Lots

 

Lots of thanks this week.

Lots of smiles this week.

Thank YOU.

A border of purple irises from Andy's grandparents in Kentucky.

An orchid from Shreveport enjoying a week in the 70's.

A contract.  An amazing high school classroom waiting for me (and all my science "stuff") this Fall.

A community that generously supported.

And my thanks and smiles would not be possible without these two and YOU.

LitteTreeHugger

I knew it was around the corner...the 2 and 1/2 year old constantly asking...Why? Stage.  

The development benchmark is here (which can be quite annoying by 8PM).

 
Instead of the traditional Why, LDC says to everything and anything, "What is that?"---so our Earth Day event together was a perfect What is that Day.

We hugged trees

We made "Stamp Tracks"

We were amazed by how tadpoles become frogs

 

And we topped off our day by checking out the waterfowl

“In the end we will conserve only what we love. 

We will love only what we understand. 

We will understand only what we are taught.”  

Baba Dioum

The Barn Family

Horses, Dogs, Donkeys, oh my!

This morning we headed out to bring treats, from our garden, to share with our new Barn Family at the ...

Aiken Equine Rescue

We learned two new things today...



How to brush patient Teddy and



 how to properly feed a horse (the woman in the hat is demonstrating).
 

(Love the expression on LDC's face)

Good times, good times.

Spring 2013

 

In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt. 

~Margaret Atwood

Easter