scenes from the children's garden

'dragon carrots' - it's orange inside, just like a normal carrot. We saved it for our pet hamster, and he love it. It was fascinating to see him nibble.

No idea what this is, but apparently the bees were loving it. I even touched a bee very lightly. They were concentrating and working hard.


J pulling out a zucchini with a staff's help- the leaves are very prickly; J loved eating Napa leaves- she ate a whole big piece. Fluffy loved it too. He stuffed it all inside his pouch. It was really neat to watch.

Purple basil. Smells just as good as regular basil.

enjoying some beautiful flowers.


sharing our day with friends.


Close look at sunflower. Now we experienced first hand what Mortimer's First garden by Karma Wilson (the kids really like this book) shared with us in the book -the miracle of how one seeds turns into hundreds of seeds. We like to eat sunflower seeds in our house, esp. the this specific kind that is roasted and salted - coconut flavor.

Book sharing Monday

I'm participating in book sharing Mondays. For my book sharing this week, I want to share one of J's favorite books of all time. I apologize for not having a picture to share with you, but there is a picture of the cover on amazon.

The Lemonade Club by Patrica Polacco.

J says she like this book because it is about best friends helping each other.

Summary from Amazon in case you you'd like to know.

"Everyone loves Miss Wichelman’s fifth-grade class—especially best friends Traci and Marilyn. That’s where they learn that when life hands you lemons, make lemonade! They are having a great year until Traci begins to notice some changes in Marilyn. She’s losing weight, and seems tired all the time. She has leukemia—and a tough road of chemotherapy ahead. It is not only Traci and Miss Wichelman who stand up for her, but in a surprising and unexpected turn, the whole fifth-grade class, who figures out a way to say we’re with you. In true Polacco fashion, this book turns lemons into lemonade and celebrates amazing life itself. "