Animal Day at Our House

Last weekend, I finally got up the nerve (click here to relive the horror) to go out and weed the front flower beds. It was a beautiful day, sunny and warm with a nice breeze.

We found lots of fun animals just hanging out.......

like this Eastern Box Turtle. We put him in a cardboard box, so that the girls could have a look at him when he wasn't all boxed up in his shell. I didn't know they had red eyes, a little disturbing I think. We found this HUGE caterpillar.

(Note the somewhat apprehensive look on the nature girl's face.)It is a Imperial moth caterpillarLeighton also had to learn a few life lessons......

Not all eggs hatch.

We found these in the paper box under the mailbox.

The food chain exists.

This is a Blue-tailed Skink eating what looks to be a cricket.

Leighton was enthralled.Not everyone gets along.

The neighbor's puppy has pretty much become our puppy, much to the cat's chagrin.

He tries to make friends and play, but she just hisses and swats.

He tries and tries, but she is not giving in.Where is Carly, you ask?

She came outside for each new discovery, then went right back inside.

She is definitely MY KID.