Our Buddging Geologist

Elise's school year is also winding down, and she celebrated last week with the last of her 1st grade "cottage fairs" (where the students showcase their work). One of the things Elise has really enjoyed is learning about and collecting rocks, which was the subject of her science fair project. She really got into the project and keeps busy hunting for new rock speciments everywhere we go (she found a nice collection of mica at Joe's BBQ last night). Her other big interest this spring has been bird eggs and nests. We managed to get about 10 old nests out of the ficus trees in our backyard, and now that spring is behind us, she's been finding plenty of egg shells. Kids are great at reminding us that we are surrounded by countless wonders and examples of God's creativity.