∞ Once per week, the whole DirtNKids clan hops in the 10-yr-old minivan for the 20 minute drive to Bubba's farm. During the winter, we load up on greens like mustard, turnip, beet, kale and fresh salad lettuces -- my favorite time of year for food for sure. Greens is what we eat, the mainstay of … Continue reading Turkey Butts and Giant Turnips
During the dog days of summer, it's all about the kids. When the house space gets cut in half, kids go outside (mostly). * * * Top Ten Ways to Dodge Apartment Doldrums Draw stuff. Be sure to leave the lids off the markers so they can't be reused. And don't clean up after yourself … Continue reading Top Ten: Dodging Apartment Doldrums
Firmly in the thick of something mundane, our diligent little backyard birder, Ginny, interrupted me breathlessly to tell us that there was an eagle in our yard. "Certainly you don't mean one of the turkey vultures circling above." I brushed her off, not even looking up from I was doing. "No, Mom! That big bird … Continue reading Luck o’the Irish: The Eagle Has Landed (Video!)
The magnificent bur oak, mucho ginormous leaves, and giant grubs are what it's all about as summer transitions to fall.
If he doesn't want to eat, then let him starve.
Oh my gosh, what a great morning! It's about dang time, too. The bus schedule has been reliable three days straight. Kids are in the swing of it, getting themselves ready with minimal effort on my part. It's all about to change - the main road exiting our neighborhood will be closed temporarily for construction … Continue reading Alien Grub, Cushaw Stretches Its Arms
Witness (via video) a matriarchal colony of 20 million bats/pups exit all-at-once for the night.
"I only ask to be free. The butterflies are free." ~ Charles Dickens ♥ Tiger Swallowtail in the garden of lantana. Happy Summer, everyone! And stay cool wherever you are.
Angie finds a pair of walking sticks that make her go SquEEE!
A rare day off together, it was clear and beautiful outside to boot. Hubs and I had grand plans to go to lunch alone while the kids were in school and generally just hang out together. That was before the pool pump broke and squashed our plans. The kids had been begging to swim all weekend long, which means … Continue reading Wild Berries and Skin-Drinkers
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