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| Canteloupe! |
Growth rings: Where there are clear seasons, growth can occur in a discrete annual or seasonal pattern, leading to growth rings; these can usually be most clearly seen on the end of a log, but are also visible on the other surfaces.
Recent Visit: Gallery
| "Weh!" = Swing me! |
| One for each hand |
| Back from a walk to the creek |
| Giving a tour of the new trees planted in the swampy area (where the willow tree used to be) |
| Take a wild guess whose craft this was... |
| An almost 40 year old tradition! |
| H headed off with the buckets of cookies... |
| The treasured marble-roller |
| 2 months apart, good buddies |
| Song book brought to gMa, clearly asking her to sing. H sang along... |
Good News
Following international headlines and articles of interest is something I really enjoy. While the world scene has been grim in the last month, I also found some encouraging and inspiring articles, which I thought I might share:
A story about stranded paraolympians and spontaneous hospitality. The 2012 Paraolympic Games are now in progress in the Olympic stadium in London. (Here's a page all Paraolympic news http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/paralympics-2012)
Could our education system try this? Hurrah for experiential learning:
An amazing public health success:
This story had me shouting because it demonstrates what community health work can do.
You've heard of Small Pox and its eradication? Well Guinea Worm is gross, painful, and debilitating and it's about to be 2nd disease in world history to be eradicated ... brought about by the work of community health workers!
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