Channel Sam

26 May 2013 Tree Box

May 27, 2013

Using wood they pulled from their latest dumpster diving mission, AC and Sam made a container box for 6 of her rescued baby maple trees. 6. The total count of repotted saplings rescued from our yard and our neighbor’s yard is now 75. *Note that I have not supplied a photo of what our front lawn looks like at present 😉

25 May 2013 The Maple Tree Nursery

May 26, 2013

On Friday I was weeding the garden and pulling out maple tree seedlings left and right when Sam and Susie decided to rescue them and start their own nursery. They enlisted the help of the boys, used every container they could find and repotted the seedlings. Today they continued their work, rescuing a volunteer melon I …

24 May 2013 Ladybugs at the Art Showing

May 25, 2013

Today was the final session of Sam’s class in drawing and painting medicinal herbs and insects at CHEC (Community Homeschool Enrichment Center). It was quite impressive to stroll past walls of ladybugs, katydids, ants, dandelions, plantain and other plants I’d never heard of before. In fact all spring Sam has been …

23 May 2013 Hanging Gardens

May 24, 2013

Really cool Hanging Gardens of Babylon Project at The Story of the World Club today. The kids planted micro greens in their gardens (arugula, lettuce, beets, mustard, basil…) I will be interested to see what sprouts in Sam’s garden.

20 May 2013 Gardening School

May 21, 2013

The bear family came to gardening school today– we transplanted jalapeno seedlings into bigger pots. Earlier the bears completed warrior training. Priorities, you know.

16 May 2013 Signs of a Successful Science Class

May 17, 2013

Muddy feet and legs. The kids in the Green Adventure Project explored the creek today. Sam was over the moon because she got to hold a salamander.

14 May 2013 Big Meadow at Boxerwood Gardens

May 15, 2013

You need a big chair for a big meadow.

12 May 2013 Are You My Mother?

May 13, 2013

Sam’s friend Timmy found a baby bird in his backyard today.

9 May 2013 A Butterfly Who Thinks Sam Is a Flower

May 10, 2013

8 May 2013 Tag

May 9, 2013

Sam and her gymnastics buddies play this complex game of tag in the waiting room every week before their class begins. I think Sam was “it” but for some reason she had to crawl on hands and knees. The kids seemed to be extra-riled up. Perhaps the last three days of near non-stop rain had something to do with that.