I am one spoiled Momma. God has gifted me with five wonderful children. While there are many things that I am thankful for, one of the biggies is that they show they love each other in many ways every day.
Month: July 2014
Megan
Megan enjoys helping Audrey look for butterflies. Occasionally, we have for hunt for her as she gets lost in the taller grasses.
Baseball
Across from our house is a meadow. The neighbors let us roam in it whenever we want. The other day, they mowed the whole field. While we miss the butterfly food, we have been enjoying the paths the tractor left behind.
Have you Ever…
…watched a butterfly emerge?
Audrey has been raising butterflies again this year and we were able to video tape a butterfly emerging. This year she has raised 15 butterflies and has three more to go.
After the butterflies emerge, she releases them in a field where they will find food and milkweed. She hopes that they stay nearby. We have seen one or two Monarchs after releasing them.
She is hoping to raise more Monarchs this year, but it is already better than her worst year of only being able to find three all summer. Her best year was raising around 100 butterflies! Audrey has not been able to find any eggs or caterpillars for the last few weeks, so we think it may be another slow year.
Fireworks
We were able to see fireworks twice this year. At least three people around us were shooting them off on the fourth. Then we enjoyed a much better display of them at Black Squirrel Golf Course. This was the first year that I remember going without meeting any family there.
A few friends joined us in our customary spot and we invited some other friends to join us. The kids had fun with bubbles, catching fireflies and playing with many children who they met at the park before the firework show. Allan and I enjoyed the chance to talk with friends and had a relaxing evening watching the children have fun.
The Walk
The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.
Sang by Bilbo as he leaves home in Fellowship of the Ring, Book I, Chapter 1 by J.R.R. Tolkien.