It is just that time of the year...the time when everything seems to distract us from our normal routine. The weather was crazy this week with thunderstorms, hailstorms, a dusting of snow, and now temperatures in the 80's.
We took advantage of Friday afternoon to take a long hike with the dog on a new trail near to our house. We discovered that there are actually three trails in this area that we never knew about before and that was exciting.
We have also been distracted by the wildlife in our yard this week. Our scrub jays have been nesting in our front yard and we thought the babies had been born because there was a dead baby on the ground under the nest about ten days ago. This week the scrub jay pair were vigilant about chasing every other living creature out of our yard, including our resident squirrel who eats daily in our birdfeeders.
The other night we witnessed the babies being pushed out of the nest and being taught to fly. This is the third time we have witnessed this behavior and it is so traumatic to watch. The two babies did end up flying into the bushes and we saw them the next day so we know they survived that long. We have not seem them in four days so we are hoping they made it.
The absolute highlight of our week was reading and listening to Hamlet (Naxos.com Catalogue #NA412412) . I am so glad that we never read this play before so it is fresh and captivating to all of us. It is like eating a yummy dessert....listening to the language and following the weaving of the story. I can't recommend more strenuously the saving of some of Shakespeare's plays until high school.
Here is Mr. B taking over the grilling of the chicken for dinner one night this last week. It is a sort of rite of passage in our house....the grilling is done by all the male folk. Life skills right?
Part of what is distracting me this week is the researching and writing of my new Summer Series Outdoor Hour Challenge ebook. I am fascinated by so much of the information that I end up sharing it with the boys which leads us to doing some of the preliminary work instead of our regularly scheduled studies. It is all great learning but still distracting.
That is my quick and easy weekly wrap-up. Two weeks left to go and I know it will go fast.
Barb-Harmony Art Mom
5 comments:
What a great week! I love the photo of the scrub jay. He (or she) is so pretty! We've had a couple of squirrels who've really enjoyed the fact that I've been trying to be more diligent about keeping the bird feeder filled, too.
Yes, only men grill around here, too. Well, right now, only my dh, but he'll have to train ds sometime soon.
Thank you for your lovely comment on my blog. I have really enjoyed getting to know you and your family this year, too. I love that blogging allows us to develop friendships with people we might otherwise never know.
Have a wonderful last two weeks! I'm almost giddy with excitement that we only have this upcoming week left. Squee!
Beautiful Photos!
Janet W
Do I dare hope that the Mosquito Study page is going to be part of my summer? lol--we had such an "interesting" [in a teenage boy way] study of dandelions that mosquitoes would be a hoot! Your baby birds hit us where we live--we are wondering today what happened to the mother duck who was sitting on her eggs in our parking lot--suddenly gone without a trace! Love the comments on Hamlet--we have had an unexpectedly rich [and for once serious!] time listening to The Chosen for ToG Year 4 unit 2.
Thank you for your blog. I'm a french woman with two girls homeschooling and I think your blog is very interesting !
Cherub 1 is learning to grill this summer, from DadToCherubs. The men-folk handle the grillin' here too.
Hamlet -- that's the good stuff indeed !!
Thanks.
Tammy
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