness Every~Single~Day thru the lens of my camera. The concrete act of choosing to look for something positive, beautiful, inspiring, real...even while my mind was overloaded with troubling events has been soul soothing.
It's been a while since I've posted...I could tell a whole "series of unfortunate events" but I'm not gonna!!! The *goodness* of my life has been ever-present.
I never realized when I started this photo blog just how empowering it would be to *see* the presence of that goodness Every~Single~Day thru the lens of my camera. The concrete act of choosing to look for something positive, beautiful, inspiring, real...even while my mind was overloaded with troubling events has been soul soothing.
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