Photos, Blue Spruce Journal and "Alpha" Bean Journal

Here is a close up of a really cool flower. It's purple with green around it. I thought it was really pretty.









This picture, believe or not, is really not the jungle! It is one of the grasses in my backyard. But it does look like a jungle where a leopard is waiting!







This is the journal of the "Alpha" Bean plant, starting June 20th, 2010. Today it is 8cm tall. No beans or flowers yet.




This is the journal of my Blue Spruce tree, starting June 20th, 2010. Today it is 40cm tall.

Strawberry Picking!

Today we went to Rose Family Farm to pick strawberries. After we picked juicy red strawberries, we ate some french fries. Yum! Then we went home and made strawberry slushies which were yummy.
When we came home, I explored our backyard for some really interesting pictures. And I took some very cool pictures!

I will post some of the pictures soon. Thanks for reading!

The Thought Behind The American Goldfinch

The thought behind the goldfinch.


What made me make a goldfinch rock was that we had two finch feeders in the backyard. Just at that right moment, a boy finch was sitting at one. He was bright yellow! So I quickly made a finch rock.


American Gold Finch Facts
These bright birds are called Wild Canaries.
Its beak can be pink for most of the year but orange for some of the year.
Did you know these gold finches eat thistle seeds?

The Meaning Of The Humming Bird

This is the meaning about the humming bird.

The humming bird is a ruby-throated hummingbird. The hummingbird that inspired me to make this rock was the one that would always visit my backyard.

Facts About Ruby Throated Hummingbirds
Only the boy humming bird has a ruby throat. Both the girl and boy has green feathers.
These hummingbirds make squeaky chirps.
Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards.

The Secret Of The Owl Rock

This is the secret behind this owl rock! (Made by doing the hot rock craft)


The owl which is a barn owl, (scientific name: Tyto Alba) is the main character of the book I'm writing, called Owls Of Sacred Forest.

Barn owls are my absolute favourite owls. I just love their heart shaped faces.

Barn Owl Facts

Barn owls are odd in a way- They don't hoot like other owls, they make shreeing shrieks.
Barn owls are almost totally silent!
They have very good hearing.
They like to hang out near farms, fields and woodlands.

Hot Rocks

How to make hot rocks:


Materials

Thin, flat and pale rocks
Cookie sheet
Tinfoil
Oven
Crayons
Oven Mitts
A place to draw


1. Find flat rocks. Thin, flat rocks. The whiter, the better. Preferably ones that don't tilt to one side.
2. Get a cookie sheet with tin foil.
3. Preheat the oven to 350 Fahrenheit.
4. Put rocks on the tin foil and put it in the oven.
5. While the rocks are heating up, take the wrappers off some crayons that you will use to draw with.
6. When the rocks are done, take them out WITH OVEN MITTS. CAUTION THEY ARE VERY HOT!
7. Find a nice place to sit down to draw on the rocks.
8. DO NOT TOUCH THE ROCKS WITHOUT AN OVEN MITT!
9. You can use my rocks as examples.