Earth Days

I think spring is finally coming! After another very cold spell we had some great weather where the whole family got some pruning and gardening done around the house. We have our raspberries pruned and ready for the season, and Jo noticed that the rhubarb plants were huge already so we picked around 12 cups of that. Yummy rhubarb crumble on the counter, ok…most of it’s gone already between Jo, Oma and I.

While Cole was at a play date Oma, Jo and I walked down to the kids’ school to help work in the gardens. There was a planned workday but not many folks showed up, I’m sure they were doing the same thing at their own home instead of at the school. We worked about an hour in this flowerbed and had a good time together.

After the work at school we were given some vegetables from the garden to take home. Purple broccoli? I had not seed this before and neither had Jo. So here Jo and Oma were just eating it off the plant on the walk home.

Cascades Raptor Center


We made it out to the Cascades Raptor Center again this year, and
again had a very nice time. With the kids
being a little older this year we managed to stay and enjoy everything
just a little bit longer than last year.

Here the kids had their faces painted up like a bird of their choice. Jo went for purple and pink feathers…you ask what kind of bird that might be? Well a Purpink Fluffyhuf of course. Cole was a little awed by the Bald Eagles we saw so he became one.Lots of activities were available and we participated
in as many as we could.

Owl PelletsHere the kids picked though regurgitated food from Owls
trying to identify what animal that owl had eaten.
They saw lots of fir, small bones and the skulls from mice and there were some fish bones as well.

One of the last things the kids participated in was becoming a bird and hunting food. Jo was a hawk and hunted for mice while Cole was the Bald Eagle and had to hunt mice and fish.


Two thumbs up for the
Raptor Center.
If you have not gone you should soar on in and see all the birds.