Category: Fun finds

Serendipity beetles

After a little school work, we decided to go to the mountains. We went hiking and exploring.

I was hoping it would be an inspirational moment where we would talk about educational goals. We just played in the stream instead. And THEN we saw…

some ladybugs.

There were many ladybugs.

We saw ladybugs in the trees,

ladybugs on the ground…

and they were irresistible.

So, today we climbed rocks and found serendipity beetles.

It was a good day.

Transpiration

There is a little water droplet on the tip of each blade of grass.

These make me happy.

Transpiration is the process where plants lose water through pores called stomata. This allows for exchange of gasses needed for photosynthesis and allows water to flow through the plant to distribute nutrients.

Surprises in the backyard

I love the ingenuity that Daniel brings to outdoor play. The lizard in the background is not real, but there are many small lizards in our yard. They provide a lot of entertainment as we try to catch them.

It takes two years for an iris to blossom after you transplant. These were a gift from a good friend. A few weeks ago I had a dream that my irises were blossoming ( I also dreamed that Barbra Streisand was my nosy neighbor, looking over the fence at me as I swung around from a vine like Tarzan’s Jane). Today my dream is coming true. The iris part, that is.

Have you been watching The Owl Box? Some folks in San Marcos, CA have placed an owl box in their yard and some owls have nested there. They have a camera on the nest and several eggs have hatched. There is an egg about ready to hatch. It’s like The Truman Show with owls.