Spring day

We spent a nice spring day outside, playing with our friend Katy who stayed with us for the day. Katy is one of our homeschool friends. We spotted dragonflies, butterflies and a painted turtle walked into the yard. All the horses got out to graze on the grass, twice.

Scout found this dog ball in the woods and carried it out for Ace.

Slate stepping stones placed in the sandbox make a perfect outdoor chalk board. Scout is experimenting on how well the chalk writes on Ace's side!

A serious face.

Exploring the gardens.

Discovering tree bark.

A painted turtle wandered into the yard...Seamus found it and alerted everyone.

After observing him for awhile we put him back into the woods...out of reach of the dogs.

Nature girl

Scout loves it when she gets to go for a ride with Mommy! Satinka is so good when she knows she has precious cargo.

This day was all about science. It was one of the first warm sunny days of spring and we spent it all outdoors. Scout loves these days...outside. She explored her world...here are some shots I was able to capture. The one above is playing in the dirt!

Finding some treasures. She had to climb a pretty steep hill to get to these!

She found a nice walking stick...just her size.

Hanging out with the chickens, she loves to follow them around. She is so quiet and gentle with them they let her walk right up and pet them.

While I was raking she was picking out the interesting stuff. Here she finds last years weeds, roots and all.

Water play in the bird bath.