Hypnotizing a Chicken

Have you ever hypnotized a chicken? I hadn’t either until we became urban poultry farmers.  Although I’ve hypnotized a few fowl in my day, it’s the kids who love it most!  There’s something entertaining about holding a soft, fluffy living thing in your hands, massaging it on the wishbone and then watching it blissfully melt … More Hypnotizing a Chicken

The Missing Mushrooms

We’ve been  looking for mushrooms for weeks!  No mushrooms!  Not good, since we’ve been trying to study them this semester. Talking with my young student a couple of weeks ago, we got on the topic of the missing mushrooms. “Could it be because of the drought?” I asked. He shrugged, “They need moistness.” “I guess … More The Missing Mushrooms

Clouds!

Clouds are the spice of our outdoor lives.  Clouds bring shade on ridiculously hot summer days.  They bring rain sometimes.  They bring interest and color to your day as you gaze upon them from your yard.  They give you a medium to work with to imagine monsters and animals in their cotton ball – like … More Clouds!