Summer is the perfect time for nature study trips that might be difficult to fit into the regular school schedule.  Things like all day hikes at a nature preserve, days spent exploring the beach, and observing the middle of the pond from the view of a paddle boat. Paddle boating at Jacobson Park in Lexington [...]

I haven’t posted much about nature study over here lately because I’ve been writing most of those posts over at Shining Dawn Books.  If you don’t visit or subscribe to that blog, you’re missing out!  Melissa and I post at least twice a week about everything and anything having to do with nature study. I [...]

Look what I found in a small tree IN MY YARD yesterday!! (Sorry the closer pictures are a little blurry.  You can imagine that I was standing at a distance using the zoom!) They were only there for a couple of hours and then gone without leaving a trace.  I had no idea what was [...]

Out of the mouth of a three-year-old came such truth.  He was praising God for His beauty and creativeness and didn’t even know it! Our catalpa tree is in bloom.  From a distance, it’s very pretty – clusters of white flowers dangling.   But take a look at the view when you take the time [...]

Below are some pictures of our farm during the recent flooding of Central KY (and other places.)  I know it’s hard to tell that the land is flooded if you aren’t familiar with what it looks like typically.  Rest assured – this was a FLOOD!  We estimate about 45 acres (three bottom land fields) were [...]