Discovery Day...

 Sunday DIL-1 and kids asked me to ride along in the gator for a Discovery Day.  Usually you see the view from my kitchen window.  Now you will also discover what is to be found on the other side.

On the first stop Kasey was determined she saw a sea shell in the water.  Walking through the edge of the pond in knee high mud puddle boots and holding her discovery net she was able to scoop out a snail.  It was alive and she was right!  After the picture it went back into the pond. 

 Floating on the edge they saw an egg.
Kasey used her trusty discovery net to snag it out of the water.

Mom was the brave one to pick it out of the net.  They found it had a soft shell and slightly
"squishy."

Kasey decided to take charge and tried to candle the egg with the sunlight.  After investigating it was also returned to the pond. 

We watched Canadian geese and Mallard Ducks.  Saw a muskrat swimming across the water and a turtle sunning himself on the top of a muskrat house.

 We headed into the woods to cross the stream.  There Cole spied the fresh raccoon tracks.

Kasey was the first to see the wildflowers.

No deer or bear were spotted on this trip through the woods. However, Kasey did find deer tracks.
 But it was still a great time of discovering.

25 school days...37 calendar days!!

Warning--school days story.
Sometimes it is fun to sit and laugh with students.  Friday we were coloring states using directions.
First, we labeled the compass rose..N..E..S..W..(Never Eat Soggy Waffles). After coloring states different colors in each direction following instructions.  I asked the question,"What direction would we travel to reach Mount Rushmore?" One eight year old girl jumped up excitedly bursting out with, "Waffles!" She instantly broke into giggles.  As did the rest of us!!