A party, a walk to view the owl's nest, wetland walk

Buster and I began the day with walkies in the meadow.

We were waiting for the kids to arrive!

Isabelle turns 2 next weekend. We had an early party in the country.

First, though, we took a walk to see the owl nest. Yup. The most photographed owls in Lanark County! We met a professional photographer, with a HUGE camera lens. She and hubby were watching the crows attack the owls. Momma draws the crows away from the chicks.

We had a chat with the ponies first.
The foal was born in February.

Owl chicks

I love the buds on the trees. Such a bright green!

Buster was keen to check the flicker out.

 

I showed Jofee the flicker's body.

Isabelle turns two next weekend. We had an early celebration at our place! Her cake was finger-lickin' good. She wouldn't let us take it away! "No. My cake!"

 After the party, time for a walk to the wetland island. Bridge building is a gr. 4 curriculum unit, last I looked! I did a video of our gr. 4 bridge work, when I taught a gr. 4/5 class!

She's making a bridge, just like Gramma!

 

Caitlin steadies the girls!

Four girls!
Jofee was lying on the grass

Bridges - a study of purposeful paths

Videos
This was cool. They were under the bridge while the train was going by. They said the bridge footings don't look very good. AKA in need of repairs.

Can you believe this?! This was happening at the same time as the divers were underneath, and the train was stopped. Grown woman modeling bridge jumping while awed children and tourists watched.



A wee bridge at the Cranberry Bog. Blackflies fly back and forth across the lens...


Last, but not least,
Our Bridge Unit of Study, created by my student teacher, included the building of bridges, cooperation, and an integrated project. Groups shared knowledge and worked to create a bridge. The music is the chain gang!