In my life this week… I was in pain for a few days after hurting my neck. What an effect pain has on everything! Fortunately the worst of the problem resolved itself, and my talented physiotherapist made a huge difference. But I still ache, and apparently it will take 4-6 weeks for complete healing. […]
God’s Wonderful World
Real Life Learning: Insects and Harvests
We had no time for bookwork this afternoon. Instead, we harvested. The children picked two wheelbarrows of tomatoes, all the red and orange ones in our patch. Then they discovered a tomato hornworm. It is huge and oh, so beautiful. I tried to feed it a tomato leaf, but didn’t realize that the horn was at the […]
Goldfinch Update
Remember that goldfinch nest full of tiny eggs that the Little Misses found in a purple loosestrife plant? They’ve hatched! We hate to disturb the birds, but this morning we went with my camera and got this shot. Miss 8 was disappointed because she had expected brilliant yellow hatchlings, not half-naked ones. According to our bird book, […]
Goldfinch Nest in a Purple Loosestrife Plant
One of the simple little things our homeschool does for the environment is to keep the invasive plant purple loosestrife off our three-acre property, about half of which is wetland. Although purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) is beautiful, it can harm native plants as well as wildlife. Purple loosestrife was introduced into North America over 200 years […]