Archive for the ‘Jim’ Category
April 18th, 2010Posted by Risa Kawchuk
Jim took the boys back to the zoo for a few hours this afternoon, after I ranted like a lunatic it became clear I need a few hours of Mommy-recharge time. They headed back wearing bright-coloured shirts, and sure enough, it worked! Both boys had butterflies land on them, and were able to gently transfer [...]
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April 11th, 2010Posted by Risa Kawchuk
The whole family headed to the Science Centre this afternoon, the final day before it closes and is dismantled to prepare for the BodyWorlds exhibit. Today was also our last day of “spring break”; we’ll be back into our homeschool routines, with new spring classes starting next week. Here’s a ton of pics from [...]
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April 8th, 2010Posted by Risa Kawchuk
Over the Easter weekend, we ventured out for a short nature walk to feed the chickadees. Black-capped chickadees are Gareth’s favourite bird, and they LOVE black oil sunflower seeds: Jim and I got in on the action too: But it was Daegan, our “nature whisperer”, who got the best results. Despite being nervous at [...]
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March 22nd, 2010Posted by Risa Kawchuk
The weather was great again this past weekend, so we went for another nature walk in our nearby natural area, Edworthy Park. We saw (and heard—“wick! wick! wick! wick!”) oodles of Northern Flickers: I quite like this shot I got mid-flight; it is not until you see their showy colours and white undertail “flickering” when [...]
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