Art: Pirates, Stencils, and Vases

The school year is marching on and I feel at peace this year. One new subject is art. We mostly do spontaneous activities, but today I found this book and gave it a try. Raccoon really enjoyed it. (He got tired so I did the palm tree).

The stencils were something we did the other day. I helped Kitty with the one pictured below.

Another project with his cousin, S, vase decorating.

The Wind

Fastest so far thus summer: 15 mph

Today: 7 mph

The wind feels so very strong,  I am surprised by these numbers. But it's gusty, not constant. And our instrument perhaps is not so very precise,  but it's fun all the same.

Thank-you Grama for our weather station.

Bird Nest

Look what we found today! A bush was removed from our back yard and we found this tucked in behind. I wish we could have seen the eggs and babies. It was very ftagile, coming apart as soon as we touched it. Just exploring our 2000 square meters is an adventure every day. I am grateful to live here, even with a volcano as a neighbor.

Bean Plants

Kitty was playing with some black beans as a sensory activity and Raccoon decided to plant some. From there it grew to a life cycle project he's going to share at our newly forming homeschool coop.

Butterflies!

We were given a terrarium by my high school English teacher. Fill it with catepillars and presto!

Hermit Crab Habitat

Raccoon's latest passion... hermit crabs! They aren't available here, but that doesn't stop him from being prepared, just in case.

Volcano School

We live about 50 miles from an active volcano. It has been billowing ash since Saturday and this morning we woke up to a grey, gray world. After morning chores, our noses were burning so out came the masks and the air filter.