I got up kinda early (for me) again this morning. Last night I smoothed out a pile of dirt hoping that a robin would walk around on it so I could cast its tracks. And one did! Yay! I took some photos and uploaded one of them to The Commons and then inserted it into the Animal Tracking answer book. I still need tracks from a crow, a pigeon (yes, still), an earthworm, and a cow. Then I’ll be able to declare that chapter finished.
I cast the track too, and while we had the plaster out, I helped David with a science experiment. He had to make a “fossil” by pouring some plaster in a milk carton, then embedding three small, Vasaline-coated objects into it. Once that set, he removed the objects, greased up the plaster, and poured more on top of it, making a positive cast. He was well pleased with the results.
After the first round of that, the kids, the dog, and I piled into the car and drove to the Laconia SDA Church. The Pathfinders had been hired to sweep their parking lot. Cheryl and Dirk showed up at 11:00, and we finished by 1:00. We were going to eat out, but then remembered we had a dog with us, so we just drove home.
In the late afternoon, Beth, Penny and I drove down to Sandogardy Pond again and did a little paddling. She swam afterwards for about 30 minutes. I found a few more fireworks cartridges and disposed of them.
When we got home, Beth wanted to have a pretend picnic. She got a blanket from the house, spread it out in the backyard, laid some toys on it, and then invited me to join her. She read me a book (Little Red Riding Hood) while I laid down and closed my eyes for a bit.
Today the Wintergreen bloomed, so I logged that. Looks like the Partridge Berry is about finished. I’m sure I could find one more bloom, but I didn’t see one today. I did find several Monotropa uniflora specimens though.
And now… I’m pretty wiped out!
