MORE Surprises!

The snake pictured below is a HOGNOSE! I wished we would have at least poked him just a bit to see his theatrical defense mechanisms, but not knowing he was harmless, we let him be. Well, after our indoor studies we went on another marvelous nature walk.

Look who greeted us in the chicken coop!

THIEF!



We truly thought he was tangled in the wire of my hatchlings cages (thank goodness there were no hatchlings or broody hens in there). We went to call our dearest neighbor who ain’t afraid of snakes and ask her to bag him and take him away from the coop. But by the time we ran to the house for the phone and called (her line was busy) and came back the scoundrel was gone. If only he was as good at eating the backyard moles as he was at fresh eggs : /

Even though our hearts were beating a little faster, the walk to the creek was more quiet today! We took our water sample. We had to stir up the slime on the rocks and trap it into the bottle. We poured out most of the water and then put the slimey substance on a paper towel to dry overnight. Stay tuned to see if the dried substance sticks to our magnets.

Just when the kids said, “The walk to Rocky Creek wasn’t as exciting as yesterday,” we found this in our front yard!



Oh, and before the night was over, look what Treasure Hunter brought home!




Thank you God for your marvelous creations! They make our spirits soar!