September « 2009 « emerald lane

Hopscotch

By henryjn, on September 30th, 2009%

:: loving all these cute feet lined up

:: Did you notice that they are all barefoot?

:: Yep, that’s how they do it around here.

Fall in Florida

By henryjn, on September 29th, 2009%

wild mushrooms by you.

summer meets fall by you.

fall foliage by you.

Wildflower by you.

Little signs of a new season are starting to arrive late in September. Some leaves are changing and a nice cool-er breeze is making is possible to be outside in the morning and late afternoon.

We’ve planted another box garden next to the first one with onions, carrots, spinach and lettuce. The first box has been growing well, but we’ve been fighting off some worms. Jay has sprayed with pesticide and has now resorted to bagging the watermelons to keep the bugs out.

Melon Worm? by you.

:: melon worm we found in a small watermelon

Greenville

By henryjn, on September 23rd, 2009%

All is well and very different in these parts. We have new “temporary” neighbors as of August 24th or so and have been super busy creating, playing, getting to know each other, and figuring out how to live together. These new neighbors are cousins all the way from Arizona now relocated here in Florida and are searching for a permanent home in the area. In the mean time, we are all enjoying spending time together and learning together. They home school as well, so now that fall is officially here, we are in the throes of school as they say. I’ve enjoyed having the older girls around to help me with Erin and do all the crafty things I like to do. The first week they were here I think my sewing machine was working overtime.

The benefit to having cousins right next door is the convenient access of more children for group play and projects. I introduced them to a favorite book of ours called Roxaboxen. It is actually set in Yuma, AZ, which is 4 hours from their hometown. Immediately, they were taken by the familiar landscape and names of the plants in the book. This book is based on a true story of children playing and using their imaginations to create their own town with what they had on hand. This story gave the children of Emerald Lane the fuel to create their own town of Greenville. They worked together and came up with their own version. Their own Roxaboxen right in the backyard.