Tuesday 7 April 2020

GRAMMA CAMP – Week 4.0

We love having the kids. Momma and Papa continue to work from home, we get them weekdays. It's a wonderful time of year to have them. Everything is breaking out in green!

We did the hostage exchange in the parking lot. They came home and climbed the tree. Next, the girls started the fire, all on their own, and fetched wood, also on their own! Then, I heard noises in the kitchen, they were making sandwiches for their lunch!

The only problem is getting them to do school work! The OCDSB says gr. 4 should do an hour a day. Gr. 7 – 2 hours a day. As if! Jos has to write a song for her gr. 7 teacher. We're expecting repairs by our satellite/internet provider today. We'll see what happens with this Phase 2 online learning stuff.

I showed Jophee the deer track, with the daffodils coming up around the impression!



I took down the bird feeders, since the bears are about.


We have so many birds back, to nest in our habitat. I'm happy that the wood ducks are back. This is the first pair, checking things out. They flew off as we went to fetch the trailcam memory cards. Jos saw them in the wetland water. It was a wonderful moment.

wood ducks from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

Josephine added to her bird list with a Timberdoodle! This is a 2010 video. They were a new species for me. It was quite a mystery!!!

American Woodcock from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

Grampa fed Maggie for the last time this spring. He wanted a recording of it! Her coat looks a bit patchy.

Maggie deer from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

The starlings and grackles are busy. We've one bird with one white tail feather. Can you spot it? I'm having trouble photographing it!

starling from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

starlings from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

The girls are noticing signs of spring. We did tree climbing, had a front porch picnic, ran to the frog pond, saw some vultures, and played on the dock.



I dressed Frosty up for spring.



The woodpeckers are going after my maple tree.


8 comments:

Tom said...

...my grandchildren are having a hard time adjusting to doing school work at home too.

Anvilcloud said...

They do have room to roam out there with things to see and do.

RedPat said...

It looks like spring has sprung!

Red said...

You have many very neat things for these kids to do.

Karen said...

The country kids are so lucky.

We found moose tracks on the lane back of the house yesterday!

Christine said...

It's a wonderful time of year and you are in good company!

Powell River Books said...

Heard frog in a pond on our walk today, but didn't see them. - Margy

Hootin Anni said...

Wood ducks!! That's one bird I've seen only once here in Texas. Color me jealous (green). Your grands are becoming independent ... good, strong grown ups in a blink of an eye. Ya, school work is challenging when you have the great outdoors at your back door!