The Falls

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What a gorgeous day this was...very calming to say the least.The hike was easy,since the kids took the easy route,right thru the stream! The weather was perfect,lunch was just enough and at the end of the rainbow were the Big Waterfalls,two cascading into one-another {we passed three prior to the big one}.This was where the boys adventure began,trying with all their might to get up the rock wall like dad and their big brother Allan,they could'nt do it,even with all that effort.Dad said "give it a few years boys and I'll climb it again with you"!...Yeah right....needless to say they weren't too happy but,all-in-all the adventure was great..and they hit there pillows smiling.

This Great Earth

Tree Rings Record Annual Growth


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Erosion


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Sock Bunny

Does the "SOCK MONSTER" live in your dryer too? Well he lives in ours,and works very hard to make my life difficult.Just as I was getting ready to throw a few away,I remembered coming accross an article....and Wa-La!!!
Aubrie and I drug out the bag of stuffing and got to work...she had a "BLAST" taking out little handfuls of fluff and filling the socks for me. A few little ties and they were done.
Little bunnies are cute when finished.Even more than that Aubrie had FUN!
We still have to sew buttons on for eyes and will probably place them on packages or planters for Easter.

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Socks
Ribbon
Stuffing
Scissors
Wiggly Eyes or Buttons
....you could even use rice or beans to fill socks!

Little Pond

The kids and I made a little pond this week to use through out spring.Hoping that on our hiking trips we will come across some tad-poles to place in it.We used a piece of lenolium we ripped up from there school house.Then bought some gold-fish from Walmart to put in the pond temporarily,showing them that this wasn't their swimming hole.
Note: Aubrie being under 2 years old is still a little wobbly,so I put a metal screen over the pond so she would'nt fall in.

Neighborhood Street Survey

Making a street survey:}Take a field trip and observe your own neighborhood!

Down below I have placed some ideas for you to print for your trip,lapbooking,notebooking or journals...take your time & Enjoy!



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"Inky-Cap"

Mushroom,Fungi Project:}

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...and always wash our hands!

The Bernals ~ Dove Family

The kids and I have been visiting the dove family for a few weeks now.They reside for the third straight year in a row at our wonderful neighbor Dolores's home {well planter}.The mother has been sitting on eggs,or the babies during all of our visits,until today that is.They were out and soooo big already,she stays very still,firm and observant,with my camera so close to her.The babies on the other hand were a little fidgety...I apologized kindly,thanked them for the few quick shots I got and attempted to slowly move away.Wow...how great nature is "I thought to myself and expressed to the boys". Until low and behold the daddy bird swoops in to check on mommy and the babies. Obviously,I worried him.....he was so intent on making sure things were as they were supposed to be.He stood tall in front of them...."AMAZING"....we were to not get near his family.Again a few shots of him and we left well enough alone.
He did'nt stay long {so I thought} until I looked over at the fence and there he was,watching like a HAWK {well a dove}. How cool was that......