Saturday, April 18, 2009

Beautiful Spring Weather!

Today we made mushroom spore prints from the mushrooms found in our yard.

Made fairy cottages out of rocks and moss.


Listened to maple tree sap through a stethoscope.



Had a bike ride.


Found a bunny nest and watched the "ohhh so cute baby bunnies!"

Dug our feet into the wonderfully soft earth.


And left for a trip to the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia to visit my lovely grandparents for a few days. I have some posts scheduled for the next few days but won't be able to visit other blogs until the middle of next week. Enjoy the next few spring days!
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25 comments:

  1. sunnymamaApril 18, 2009 at 5:10 PM

    I love your mushroom prints and fairy cottage. Hope you have a wonderful time visiting your grandparents!

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  2. AnetApril 18, 2009 at 6:00 PM

    Can you really hear the sap?!!
    The mushroom prints are really neat and those bunnies...awe!
    Have a great trip:)

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  3. AnonymousApril 18, 2009 at 6:02 PM

    Bunnies! Looks like another fabulous day. :0) Have a great trip!

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  4. dongdongApril 18, 2009 at 6:04 PM

    I love the baby bunnies. You are so lucky to find a bunny nest. Hope you have a wonderful and safe trip.

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  5. thereseApril 18, 2009 at 7:14 PM

    those mushroom prints are fantastic! have a nice trip!

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  6. TaraApril 18, 2009 at 7:17 PM

    Those wee baby bunnies are making my heart go pitter patter......
    Good Golly they're sweet.

    Enjoy your trip!! :0)

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  7. ErinApril 18, 2009 at 7:28 PM

    Your little girl is adorable!!!!
    And can you really hear sap through a stethoscope???

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  8. LisaApril 18, 2009 at 7:32 PM

    You can hear a very faint swishy sound when the sap is running fast. Late winter, earlier spring would probably be a better time to hear the sap.

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  9. MelanieApril 18, 2009 at 8:36 PM

    that is fascinating about the sap. As soon as I saw your mushroom prints I thought what a lovely screen print design. Such lovely detail.
    Have a lovely and safe trip.

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  10. StephanieApril 18, 2009 at 8:43 PM

    I lovelovelove the sap idea!!

    ANd I also love the mushroom prints!

    ANd the bunnies.

    And the sweet girls.

    Is that everything???

    :)

    Guess I love it all.
    As usual.

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  11. ErinApril 18, 2009 at 8:56 PM

    Aww.. what a fun day! The baby bunny nest is so cute and listening to the sap tree, very sweet. :)

    Thank you for the link to pepper paints!

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  12. AnnieApril 18, 2009 at 11:43 PM

    Oh how wonderful! I especially love the mushroom prints. Those are so beautiful!

    I almost never get to see bunnies that close up (unless my dog has caught and is snacking on one- ack perhaps a bit brutal to share. The realities of having a prey driven pet in an overrun by bunnies world).

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  13. AmberApril 19, 2009 at 7:17 AM

    Oh lovely...
    Have a great time away, nice time with special grandparents what a good thing to do...xx

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  14. AntoinetteApril 19, 2009 at 9:02 AM

    gorgeous photos. I love your fairy cottage very much indeed.

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  15. JenApril 19, 2009 at 9:47 AM

    You just got a Super blogger award over at Creative and Curious Kids!

    http://raisingcreativeandcuriouskids.blogspot.com

    Take Care!
    Jen

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  16. janeApril 19, 2009 at 9:57 AM

    Lisa, sweetheart, will you adopt me please...:)

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  17. dawn klingeApril 19, 2009 at 11:26 AM

    Oh my...that bunny nest is cute! You do such fun things at your house. Have a wonderful trip.

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  18. Shell in your PocketApril 19, 2009 at 11:50 AM

    What fun fairy cottages!
    sandy toe

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  19. UnknownApril 19, 2009 at 12:07 PM

    Sounds like you had an absolutely wonderful day! I hope you have a safe and happy trip!

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  20. Shona LeahApril 19, 2009 at 12:20 PM

    found a bunny nest!! now that is so wonderful! We have some sappy maples, we are going to have to try to hear the sap.. awesome day!

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  21. momandkiddoApril 19, 2009 at 12:55 PM

    I love the mushroom prints! What a lovely idea.

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  22. LeanneApril 19, 2009 at 7:27 PM

    Oh my does it get any better at your place....how truly truly wonderful!
    Happy and safe trip to you all.....

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  23. JessicaApril 19, 2009 at 9:10 PM

    Darling photos! We had baby bunnies on our property the very first year we lived in our home--unfortunately we haven't had any babies since. :(

    Love your blog--it's always so peaceful to visit you here.

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  24. Tan FamilyApril 19, 2009 at 10:45 PM

    Wow! What a wonderful way to enjoy spring. The spore prints are amazing! I wish that we had maple trees here to listen to.

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  25. UnknownApril 20, 2009 at 12:26 AM

    WOW your mushroom prints turned out great and I didn't know the sap trick. Thanks for sharing. Your girls look like they enjoyed their blossom snow; much warmer then the real stuff too :) And the bunnies, how adorable! Have a safe trip!

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