Sweet Shot Tuesday: Working Hard

This past weekend the boys worked hard until they were hot and sweaty. It is a joy to watch them work with a solid, steady rhythm. We put in our new asparagus crowns at the end of the day but first we had to finish digging out the trench. The boys were working on “crumbing” out the hole.

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Secular Thursday: A Forest Walk

We tossed our books aside this Wednesday for a walk through our forest. First because we needed to take a general survey and secondly because we had acorns to plant.

So we suited up in our forest gear:

Then we headed into our woods. Documenting things as we saw them. There was a Honey Locust Tree made of nightmares:

Fungus growing sideways:

Flat Fungus:

Evidence that something had been chewing on trees:

Prints by the creek:

Towards the end of our trek the boys checked out the creek itself. We didn’t see any fish or turtles though we did see a mallard duck swimming along upstream.

Sometimes our days consist of things that don’t look anything like traditional school. Yet those days are often ones that stir an new interest or lead to a new question to answer. We came home with things to identify. Projects to consider and the hopes to go back soon for another exploration.

Sweet Shot: Unexpected

I think it may be a Praying Mantis Egg Case. Or some other bug case of some sort.

The lead Guinea Bird has a worm. The other two are on the chase to take it from him. Funny little birds.

The first two photos were taken because we when outside to watch this balloon take off from a neighboring field.