Tadpoles and Toads
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011 Posted in creation, Family, Homeschooling | No Comments »A couple of weeks ago the boys caught some tadpoles in the irrigation pond at work. [caption id="attachment_423" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Tadpoles turning into toads"][/caption] We put them in an aquarium that was already running and covered in algae. They finished it off ...
Spring Salamanders
Monday, April 4th, 2011 Posted in creation, Family, Homeschooling | 1 Comment »A local naturalist was gracious enough to take us for a walk this evening to see some of the local salamanders in the Dundas Valley. [gallery link="file" columns="2" orderby="ID"] The black salamander with yellow spots is a yellow-spotted salamander. They belong to ...
Sheep Shearing At The Old Homestead
Saturday, December 4th, 2010 Posted in Family, Homeschooling | No Comments »Every year, the first Saturday in December is booked for sheep shearing at mom and dad's. It's enjoyable in kind of a perverse way, wrestling with animals to rid of something they are better off without. [photopress:DSCN5587.blog.jpg,full,pp_image] Here's how they start, covered ...
Stratford-upon-Avon
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 Posted in Family, Homeschooling, Travels | 1 Comment »Our very last day in England was spent walking the streets of Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of English playwright William Shakespeare. Sadly, the entire town is a tourist trap. However, one of the quieter places to visit is the cathedral where ...
Winchester
Friday, June 25th, 2010 Posted in Family, Homeschooling, Travels | No Comments »On our way home from Bournemouth we spent a day in Winchester. Looking back on the pictures gives me the goosebumps. There was so much history in a relatively small area of land. Winchester was the pre-medieval capital city of England ...
Bournemouth
Thursday, June 24th, 2010 Posted in Family, Homeschooling, Travels | No Comments »We visited a fellow home educating family in Bournemouth and had a wonderful time getting to know them. We were introduced to them via a family from Oxford whom we met while in church in London back in June. It ...
Stonehenge
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 Posted in Family, Homeschooling, Travels | No Comments »After visiting friends in Bristol we drove further south to Bournemouth. Stonehenge was more or less on the way, so we stopped in there as well. It was windy and cold, so we 'ran 'round the block' as fast as ...
Burger’s Zoo
Friday, April 2nd, 2010 Posted in birding, creation, Family, Homeschooling, Travels | No Comments »We enjoyed a day at the Burger's Zoo last Saturday. As home schoolers, we are so used to going places during the week when things are so much quieter and were surprised by the crowds. I think the pictures tell ...
Petting Zoo
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 Posted in Family, Homeschooling, Travels | No Comments »The kids and I joined our friends at a council run petting zoo and play ground in Ede. It was a lot of fun with a very relaxed atmosphere. The playground was great! Even I fit on the slides. I ...
Water Science
Sunday, March 14th, 2010 Posted in creation, Family, Homeschooling | No Comments »We joined about 20 other home educated (HE) children and their parents at the Water Museum in Arnhem this past week to study and learn about the earth's water. The children had the opportunity to work in the science lab ...