Yesterday the weather was just too good to pass up. 70 degrees in January just has to be taken advantage of. We decided to head to the zoo. Now I’m one of those moms who thinks that trips to the zoo should be a learning experience, not just wandering around. 🙂 In the past we’ve … Continue reading
Every year a local nature center does a monarch tagging day. You can go in, get a net, some tags, and go out and catch butterflies and tag them. We went two years ago ~ and didn’t see many Monarchs at all. (I realized today that Hanna was only 2 then! Not sure what I … Continue reading
These chickens are pushing their luck ~ seriously. I finally, after 10 years, was able to grow 3 canteloupes this year. Granted, I didn’t plant them, they just came up outta no where, but still ~ they count 😉 Anyway, I went out today to check on the garden only to find my canteloupes had … Continue reading
I’ve mentioned it on Twitter, but not so much here: These owls are getting LOUD!!! They are bigger now, so their screeches are louder, and now they are jumping all around the attic, digging in the insulation and generally making a LOT of noise when I’m trying to sleep. We went up to investigate today … Continue reading
This has been a very interesting week as far as wildlife goes. It feels like almost every day we’re having a surprise interaction with some kind of wildlife. Over the weekend we turned onto our road and saw something playing in the road. It was 3 baby badgers just romping and playing. I couldn’t get … Continue reading
One of the great things about being a Wahm is when you’re work is done you can go out and play ~ no matter what time it is. (you can even play hookie for a whole day without havning to answer to anyone!!) Anyway ~ today I got my work done by 12:30p (the big … Continue reading
I’ve lived in this house for 10 years. We’ve lived 2 miles from the lake for 10 years. So why on Earth did it take me 10 years to figure out there was an awesome swimming area with a playground at the lake? For the last couple years ~ since Hanna figured out how much … Continue reading
We have this crazy patch of space in the middle of our walkway. When we moved in I filled it with Iris. For some reason, my husband didn’t like it and at one point I took them all out. Then the space just ended up being a big weed pile. A few years ago, a … Continue reading
