Showing posts with label turtles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label turtles. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Busy, Busy, Busy!
I apologize for not updating in a few days- we've been so busy lately. The Girl Scout Nature Day went very well. The girls absolutely adored the turtles, and hopefully learned a lot about them. I really miss Girl Scouts... I can't wait until Abbie turns 5, so I can be her Daisy leader! My mom was my Daisy leader, and moved up with me until I was a Cadette. Then she had to resign, but only because she took on a job at the Girl Scout Council. She's now the Outdoor Program Manager, and is in charge of ALL the camps and outdoor events for this side of Virginia.
Abbie and Isaiah had a blast with my grandma. They visited 3 different parks, and even went down to Tinker Creek. I came home to very dirty, but very happy kidlets. I still missed them very much, and it was SO hard to leave that morning, when I could hear Abbie crying "Mommy! Mommy! Abbie go bye-bye, too?".
Today, I've been working on my website and reorganizing my sewing area. I'll blog about both of those later. Right now, I desparately need to catch up on laundry!
Sunday, September 23, 2007
There's turtles in my kitchen!
Meet Jake and Elwood:
Once again, I've been asked to do a program about turtles for a Girl Scout camp. The theme is water conservation, so I'll be teaching them all about turtles, their habitats and the importance of protecting those habitats.
In the past, I've always brought along Dandelion, my red-eared slider. Unfortunately, she passed away last year, so I had to find a substitute. Luckily, it wasn't very hard to find these 2 little guys out in our garden, munching on what's left of our tomatoes.
both seem to love sunning themselves under the UV light. When they get too warm, they can take a dip in the terracotta dish swimming hole, or crawl under a cardboard box for a bit of shade. They have been dining on nightcrawlers and various fruits and veggies. Oh, and they get misted twice a day with water from our spring. Jake and Elwood are quite pampered! Hopefully, they don't mind being displaced from their home for a couple weeks until the presentation.
Once again, I've been asked to do a program about turtles for a Girl Scout camp. The theme is water conservation, so I'll be teaching them all about turtles, their habitats and the importance of protecting those habitats.
In the past, I've always brought along Dandelion, my red-eared slider. Unfortunately, she passed away last year, so I had to find a substitute. Luckily, it wasn't very hard to find these 2 little guys out in our garden, munching on what's left of our tomatoes.
They are young Eastern Box Turtles. I have them in a huge tupperware tote, filled with a few inches of dirt from the garden, as well as some leaf litter from the woods for them to burrow in. Jake and Elwood
both seem to love sunning themselves under the UV light. When they get too warm, they can take a dip in the terracotta dish swimming hole, or crawl under a cardboard box for a bit of shade. They have been dining on nightcrawlers and various fruits and veggies. Oh, and they get misted twice a day with water from our spring. Jake and Elwood are quite pampered! Hopefully, they don't mind being displaced from their home for a couple weeks until the presentation.
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