Lake house

One of the best days ever!

Eagles nest

Swallow nest

Notes

Trees

Planting trees on earth day. The nut all oak directly out the back door. 

Memorial Day weekend

We have enjoyed this trip beyond measure, lots of swimming, skiing, bird watching and birthday cake! A new adventure!

And he's up!!! this kid was so amazing and "coachable" with my Dad! 

Render on big skis 

MERRITT ON BIG SKIS!!!!

Sob on big skis... What a day!

Nature

After reading Last Child In the Wild you can't help but change your perspective on nature and "leisure" time outside.... You can't help but notice what nature does to your kids... What they learn, how they grow, their attentiveness... Their awakening day after day!!!

Lewis.. Lewis Meriwether 

Wasp fall

Planting trees

Guess how tal the sawtooth oak will be next year

Gaitz and I learning to draw from John Muir  Laws

Merritt teaching me about seed dispersal 

Some of the plants aunt ginger gave us years ago

Watching birds

Yellowstone study

Everyone picked something affected by the wolf reintroduction to yellowstone and drew it. This is our collective art

Tests!

Last day of school... Mailing off standardized test!

Field day

Turtle

Playing the flora/fauna game while waiting on daddy to hook up the tractor