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Nature Study Peppered Moth

May 172013

It was a beautiful day outside, not to hot and not to cold. So needless to say we spent most of it outside! While hubby was working on his lawn tractor he called us over. He found an interesting looking caterpillar on the lawn tractor that we’ve seen a few times before. They are a [...]

Summer For A Day

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Oct 262012

Summer for a day, that is how it felt here yesterday. The weather was simply beautiful! For the first time since August, the weather was up in the mid 20’s C. So naturally, we had to get outside and enjoy the day! The coloured leaves were blowing everywhere, making it fun for the little ones [...]

Tent Caterpillars ~ Nature Study

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Jun 022012

It’s been a bad year for tent caterpillars here. This could be because of the very mild winter we had. Our children just love these little caterpillars and will spend hours playing with them. It brings back memories of my own childhood, as I loved them to! I was always out catching bugs to look [...]

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