We planted a new tree in our yard for Earth Day! Okay so we didn't actually do it for Earth Day, but it did happen to be Earth Day when we finally got around to doing it, and it seems like a good Earth Day thing to do. It is a Shantung Maple. Hopefully it will grow quickly into a beautiful tree. I noticed as I was looking at this picture that it is leaning about 6 or 7 degrees. Working with our soil is so frustrating that I will probably just call that good enough.
Clark went with me to pick up the tree, and we couldn't believe when they managed to shove the whole thing into the car. It was much chillier than expected, which is why Clark has his arms inside his shirt.
Speaking of Clark, he had a baking class at pre-K where they made cookies and brownies. He was kind enough to share his handiwork with the rest of us.
And here is something from our trip to Charleston that I forgot to put up. I always make the kids keep the lids of their water bottles open when we are taking off and climbing to allow the pressure in the bottle to slowly equalize with the reduced pressure in the cabin. The kids wanted to see what would happen if you didn't do this, so I had them film me opening a water bottle at cruising altitude (I think 34,000 feet, cabin pressure roughly the same as being at 8,000 feet if I remember correctly) that had been kept closed since we left Charleston (roughly 50 feet above sea level). It's not that exciting, so don't get your hopes up too high, but the kids thought it was funny so I am including it.
1 comment:
Pretty slick trick. Did anyone notice how hard Patrick squeezed the water bottle right before he opened it? It would probably work in the backyard too. HA. Great science lesson. Hooray for the tree. Love Opa
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