https://caterpickles.com/2024/12/30/end-of-the-year-semester-report/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/sjsu-shala-2022.jpgScreenshotScreenshothttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/obsidian-cataloging.jpgScreenshotScreenshothttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/think-like-a-college-student.jpgScreenshotScreenshothttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/senior-solutions-hub.jpgScreenshotScreenshothttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/datadriven-library.jpgScreenshotScreenshothttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/peace-project.jpgScreenshotScreenshot2024-12-28T14:59:49+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2024/12/24/happy-holidays-2/2024-12-24T17:11:16+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/the-caterpickles-parenting-series/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/lightningspark-1.jpgScreenshotScreenshothttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/barnes-and-noble.jpgScreenshotScreenshothttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/bookshop-basic-1.jpgScreenshotScreenshothttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/bookshop-basic.jpgScreenshotScreenshothttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/blue-bunny.jpgBlue Bunnyhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/indiebound.jpgIndieBoundhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/toppublicartreleasewtm-fn.jpgTopPublicArtReleaseWTM FN2024-12-20T23:41:35+00:00weekly0.6https://caterpickles.com/2024/04/02/but-what-are-you-doing-for-exercise-shala/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cactus-garden.jpgcactus garden(Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/hikes.jpghikeshttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/lunch-break.jpglunch-breakhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/recycle.jpgrecycle2024-04-11T15:36:44+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/09/27/why-do-pale-people-get-more-moles-caterpickles-consults-the-dermatologist/2024-03-24T17:31:10+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/04/15/classic-caterpickles-why-do-pale-people-get-more-moles-caterpickles-consults-the-dermatologist/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/melanomabiggermilomingo.jpgMelanomaBiggerMilomingoThis is melanoma. If you have one of these, see your doctor immediately. If you don't have one of these, see your doctor for a skin check anyway. (Photo: Milomingo via Flickr)2024-03-24T17:27:59+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2024/03/11/a-better-way-to-track-your-diverse-reads/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/fixed-titles.jpgfixed titleshttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/updated-circ-post-image.jpgupdated-circ-post-imagehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/new-acquisitions.jpgnew acquisitionsSome of our new acquisitions during the 2022-2023 school year. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/highlight-of-my-year.jpghighlight-of-my-yearhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/library-as-it-looked-in-may-2023.jpglibrary-as-it-looked-in-may-20232024-03-11T16:50:45+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2024/01/15/a-new-year-a-new-approach-to-caterpickles/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/happy-new-year.jpghappy new yearPhoto by cocoparisienne via Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/illustrations/happy-new-year-new-years-day-1063797/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/canelolunch.jpgcanelolunch2024-03-11T16:17:42+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2024/05/06/using-electronic-resources-to-extend-library-services-into-the-community/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/creole-marketing.jpgcreole-marketinghttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/marketing-prince-george.jpgmarketing-prince-georgeHome page for the Prince George's County Memorial Library System. 2023-12-15T23:58:55+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2024/04/22/hmmmm-should-our-library-purchase-a-subscription-to-elsevier-sciencedirect-or-a-cabin-on-a-lake/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/sjsu-one-search-3.jpgSJSU ONe Search 3This deceptively simple search bar provides one stop searching across 464 electronic databases. The mind boggles at the budget required to provide and maintain this sort of access. (Image: SJSU website)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/sjsu-one-search-2.jpgSJSU ONe Search 2https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/sjsu-search-bar-5.jpgSJSU Search bar 5https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/simplest-search.jpgSimplest Searchhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/just-search-sjsu.jpgJust Search SJSUThis deceptively simple search bar provides one stop searching across 464 electronic databases. The mind boggles at the budget required to provide and maintain this sort of access. (Image: SJSU website)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/sjsu-search-.jpgSJSU SearchThis deceptively simple search bar provides one stop searching across 464 electronic databases. The mind boggles at the budget required to provide and maintain this sort of access. (Image: SJSU website)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/database-costs.jpgdatabase-costs2023-12-15T23:25:03+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2024/01/29/whats-a-doctor-doing-at-google/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/me-and-michael.jpgMe and MichaelMichael and I on a hike somewhere in northern California in January of last year. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/jama-himms.jpgjama-himmshttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/riase-the-line-1.jpgriase the linehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/riase-the-line.jpgriase-the-line2023-12-15T19:33:18+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2024/01/01/happy-new-year-3/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/happy-new-year-wood.jpgHappy New Year WoodImage by freefaith graphics via Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/illustrations/happy-new-year-wood-vintage-old-595672/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/new-year-blossom-shorter.jpgnew year blossom shorterI know, this won't happen for another couple of months, but eyes on the prize, here, people. Eyes on the prize. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/new-year-blossom.jpgnew year blossomI know, this won't happen for another couple of months, but eyes on the prize, people. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/newyearwish.jpgnewyearwish2024-01-01T16:18:53+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2024/02/26/this-weeks-library-school-tip-dont-read-books-cover-to-cover/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/sorashelf.jpgsorashelfPart of our audiobook collection as it looked in December 2022. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/row-of-books.jpgrow of booksA snapshot of part of our series shelf at the middle school library, as it looked in December 2022. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/schoolibrary-better.jpgschoolibrary betterOur school library, as it looked in December 2022. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cat-exhausted.jpgcat-exhaustedhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/sports-sample.jpgsports-samplehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/book-sampling.jpgbook-sampling2023-12-15T00:09:13+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2024/02/12/book-review-the-cat-who-came-in-off-the-roof/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cat-feature.jpgcat feature2023-12-14T20:30:12+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2024/04/17/wordless-wednesday-flowering-bushes/2023-12-14T18:23:22+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2023/12/25/merry-christmas-to-all-who-celebrate/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/xmascat.jpgXmasCat"I keep telling these people that I Do. Not. Celebrate. But do they listen?" (No cats were actually harmed in the taking of this photo, but some of the humans did not emerge from the episode unscathed. Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/xmas.jpgxmas2023-12-25T17:52:25+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2023/12/14/3-great-nonfiction-reads-from-2023/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/feature-image-nf-dec.jpgfeature image nf dechttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/robin.jpgrobinhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/foreveryone.jpgforeveryone2023-12-14T16:29:50+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/affiliate-links-the-caterpickles-bookshop/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/caterpickles-bookshop.jpgCaterpickles BookshopYou can find the Caterpickles Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/shop/Caterpickles) in the main menu above. That $7.4 million raised in the image refers to the total raised by Bookshop.org, and not the amount raised through the Caterpickles shop. Still, goals, am I right? (Image: Shala Howell)2023-12-12T22:59:09+00:00weekly0.6https://caterpickles.com/2023/12/18/do-acorn-woodpeckers-kill-the-trees-they-use-to-store-nuts/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/feature-shot.jpgfeature shotAn acorn woodpecker working on his winter stash of emergency provisions. (Photo: Michael Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/one-bird-redcap.jpgone-bird-redcaphttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/acorn-mugging-for-camera.jpgacorn-mugging-for-camerahttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/teamwork.jpgteamwork2023-12-12T19:57:30+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/05/01/what-does-a-new-fashioned-gas-mask-look-like/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/2004gasmaskshane-t-mccoy.jpg2004GasmaskShane T McCoyU.S. Navy Photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Shane T. McCoyhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/gasmaskpolish70s-nikodem-nijaki-copy.pngGasMaskPolish70s Nikodem Nijaki copyGas mask used by the Polish Army in the 1970s and 80s. Dr. Reaper's mask was of a style similar to this one. (Photo by: Nikodem Nijaki)2023-12-07T22:50:17+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2023/12/07/intermittent-masking-is-harder-than-i-expected/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cdc-mask-now-please-1.jpgcdc-mask-now-please-1https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/nomasksneededhike.jpgnomasksneededhikehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/dickensfair-1.jpgdickensfair-1https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/dickensfair.jpgdickensfairhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/california-12-6.jpgcalifornia-12-6https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cdc-mask-now-please.jpgcdc-mask-now-please2023-12-07T21:17:14+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2023/11/24/navigating-the-social-media-hellscape/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_8632.jpgimg_8632https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_8624.jpgimg_86242023-11-25T01:15:22+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2023/08/15/a-belated-year-end-report-for-2022-2023/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/library-2022-2023-1.jpglibrary-2022-2023-1https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/beforelibrary-1.jpgbeforelibrary-1https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/beforelibrary.jpgbeforelibraryhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/library-2022-2023.jpgLibrary 2022-2023https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/marine-bio.jpgmarine-biohttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/short-story-machine.jpgshort-story-machinehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/bookathon.jpgbookathonhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/drama.jpgdramahttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/total-circulation.jpgtotal-circulation2023-08-20T16:44:48+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/09/12/come-one-come-all-to-a-very-special-kids-night-out-on-september-22nd/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/nmsin.jpgNMSINThe Five-Year-Old's crazy, fun, beloved, and determined Four-Year-Old Friend.2023-08-15T16:56:22+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/09/22/reminder-fundraiser-for-the-five-year-olds-four-year-old-friend-is-tonight/2023-08-15T16:54:18+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2023/06/29/school-year-end-nonfiction-project-update/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/feature-6.jpgfeature 6https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/feature-5.jpgfeature 5https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/feature-4.jpgfeature 4https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/featured-3.jpgfeatured 3https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/featured-image-2.jpgfeatured image 2https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/featured-image.jpgfeatured imagehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/did-that-really-happen.jpgdid-that-really-happenhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/fun-with-science.jpgfun-with-sciencehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/nf-section.jpgnf-section2023-08-13T15:34:33+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2023/08/10/lahaina/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/lahaina-public-library.jpgLahaina Public LibraryThe Lahaina Public Library as it was in December 2021. We didn't have time to visit that day, but surely we would be back and I could visit some other time? These things have a way of feeling permanent, although they cannot be. I deeply regret not making time to visit that day. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/lahaina-banyan.jpglahaina-banyan2023-08-12T16:14:41+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2023/03/02/nonfiction-project-update/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image.jpgimagehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/img_7119.jpgimg_71192023-03-02T04:15:37+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2022/12/25/where-did-the-day-go/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/img_1513.pngimg_15132022-12-26T04:30:32+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2022/11/23/its-fall-break-and-the-turkeys-are-gathering/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/img_6455-3992306304-e1701980224423.jpgimg_6455Crowds of people aren't the only types of crowds that I approach with caution these days. From our trip to Filoli Gardens in Woodside, California. (Photo: Shala Howell)2022-11-23T14:57:16+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2022/10/16/making-our-nonfiction-more-accessible/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/heat-wave.jpgheat-wavehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/new-nf-better.jpgNew NF BetterSome of the new NF titles we introduced to students this month. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/new-nonfiction.jpgNew nonfictionSome of the new nonfiction titles we introduced this month. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chesssignafter-1.jpgchesssignafter-1https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chesssignafter.jpgchesssignafterhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/did-you-know-chess.jpgdid-you-know-chesshttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/nonfiction-signs.jpgnonfiction-signshttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/spookyartdisplaynarrow.jpgspookyartdisplaynarrow2022-10-16T17:33:44+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2022/09/06/its-hot/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/img_5997.jpgimg_59972022-09-06T19:57:45+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2022/08/31/experiment-7264532-so-youre-in-middle-school-now-what-pop-up-display/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img_5960-1.jpgimg_5960-1https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img_5958.jpgimg_5958https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img_5957.jpgimg_5957https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img_5956.jpgimg_5956https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img_5960.jpgimg_59602022-08-31T14:02:51+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2022/08/08/making-our-nonfiction-more-browse-able-part-iv/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/stack-of-books.jpgStack of bookshttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/revampednf-cropped.jpgRevampedNF Croppedhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/full-two-shelves-sample.pngFull two shelves samplehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/old-signs.jpgold signshttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/forward-facing-best.jpgForward facing besthttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/biogcollections.jpgbiogcollectionshttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/science-math.jpgscience-mathhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/prehistoric-earth.jpgprehistoric-earthhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/shalaowel.pngshalaowelhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/shalaowl.jpegshalaowl2022-08-07T18:55:58+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2022/07/22/making-our-nonfiction-section-more-browse-able-part-iii/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/spookybbfinal.jpgspookybbfinalhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/long-table-display-.jpglong-table-display-https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/shelf-under-window.jpgshelf-under-windowhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/canelo-getting-skritches.jpgcanelo-getting-skritches2022-08-02T16:30:13+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2022/07/15/making-our-nonfiction-section-more-browse-able-part-ii/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/canelo-chicago-office.jpgcanelo-chicago-officehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/revampednfanon.jpgrevampednfanonhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/revamped-nonfiction.jpgrevamped-nonfictionhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/nonfictionanwc-1.jpgnonfictionanwc-1https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/nonfictionanwc.jpgNonfictionAnWChttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/new-word-cloud.jpgnew-word-cloudhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/nonfiction-signs-old.jpgnonfiction-signs-old2022-08-02T16:27:29+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2022/07/08/making-our-nonfiction-section-more-browse-able/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/stack-of-books.jpgStack of booksA stack of books from our nonfiction section that our students found & read because we put them on display somewhere else. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/life-topic-flag.jpglife-topic-flaghttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/wallsignedited2.jpgwallsignedited2https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/wallsign-edited.jpgwallsign-editedhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/dewey-slice.jpgdewey-slicehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/dewey-results-sword.jpgdewey-results-swordhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/nonfiction-original.pngnonfiction-original2022-08-02T16:27:09+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2022/06/18/an-end-of-the-year-library-report-why-it-matters/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/kelseybogantweeteoy-1.jpgkelseybogantweeteoy-1https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/diversity.jpgdiversityhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/checkouts-by-grade.jpgcheckouts-by-gradehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/holdshelf.jpgholdshelfhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/scythe.jpgscythehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/total-checkouts.jpgtotal-checkoutshttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/kelseybogantweeteoy.jpgkelseybogantweeteoyhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/a-year-of-reading-title.jpgA Year of Reading TitleThe title portion of my one-page poster. To make the poster, I used the Grey Book Library Sign poster design from Canva.com. 2022-08-02T16:26:55+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2022/07/02/update-to-a-past-caterpickle-did-dinosaurs-have-belly-buttons/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/suecostume.jpgSueCostumeThe then Six-Year-Old interview a gentle dinosaur at the Field Museum in Chicago. No record exists of this conversation, so we can neither confirm nor deny that it touched on the vexing matter of belly buttons. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/psittacosaurus-britanica.jpgpsittacosaurus-britanicahttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/dinomummysereno.jpgdinomummyserenohttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/nosofttissue.jpgNosofttissueCliff, the triceratops at the Boston Museum of Science, may have inspired the question, but he was no help in answering it. (Photo: Shala Howell, 2012)2022-08-02T16:26:37+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2022/07/29/revamping-our-fiction-shelves/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/fictionnow.jpgFICTIONNOWhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/fiction-shelves.jpgfiction-shelveshttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/fiction-before.jpgfiction-beforehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/book-recommendation-wall-3.jpgbook-recommendation-wall-32022-08-02T16:26:22+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/10/23/caterpickles-bookshop-affiliate/2022-07-21T19:54:09+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2018/01/18/is-it-really-unlucky-to-have-peacock-feathers-in-the-house/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/peacock-feathers.jpgpeacock-feathershttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/brookfieldzoopeacock.jpgBrookfieldZooPeacockSpotted last summer at the Brookfield Zoo -- bringer of prosperity and healing or harbinger of doom? (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/readinglikewriter.jpgReadingLikeWriter2022-07-21T19:50:20+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/08/17/my-quarantine-birthday/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/bdayinquarantinefeature.jpgBdayinQuarantineFeature(Photo: Shala Howell; Festive birthday string: The Thirteen-Year-Old Howell)2022-06-20T19:35:58+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/08/26/smoke-alert/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/tweet.jpgTweet2022-06-20T19:35:30+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/10/09/my-octbr-reading-challenge/2022-06-20T19:34:45+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/12/29/taking-stock-of-2020/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/xmas-berries.jpgxmas berriesPhoto: Michael Howellhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/megs-blanket-shorter.jpgMegs Blanket shorterThe first blanket I completed in 2020, was this one I crocheted for my sister Meg back in the spring. Crocheted with six strands of soft grey yarn held together, it has the comforting heft of a weighted blanket without the back pain inducing immobility inflicted by them. I loved it so much I made a second one for us with cream, tan, rust, and brown stripes. (Photo: Shala Howell)2022-06-20T19:33:58+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/12/04/hello-world/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/knittingnovember.jpgKnittingNovemberHave I mentioned that one of the side effects of being cooped up watching reruns of Parks & Rec for months is an intense love of plaid? I've been obsessed with the comforting properties of plaid lately, so naturally I decided to crochet some. This latest blanket uses a new-to-me technique of surface slip stitches to create the plaid striping. (Photo: Shala Howell)2022-06-20T19:33:44+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/12/25/happy-holidays/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/xmassnoopy.jpgXmasSnoopyA Snoopy ornament hangs from a tree in Palo Alto, CA. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/snoopyxmasfeature.jpgSnoopyXmasFeatureA Snoopy ornament hangs from a tree in Palo Alto, CA. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/xmasfeature.jpgXmasFeature2022-06-20T19:32:43+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2021/01/01/happy-new-year-2/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/featureflapper.jpgFeatureFlapperThe sad expression on this woman's face doesn't exactly match the image of the Roaring Twenties I was taught back in the day. (Photo: Shala Howell)2022-06-20T19:32:23+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2021/01/07/chaos-2021/2022-06-20T19:32:06+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2021/07/04/happy-fourth-of-july-2/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/flagsoverwashingtondc.jpgFlagsoverWashingtonDCPhoto: Michael Howellhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/trikeforfourth.jpgTrikeForFourth2022-06-20T19:30:59+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2021/09/12/some-personal-news-update/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/mynewdigs.jpgMyNewDigsMy new digs. (Photo: Shala Howell)2022-06-20T19:30:43+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2021/11/11/guess-who-was-not-prepared-for-how-hard-it-would-be-to-juggle-a-job-and-home-life/2022-06-20T19:30:21+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2022/01/18/update-middle-school-library-life-in-these-omicron-times/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/thennow.jpgThenNowWhen Omicron hit, I had to make a few upgrades. Instead of a comfy cloth mask, I'm wearing an N95 that loops around the back of my head. I've covered it with a fun but purely decorative dragon cloth mask, and am wearing a cap to hide the N95 straps, which frankly don't play well with my haircut. (Photos: Shala Howell, August 2021 - left, January 2022 - right)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/me-at-work-jan-2022.jpgMe at Work Jan 20222022-06-20T19:29:58+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/testing/2022-06-20T19:26:16+00:00weekly0.6https://caterpickles.com/2022/06/11/hello-summer/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/succulent-flowers-1.jpgsucculent-flowers-1https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/succulent-flowers.jpgsucculent-flowersThe drought in our area continues to worsen, so instead of growing a vegetable garden this year, I am simply maintaining my succulents. They are rewarding me with all sorts of surprises, like these flowers. Who knew that would happen? (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/me-at-san-jose-state.jpgme-at-san-jose-statehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/out-to-lunch.jpgout-to-lunchCheers! (Photo: Michael Howell)2022-06-18T02:17:35+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/02/14/victory-gardens/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/croppedcrocu.jpgCroppedCrocuOnce upon a time, I grew this. (Photo: Michael Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/oncecrocus.jpgonceCrocusOnce upon a time, I grew this. Well, to be strictly accurate, once upon a time I inherited an established perennial garden from someone else and managed not to kill this. (Photo: Michael Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/onceuponatime.jpgonceuponatimeOnce upon a time, I managed to grow this. (Photo: Michael Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2-american-victory-farmers-wwii.jpg2 American Victory Farmers WWIITwo American war gardeners during WWI (1918 photo, public domain via Wikipedia)2022-05-04T15:08:41+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2022/04/06/its-spring-break-and-you-know-what-that-means/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ducklings-exit.pngDUCKLINGS EXITPhoto: Michael Howellhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/mamaswimlesson.jpgmamaswimlessonMama Duck takes her 10 ducklings out for a swim. (Photo: Michael Howell)2022-04-07T02:07:38+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/06/12/who-ate-my-lettuce/2022-01-30T03:05:39+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/06/14/gopher-ate-lettuce/2022-01-30T02:57:04+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/06/16/rabbit-ate-lettuce/2022-01-30T02:48:48+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/06/18/squirrel-ate-lettuce/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/squirrelfence4.jpgsquirrelfence4Photo: Michael Howellhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/squirrel-feature3.jpgsquirrel feature3Photo: Michael Howellhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/squirrel-feature.jpgsquirrel featurePhoto: Michael Howell2022-01-30T02:46:55+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/02/21/biscuits-taste-metal/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/biscuit-long.jpgBiscuit LongOne of my husband's more successful batches. (Photo: Shala Howell)2022-01-18T16:22:56+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/05/22/how-long-can-jellyfish-sting-after-they-are-dead/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/santaslandingpad.jpgSantasLandingPadThe (then) Four-Year-Old inspecting her work on Santa's Landing Pad. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/jellyfishpcb.jpgJellyfishPCBThe jellyfish that started it all.2022-01-18T16:22:14+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/01/20/how-many-colors-do-they-grow-corn-in/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/colorfulcornsamfentress.jpgColorfulCornSamFentressMaize (Photo: Sam Fentress via Wikipedia)2022-01-18T16:21:32+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/02/27/how-do-we-reset-the-storm-glass/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/closeupstormglassreal.jpgCloseupStormGlassRealIt's been weeks now and those crystals haven't changed a bit. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/closeupstormglass-crystals.jpgCloseupStormGlass CrystalsIt's been weeks now and those crystals haven't changed a bit. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/stormglasseclipse2hourslater.jpgstormglasseclipse2hourslaterI'm going to guess that this is not really how this thing is supposed to look. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/immediately-after.jpgimmediately-afterSuccess! (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/heat.jpgheat(Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/preexperiment.jpgpreexperimentThose giant fern crystals were so pretty I almost canceled the experiment this morning outright. (Photo: Shala Howell)2023-12-27T20:14:25+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2021/09/17/book-review-better-with-books-by-melissa-hart/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/bookaunts2.jpgBookAunts2Some of the books my Book Aunts gave me all those years ago. I snuck off with as many of our collective treasures as I could when I left for college. (Photo: Michael Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/bookaunts-1.jpgBookAuntsSome of the books my Book Aunts gave me all those years ago. I snuck off with as many of our collective treasures as I could when I left for college. (Photo: Michael Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/better-with-books.jpgBetter with Books2021-10-27T03:36:29+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2021/08/27/book-review-in-the-name-of-the-family-by-sarah-dunant/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/trioborgiaportraits.pngTrioBorgiaPortraitsThree possible portraits of Lucrezia Borgia: Idealised Portrait of a Courtesan as Flora by Bartolomeo Veneto, ca. 1520; Lucrezia as St. Catherine, from Disputation of St. Catherine of Alexandria by Bernardino di Betto (Pinturicchio), 1492-94; and Portrait of a Young Lady by Bartolomeo Veneto, ca. 1500-10. (Image via The Collector.Com: https://www.thecollector.com/lucrezia-borgia-renaissance-portraits/)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/in-the-name-of-the-family.pngIn the Name of the Family2021-08-08T18:58:45+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2021/08/20/book-review-the-famoux-by-kassandra-tate/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/famouxslice.jpgFamouxSlicehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/famoux.jpgFamoux2021-08-08T18:29:53+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2021/08/08/some-personal-news/2021-09-12T17:52:59+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2021/08/13/book-review-timmy-failure-mistakes-were-made-by-stephen-pastis/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/timmyfailurefeature.pngTimmyFailureFeatureImage from prologue of Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made by Stephen Pastis. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/mistakestimmy.jpgMistakesTimmy2021-08-08T17:48:54+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2021/02/06/sam-the-eagle-bald-eagle-harpy-eagle-or-shoebill-stork/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sameagleclipped.jpgSamEagleClippedSam the Eagle and Jean Pierre Napoleon in a still from Muppets Most Wanted. (Image via the Sam the Eagle Muppet Wiki.)2022-01-17T17:27:15+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2021/07/09/where-does-the-phrase-raining-cats-and-dogs-come-from-anyway-part-2/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/veryunpleasantweather.pngVeryUnpleasantWeather"Very unpleasant weather", an etching by George Cruikshank, 1820. (Public domain, via the National Gallery of Art, although I learned this image existed through the Library of Congress Everyday Matters website.)2021-08-08T16:42:36+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2021/07/02/where-does-the-phrase-raining-cats-and-dogs-come-from-anyway/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/pexels-photo-987984.jpegcalico cat on gray concrete stairPhoto by Burak Kebapci on <a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/calico-cat-on-gray-concrete-stair-987984/" rel="nofollow">Pexels.com</a>https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/rain.jpgrainThe then six-year-old and her father walk through NYC's Central Park in a rainstorm. (Photo: Shala Howell)2021-07-07T21:06:37+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2021/06/25/update-to-a-past-caterpickles-why-does-it-rain-fish-in-honduras/2022-07-08T18:45:47+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/09/30/the-5-best-books-of-the-nine-year-olds-year-so-far/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/12milnote.jpg12milnotehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/goingsolo.jpggoingsolohttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/secretgarden.jpgsecretgardenhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/bunnydetectives.jpgbunnydetectiveshttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/popperpenguins.jpgpopperpenguinshttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sickcat.jpgsickcathttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/5favorite-books.jpg5favorite-booksThe current reigning favorites (Photo: Shala Howell)2021-06-25T16:34:30+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/09/13/why-is-tennis-scoring-so-weird/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/billiejeanking.jpgbilliejeankingBillie Jean King after winning (Photo: Peter Clarke via Wikipedia)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/tennismjrwaltercloptonwingfield1874.jpgtennismjrwaltercloptonwingfield1874Major Walter Clopton Wingfield was one of at least three different sets of people to design an outdoor version of tennis in the 1870s. This 1874 drawing shows Wingfield's design for a Sphairistikè or lawn tennis court. Wingfield borrowed many terms for his lawn tennis game from the original French game, which by then was widely called real tennis. (Illustration: Major Walter Clopton Wingfield, 1874.) https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/tennis1600.jpgtennis1600By Henry VIII's day, tennis players had discovered the merits of playing with racquets. This 16th C illustration by Johann Christoph Neyffer shows a game of what was by then called "real tennis" being played at Tübingen University in Germany. (Source: BibliOdyssey)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/medieval-tennis-game.jpgmedieval-tennis-gameMedieval game of jeu du palme. (Illustration via W.U Hstry)2021-06-25T16:30:05+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/05/23/can-crickets-die-of-fright/2021-06-25T16:28:59+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/05/18/why-does-it-rain-fish-in-honduras-every-year/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/hondurasrainoffish.jpgHondurasRainOfFishWorker cleaning up after the latest rain of fish. (Photo via Iyeey)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/yorofishatlasobscura.jpgYoroFishAtlasObscura(Photo via Atlas Obscura)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/regions-of-honduras.jpgRegions of Honduras(Map of Honduras via the Discover Central America blog)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/rainfishmagnus.jpgRainFishMagnusRain of Fish by Olaus Magnus (Via Historical Mysteries)2026-01-21T07:40:52+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2021/05/21/one-shot-down-one-to-go/2021-05-22T02:03:57+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2021/05/05/wordless-wednesday-crocheted-unicorn-mugshot/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/canelounicorn.jpgcaneloUnicornCanelo examines the new unicorn's hoof to see if I made it right. (Photo: Shala Howell)2021-05-05T18:50:50+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2021/04/24/languishing-our-way-through-2021-coping-skills-for-kids-and-other-news-of-the-week/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/beautiful-day.jpgbeautiful dayMural: It's a Beautiful Day (c) 2021 Jorge "J. Duh" Camacho. On display at 414 California Avenue as part of the Palo Alto Public Art Project. (Photo: Shala Howell)2021-04-24T00:55:23+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2021/04/20/wordless-wednesday-flowering-cacti/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/tallerthanahouse-sm-1.jpgTallerThanAHouse SMThis sucker is taller than the single-story house behind it. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/feature-pic.jpgFeature Pic(Photo: Shala Howell)2021-04-20T19:38:51+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2021/03/31/palo-alto-public-art-project-lost-in-my-abstract-garden-on-california-avenue/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cl-feature-pic.jpgCL Feature PicSnippet of Carrier Lederer's 2021 mural, Lost in My Abstract Garden. (Photo: Shala Howell)2021-04-19T23:00:39+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2018/07/11/50-states-of-public-art-the-spaces-sculpture-trail-in-huntsville-madison-alabama/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/spaceshuntsville.jpgSPACESHuntsville(Photo Source: SPACES iOS App by ARTS Huntsville)2021-03-30T18:02:07+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2018/07/18/50-states-of-public-art-the-municipality-of-anchorages-1-for-art-program-in-anchorage-alaska/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/alaska.jpgAlaskaPhoto: Chris Arend Photography2021-03-30T18:01:09+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2018/07/25/50-states-of-public-art-public-art-in-tempe-arizona/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/tempearizona.jpgTempeArizonaDay Dreaming at Tempe Town Lake by Linda Parker. Photo: Matt Winquist via City of Tempe, Arizona 2021-03-30T18:00:13+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2018/08/01/50-states-of-public-art-public-art-in-fayetteville-arkansas/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/fayetteville.jpgfayettevilleStorm drain mural by Jeffi O'Kane. Fayetteville is using sidewalk murals to raise public awareness about the importance of conserving water. Photo by Stephen Ironside.2021-03-30T17:57:58+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2018/08/08/50-states-of-public-art-the-what-a-hoot-public-art-project-in-coxsackie-new-york/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/whatahoot.jpgWhatAHootFreedom by Ellen De Lucia was the prototype owl for the 2017 What a Hoot! exhibition. (Photo via What a Hoot! public art project website.)2021-03-30T17:56:54+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2018/08/22/50-states-of-public-art-dinosaur-park-in-rapid-city-south-dakota/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dinosaurparksodak.jpgDinosaurParkSoDakThe T. Rex sculpture at Dinosaur Park in Rapid City, South Dakota. (Photo Source: The Living New Deal website)2021-03-30T17:55:28+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2018/08/29/50-states-of-public-art-artscheyennes-monthly-artwalk-through-downtown-cheyenne-wyoming/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/wyoming.jpgWyomingWyoming Home by Susan Love. Featured in the August 2018 artwalk through downtown Cheyenne. (Photo source: Arts Cheyenne website)2021-03-30T17:54:24+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2018/10/13/50-states-of-public-art-chicago-illinois/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_0269.jpgimg_0269Street mural by Hebru Brantley. An earlier version of this mural was one of several street art murals painted over by city workers who mistook them for graffiti. A proposed city ordinance would create a registry to help city workers distinguish between commissioned and/or sanctioned street art pieces and random acts of graffiti. (Photo source: Chris Walker/Chicago Tribune)2021-03-30T17:53:28+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2018/10/29/50-states-of-public-art-san-francisco/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/fireflynedkahn.jpgFireflyNedKahnFirefly. Photo Credit: Ned Kahn via Americans for the Artshttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sanfrancbusjetfountain1.jpgSanFrancBusJetFountainNed Kahn's interactive art work, Bus Jet Fountain, spouts water when buses travel through the Salesforce Transit Center below. (Photo: Peter DeSilva, via the San Francisco Chronicle)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sanfrancbusjetfountain.jpgSanFrancBusJetFountainhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sanfrancisco.jpgSanFranciscoA drone's eye view of the Salesforce Transit Center and the associated public park in downtown San Francisco. (Source: Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group via Getty Images/New York Times)2021-03-30T17:52:06+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2018/11/28/50-states-of-public-art-the-tree-spirits-of-st-simons-island-georgia/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/tree-spirits-st-simons.jpgTree Spirits St SimonsTree Spirit carved into an oak tree somewhere in the beach town of St. Simons Island, Georgia. (Artist: Keith Jennings. Photo via 365 Atlanta Traveler.)2021-03-30T17:51:11+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2019/02/08/50-states-of-public-art-the-street-murals-of-st-petersburg-florida/2021-03-30T17:49:50+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2019/03/15/50-states-of-public-art-gators-on-the-geaux-in-lake-charles-louisiana/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/travelgator.jpgtravelGatorSee You Later Alligator by Fred Stark. (Photo by The Pelican Girls)2021-03-30T17:46:43+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2019/03/29/50-states-of-public-art-the-work-now-program-in-philadelphia-pennsylvania/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sanctuaryphotobysomeoneelse.pngSanctuaryPhotoBySomeoneElseSanctuary. Artist: James Burns. Photo: Steve Weinik. Source: Mural Arts Philadelphia website. 2021-03-30T17:28:05+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2019/05/17/cityart-mankato-minnesota/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/passingtimepeterson.jpgPassingTimePetersonPassing Time by Lynn Peterson. Steel. Located at the corner of Belgrade Avenue and Range Street in North Mankato City Center. (Photo via CityArt Walking Sculpture Tour)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/horsesorenson.pngHorseSorensonHorse, by Travis Sorenson. Made of steel. (Photo via CityArt Walking Sculpture Tour)2021-03-30T17:25:17+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2019/11/08/josephine-sculpture-garden-kentucky/2021-03-30T17:20:54+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2021/03/19/the-palo-alto-public-art-project-is-helping-us-remember-how-to-be-in-public-spaces-again/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/marchingband.jpgMarchingBand(Photo: Shala Howell. Mural: The California Avenue Marching Band by Damon Belanger, 2020)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/selfie.jpgSelfiePhoto: Shala Howell. Mural: Lost in my Abstract Garden by Carrie Lederer, 2021.2021-03-17T19:35:48+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2021/03/06/detecting-and-neutralizing-misinformation-a-couple-of-book-reviews-and-other-tidbits-that-crossed-my-desk-this-week-a-caterpickles-miscellany/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/blossoms-against-blue-skysm.jpgblossoms against blue skySMNo this flowering tree doesn't have anything to do with the rest of this post. I just think it's pretty. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/feature-flower.jpgFeature FlowerNo, this flower doesn't have anything to do with the rest of the post. I just think it's pretty. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/how-to-listen.jpgHow to Listenhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/callingbs.jpgCallingBS2021-03-05T22:07:40+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2021/02/17/wordless-wednesday-spring-flowers/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/main-flowersmaller.jpgmain flowersmallerPhoto: Shala Howellhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/featureflowersmaller.jpgFeatureFlowerSmallerPhoto: Shala Howell2021-03-04T17:38:12+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/05/30/can-crickets-die-of-fright-part-two-do-crickets-have-hearts/2021-02-06T17:36:13+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/12/06/how-can-you-tell-the-difference-between-a-white-weasel-and-an-ermine/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/leastweaselwintersummermrsholman7reddit.jpgleastweaselwintersummermrsholman7redditThe least weasel's brown summer coat turns white in winter. (Photo: Mrs_Holman_7 on Reddit)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ermines-in-summer-oriol-alamany.jpgermines-in-summer-oriol-alamanyErmines in summer. (Photo: Oriol Alamany via Lynx)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/erminewinter.jpgerminewinterErmine in winter. (Photo: Jacopo Rigotti)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/weasels-to-scale-species-diagnosis.jpgweasels-to-scale-species-diagnosisFive types of weasels common to North America and Europe. Drawings is to scale. (Source: Ecology Center)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/weaselselydolan.jpgweaselselydolan2021-02-06T17:21:47+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/06/27/did-a-cow-invent-the-doughnut/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cowface.jpgCowFace2021-02-06T17:19:20+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/08/07/has-anyone-ever-committed-a-robbery-while-armed-with-a-cow/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cattledriveahead.jpgCattleDriveAheadVia Public Domain Pictureshttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/drawing-dragons.jpgDrawing Dragons2021-02-06T17:19:12+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/05/29/not-at-all-wordless-wednesday-stamp-puzzles-are-ridiculously-fun/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/stampfeature.jpgStampFeature(Photo: Shala Howell)2021-02-06T17:17:47+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/12/17/the-five-year-old-writes-to-santa/2021-01-15T21:49:35+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/12/22/why-do-some-people-call-santa-kris-kringle/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1881nastsanta.jpg1881NastSantaThomas Nast's 1881 drawing of "Merry Old Santa Claus". (First published in the January 1, 1881 Harper's Weekly, now more readily available via Wikipedia)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/christkind.jpgChristkindThe Christkind. (Photo by Square87 via Wikipedia)2021-01-15T21:49:27+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/03/21/the-seven-year-olds-on-to-you-santa/2021-01-15T21:49:22+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/12/22/classic-caterpickles-why-doesnt-santa-have-heart-disease/2021-01-15T21:49:16+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/12/01/classic-caterpickles-how-old-is-santa/2021-01-15T21:48:24+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/12/12/caterpickles-thinks-too-much-about-christmas-carols-whats-a-bobtail/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/bellsonbobtailrevised1.jpgbellsonbobtailrevisedhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/bobtail-truck.jpgbobtail-truckWho knew these were called bobtails? (Photo via Urban Insurance Agency)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/bellsonbobtailrevised.jpgbellsonbobtailrevisedhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/canelocozytaketwo.jpgcanelocozytaketwohttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/canelocozyconverse.jpgcanelocozyconversehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/bobtailbells.jpgbobtailbellshttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/trolldeckthehalls.jpgtrolldeckthehallsPhoto (minus words) via Maritravel on Pixabay.https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/bobtailhorsewernerelementary.jpgbobtailhorsewernerelementaryHorse with a bobbed tail pulling a sleigh in winter. (Photo via Weiner Elementary) https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/catxmascomic.jpgcatxmascomicPhoto of American Bobtail (minus sleigh bells): Cattime.com. Photo of Canelo: Shala Howell. Photo of Cozy with hand-knit apple hat: Michael Howell2021-01-15T21:48:16+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/12/21/whats-a-sugar-plum-and-why-does-it-get-its-own-fairy/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/santaclaussugarplums.jpgSantaClausSugarPlumsLabel for Santa Claus Sugar Plums from the U.S. Confection Company, 1868. (Public Domain)2021-01-15T21:48:00+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2021/01/15/punching-the-air/2021-01-15T21:36:54+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2021/01/13/funny-things-mommy-says/2021-01-15T19:50:17+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/12/18/reviews-picturebooks-dec2020/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/waitbearii.jpgWaitBearIIScene from interior of A Bedtime for Bear by Bonny Becker. Accompanying text reads: "WAIT!" said Bear. "You'll want a bedtime story, I expect. For your nerves." "For my nerves?" said Mouse. "Oh, indeed. I'm quite shaken." https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/waitsaidbear.jpgWaitSaidBearScene from the interior of A Bedtime for Bear by Bonny Becker. Text reads: "Wait!" said Bear. "You'll want a bedtime story, I expect. For your nerves." "For my nerves?" said Mouse. "Oh, indeed. I'm quite shaken." https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/bedtimebear.jpgBedtimeBearhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/hatback.jpgHatBack2020-12-21T21:04:38+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/11/07/why-didnt-miners-during-the-california-gold-rush-realize-eating-potatoes-could-prevent-scurvy/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/jameslind.jpgjameslindJames Lind treating a sailor for scurvy. (Photo via What is Epidemiology?)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/calgoldrushminingscene.jpgcalgoldrushminingscene"Mining Scene on the American River, c 1852" by George Johnson. (Photo courtesy of https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/calgoldrushsailingcard.jpgcalgoldrushsailingcardSailing card for the clipper ship, California, commanded by Henry Barber. (Public Domain)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/yukongold.pngYukonGold2020-12-16T21:49:05+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/06/05/mask-on/2020-12-11T22:25:20+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/12/11/1875-mortgage/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/featurepic.jpgFeaturePicExample of how my great-great-grandfather meshed accounting for his money and his heart in a single entry. In the midst of a page recording apples sold, he breaks off to note that it has been nine months since his beloved wife Emily died. (Photo: Shala Howell)2020-12-11T21:50:35+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/12/20/when-is-santas-birthday/2022-08-27T15:49:17+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/12/23/classic-caterpickles-does-santa-smoke-or-how-to-use-santa-to-talk-to-your-kids-about-smoking/2020-12-03T19:35:00+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/12/28/why-doesnt-santa-have-heart-disease/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/santawithcatpublicdomain.jpgSantawithCatPublicDomainA relatively trim Santa skips the cookies in favor of petting the cat, or The Five-Year-Old's most compelling argument for why we should just go ahead and adopt a cat now. (Image: Public Domain.) 2020-12-03T19:25:25+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/11/04/books-nov4/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/terriblelizards.jpgTerribleLizardshttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/thin-wood-walls.jpgthin wood wallshttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/trickster.jpgTricksterhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/november230948.jpgNovember230948Books this month include Allies by Alan Gratz; Thin Wood Walls by David Patneaude; Trickster: Native American Tales, a Graphic Collection by Matt Dembicki; and Terrible Lizards by Dr. David Hone and Iszi Lawrence. Ok, so that last one is really a podcast, but they did their questions episode this week, and they answered a question I submitted to them, so that was pretty cool. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/november234.jpgNovember234Books this month include Allies by Alan Gratz; Thin Wood Walls by David Patneaude, Trickster: Native American Tales, a Graphic Collection by Matt Dembicki; and the Terrible Lizards by Dr. David Hone and Iszi Lawrence. Ok, so that last one is really a podcast, but they did their Q&A episode this week, and they answered a question I submitted to them, so that was pretty cool. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/novemberfeature5.jpgNovemberFeature5Books this month include Allies by Alan Gratz; Thin Wood Walls by David Patneaude, Trickster: Native American Tales, a Graphic Collection by Matt Dembicki; and the Terrible Lizards by Dr. David Hone and Iszi Lawrence. Ok, so that last one is really a podcast, but they did their Q&A episode this week, and they answered a question I submitted to them, so that was pretty cool. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/november4.pngNovember4Books this month include Allies by Alan Gratz; Thin Wood Walls by David Patneaude, Trickster: Native American Tales, a Graphic Collection by Matt Dembicki; and the Terrible Lizards by Dr. David Hone and Iszi Lawrence. Ok, so that last one is really a podcast, but they did their Q&A episode this week, and they answered a question I submitted to them, so that was pretty cool. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/anotehrnovfeature.jpgAnotehrNovFeatureBooks this month: Allies by Alan Gratz, Trickster: Native American Tales A Graphic Collection edited by Matt Dembicki; Thin Wood Walls by David Patneaude; and Terrible Lizards with Dr. David Hone and Iszi Lawrence. Ok, that last one is a podcast, but they just released a Q&A episode in which they answered one of the questions I submitted, so I'm declaring it an honorary book. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/novemberfeaturrephotos.jpgNovemberFeaturrePhotosBooks this month: Allies by Alan Gratz, Trickster: Native American Tales A Graphic Collection edited by Matt Dembicki; Thin Wood Walls by David Patneaude; and Terrible Lizards with Dr. David Hone and Iszi Lawrence. Ok, that last one is a podcast, but they just released a Q&A episode in which they answered one of the questions I submitted, so I'm declaring it an honorary book. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/allies.jpgAllies2020-11-04T23:39:50+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/10/25/middle-grade-books/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/octbr-update-1.jpgOcTBR Updatehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/octbr-update.jpgOcTBR UpdateI'm making progress! (Image: Shala Howell)2020-10-23T23:22:49+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/10/07/wordless-wednesday-donkeys-need-walks-too/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/donkeywalk2-sm.jpgDonkeyWalk2 SMMost California thing ever? (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/donkeywalk.jpgDonkeyWalkPhoto: Shala Howell2020-10-07T21:36:17+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/10/16/halloween-during-covid19/2020-10-06T21:36:48+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/09/26/dr-hess-poultry-panacea/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/datedrhess.jpgDateDrHessLook how lovely my great-grandfather's handwriting was. I... did not inherit that. (Scrap from the 1904-1912 accounting ledger of Charles A. Phillips)2020-09-16T20:46:54+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/09/18/election2020/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/voteseanloosiercc.jpgVoteSeanLoosierCC"Vote!" by Sean Loosier is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.02020-09-16T19:26:16+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/09/16/wordless-wednesday-the-curious-incident-of-the-squirrel-in-the-night-time/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/squirrel.jpgSquirrelThat... does not belong there. (Photo: Shala Howell)2020-09-15T18:44:50+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/09/09/wordless-wednesday-behold-the-fierce-predator/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/predatorycat.jpgPredatoryCatCanelo is annoyed. If looks could stare a mouse away... (Photo: Shala Howell)2020-09-03T18:55:50+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/08/12/reopening-schools/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/sue.jpgsueHappier times, when our role in our daughter's education consisted mostly of taking her to inspect dinosaur bones. (Photo: Shala Howell)2020-08-17T21:54:10+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/08/19/wordless-wednesday-lunch-cat/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/catlearning.jpgCatLearningAll this remote learning sure is exhausting. (Photo: Shala Howell)2020-08-17T21:53:07+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/07/04/wordless-wednesday-my-red-white-and-blue-garden/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/4th-july-feature.jpg4th July FeaturePhoto: Shala Howell2020-07-08T19:01:15+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/07/08/garden-update-sunflower-harvest/2024-09-03T14:29:57+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/07/01/wordless-wednesday-something-beautiful/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/sunflower-feature.jpgsunflower featureWas this really only a few weeks ago? This summer is going by too fast. (Photo: Michael Howell)2020-06-29T23:49:58+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/about/2020-06-24T15:56:24+00:00weekly0.6https://caterpickles.com/2018/06/07/theres-a-mouse-in-my-pool-is-it-time-to-freak-out/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mrmrsmallard.jpgMrMrsMallardMr. and Mrs. Mallard taking their morning constitutional in the backyard pool. Forgive the graininess. I had to take the photo from a distance through the pool fence so as not to disturb them. (Photo: Shala Howell)2020-06-23T21:03:46+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/06/24/birds-in-masks/2020-06-21T20:05:59+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/06/27/do-we-really-have-to-refrigerate-ketchup/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_0124.jpgimg_0124https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_0123.jpgimg_0123https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_0122.jpgimg_01222020-06-02T19:49:21+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/06/03/wordless-wednesday-schools-out/2020-05-28T18:29:03+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/06/10/wordless-wednesday-crystal-springs-reservoir/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/pioneerhotel.jpgPioneerHotelPhoto: Michael Howell2020-05-28T00:55:02+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/05/22/more-book-reviews/2020-05-26T18:19:08+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/05/27/mood/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/featuredcanelo.jpgFeaturedCaneloAre we there yet? (Photo: Shala Howell)2020-05-21T18:41:01+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/05/11/book-review-glass-houses/2020-05-11T19:44:18+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/05/01/books-stayathome/2020-05-02T01:21:32+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/05/20/flowering-bushes/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/floweringbushapril.jpgFloweringBushAprilThe folks espousing masks tell me that if I wear one while walking, I'll be less allergic to these. That would be nice. (Photo: Shala Howell)2020-05-26T18:18:02+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/05/13/wordless-wednesday-roses-2/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/redrose.jpgRedRosePhoto: Shala Howell2020-04-20T20:48:24+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/05/06/spring-flowers/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/purpleflowersonground.jpgPurpleFlowersonGroundThe folks espousing masks tell me that if I wear one while walking, I'll be less allergic to these. That would be nice. (Photo: Shala Howell)2020-04-20T20:35:58+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/04/29/canelo/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/canelotabletop.jpgCanelotabletopWhatcha doin', CatMom? (Photo: Shala Howell)2020-04-20T20:26:08+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/04/22/poppies/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/field-featured-pic.jpgField Featured PIcPhoto: Michael Howell2020-05-11T19:44:48+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/04/24/13yo-books-stayhome1/2020-04-19T20:30:40+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/01/24/reading-goals-2020/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/currently-reading-5s-1.jpgCurrently Reading 5sFour books from my currently reading pile. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/currently-reading-5s.jpgCurrently Reading 5s2020-04-19T19:02:03+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/04/15/caterpickles-central-update-2/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/danratherquote.jpgDanRatherQuoteTweet from Dan Rather. I've been spending a lot of time lately reflecting on my role as a non-essential member of society. Being explicitly labeled as non-essential during a pandemic feels lucky, humbling, and depressing all at once. Having Dan Rather of all people make it clear that he's been dealing with some of the same issues was profoundly helpful. 2020-04-16T16:09:13+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/03/31/social-studies-and-history/2020-04-16T14:44:53+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/03/23/science-math/2020-04-16T14:38:38+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/03/31/virtual-field-trips/2020-05-01T18:40:14+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/03/31/reading-and-books/2020-04-16T14:38:34+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/03/31/general-studies/2020-04-16T14:38:28+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/03/31/what-happens-now/2020-03-31T21:53:28+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/03/20/fdic-scam/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/birdparadise.jpgBIRDParadiseY'all, I think the bird of paradise in our backyard may be trying to compensate for something. 2020-03-31T21:22:16+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/03/20/scheduling/2020-03-31T21:11:16+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/03/26/why-do-companies-stockpile-masks/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/stircrazy.jpgStirCrazy(Photo: Shala Howell)2020-03-26T19:34:24+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/03/19/cat-to-vet-pandemic/2020-03-20T17:22:16+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/03/14/my-daughters-school-is-closed-for-a-month-what-now/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/canelonosefp.jpgCaneloNoseFPLots of things about today feel hard, but I am pleased to report that cat noses are still cute. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/canelonose-e1584217671469.jpgCaneloNoseLots of things about today feel hard, but I am pleased to report that cat noses are still cute. (Photo: Shala Howell)2020-03-20T17:21:45+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/03/17/pandemic-diary-17-march/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/spring.jpgSpringSpring still works. (Photo: Shala Howell)2020-03-20T17:21:33+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/03/18/pandemic-diary-18-march/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/caneloscarf.jpgCaneloScarfCanelo was cold yesterday, so The Thirteen-Year-Old wrapped him up in her scarf. (Photo: Michael Howell)2020-03-20T17:21:19+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/03/20/resource-category-overview/2020-03-19T23:11:55+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/03/16/pandemic-diary-16-march-2020-shelter-in-place-order-issued-for-the-bay-area/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/twittershelter-in-place.jpgTwitterShelter-in-placeTwitter is more of a dumpster fire than usual right now, as you might expect, but at its best it is a source for humor and hope. Thank you @kashanacauley. 2020-03-17T14:56:11+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/03/04/the-franklin-park-zoo-in-winter/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/converation2.jpgConveration2The Five-Year-Old and Christopher Lion have a conversation. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/conversation.jpgConversationThe Five-Year-Old and Christopher Lion have a conversation. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/chrisinspectsus.jpgChrisInspectsUsChristopher Lion comes to get a better look at us. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/highfive.jpgHighFive(Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/gettinglove.jpgGettingLove(Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/lionrampant.jpgLionrampant"Hey you, there in the back. C'mon on up a bit closer, will you?" (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/christophercamera.jpgChristopherCamera"Meet me at Camera Three. I want a closer look at the kid who baas like a sheep at lions." (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/christopherroar.jpgChristopherRoar"Stop talking to that conceited tigress and get over here. I've been waiting for you all day!" (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/analafront.jpgAnalaFrontAh, there you are. How nice of you to join us. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/analaup.jpgAnalaUpWell, now that that upstart has been dealt with, where were we darling? (Photo: Shala Howell)2020-03-08T21:17:08+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/05/13/whats-the-nine-year-old-reading-this-week-3/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/caneloguiltfree.jpgCaneloGuiltfree"You know that I am never going to feel bad about this, right?" (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/cricket-tote.jpgCricket toteThe Nine-Year-Old's cricket tote, with suitable modifications made by the Nine-Year-Old to ensure her cricket's comfort. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/cricketcarechart.jpgcricketCareChartThe Nine-Year-Old's Cricket Care chart, which she has posted to our fridge. Interestingly, it doesn't look like The Nine-Year-Old has been making time to read to her crickets. (Care chart: The Nine-Year-Old Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/crickets.jpgCricketsThis week's reference texts2020-03-08T21:16:51+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/09/21/why-are-butterfly-antennae-smooth-while-moth-antennae-are-feathery/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/butterfly-vs-moths-kids-britannica-copy.jpgbutterfly vs moths kids britannica copyIllustration of the differences between butterflies & moths. (Image from Encyclopedia Britannica, 2010)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/butterfly-question.jpgbutterfly questionhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/butterflies.jpgbutterfliesThe Eight-Year-Old inspects a monarch butterfly's antennae while at the Brookfield Zoo. (Photo: Shala Howell)2020-03-08T21:16:31+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/04/17/how-does-a-galileo-thermometer-work/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/featureglass.jpgfeatureGlassIgnore the storm glass on the right. It's the floating bubbles in the thing on the left we're interested in. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/galileoguestroom.pngGalileoGuestRoomIn the guest room. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/galileooffice.jpgGalileoOffice(Photo: Shala Howell)2020-03-08T21:16:10+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/03/08/caterpickles-central-update/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ranunculuspot.jpgRanunculusPotMy first flower pot. Fingers crossed I don't overwater it. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/flowersmyflowers.jpgFlowersMYFlowersY'all, I grew these myself. In a pot. Outside. #PersonalMilestones (Photo: Shala Howell)2020-03-08T21:13:48+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/05/11/was-macaroni-and-cheese-really-one-of-beethovens-favorite-foods/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/granapadanotamorlan.jpgGranaPadanoTamorlanGrana Padano cheese (Photo: Tamorlan / Creative Commons)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/schroeder-peanuts1.jpgSchroeder PeanutsSchroeder, the piano-playing Beethoven groupie from Charles Schultz's Peanuts comic strip.https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/beethovenwith-sig.jpgBeethovenwith Sighttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/schroeder-peanuts.jpgSchroeder Peanutshttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/beethoven.jpgBeethovenCan you imagine this guy eating Kraft Mac & Cheese? Nope. Me either. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/reverselogobetter.jpgReverselogoBetterhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/reverselogo.jpgReverseLogo2020-02-21T22:09:00+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2019/12/06/ten-great-graphic-novels/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/featuredgraphic2.jpgFeaturedGraphic2https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/featuredgraphic.jpgFeaturedGraphic2020-02-21T22:08:44+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2019/12/13/fifteen-great-middlegrade-novels/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/featurefiction2.jpgfeatureFiction2https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/novels4.jpgNovels4https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/greatnovels.jpgGreatNovels2020-02-21T21:25:13+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2019/12/20/nonfiction-for-middle-schoolers/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/nonfictionfeature.jpgNonfictionFeature2020-02-21T21:24:58+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/02/08/what-are-the-kids-reading-this-month/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/screenshot-2020-02-03-at-1.49.43-pm.pngScreenshot 2020-02-03 at 1.49.43 PMhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/screenshot-2020-02-03-at-1.45.45-pm.pngScreenshot 2020-02-03 at 1.45.45 PMhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/screenshot-2020-02-03-at-1.41.01-pm.pngScreenshot 2020-02-03 at 1.41.01 PMhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/screenshot-2020-02-03-at-1.34.33-pm.pngScreenshot 2020-02-03 at 1.34.33 PM2020-02-03T21:59:28+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/02/05/wordless-wednesday-happy-belated-lunar-new-year/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img-5776-1.jpgIMG-5776string of yellow and red balloons and silver lanterns across a blue sky2020-02-03T20:53:29+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/01/23/throwback-thursday-the-three-year-old-sings-to-cozy-the-cat/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/memulbrid.jpgmemulbrid2020-01-23T19:16:00+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/12/19/caterpickles-thinks-too-much-about-christmas-carols-how-do-you-troll-an-ancient-yuletide-carol/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/epcottroll2-smaller.jpgEpcotTroll2 SmallerYou can put your hand down, buddy. No one's getting to smash words here today. (Photo: Shala Howell, taken at Epcot in March 2017)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/epcottroll2.jpgEpcotTroll2https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/trollsmashwords.jpgtrollsmashwordshttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/matthew-brady-elmer-ellsworth.jpgmatthew-brady-elmer-ellsworthCartes de visite were also used to mass produce inexpensive copies of famous photographs. This portrait by Matthew Brady of Elmer Ellsworth, the first Union casualty, was particularly popular. Union families often included it, along with a cartes de visite showing Abe Lincoln and his son Tad in their photo albums. (Photo: Matthew Brady, Elmer Ellsworth, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs) https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/trollsmashnow.jpgtrollsmashnowPhoto, minus words, by Maritravel on Pixabay. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/bicycleschoolnyc1869.jpgbicycleschoolnyc1869Scene from a bicycle school in New York City, back in the days when bicycles were still called "velocipedes." (Public domain.)2020-01-17T00:40:11+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/01/01/some-new-years-resolutions-are-better-than-others/2020-01-17T00:38:45+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/08/27/is-that-the-real-plymouth-rock/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/plymouthrockjohnoneill.jpgPlymouthRockJohnONeillPlymouth Rock (Photo: John O'Neill, image via Wikipedia)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/rosetbriggsplymouthrocksign.jpgRoseTBriggsPlymouthRockSignQuote from Rose T. Briggs on the significance of the Plymouth Rock, taken from the sign at the monument itself. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/plymouth-rock-canopy-1869.jpgPlymouth Rock canopy 1869The Plymouth Rock canopy as it appeared between 1880 (when the upper half of the rock was moved in) and 1920 (when it was replaced with the canopy we see today). (Image via Wikipedia)2019-12-19T19:38:48+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/01/10/is-a-mink-a-weasel/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/leastweaselnatureconservancy.jpgleastweaselnatureconservancyLeast weasel. (Photo via Nature Conservancy)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/americanminkporcupinequillsgouldingken.jpgamericanminkporcupinequillsgouldingkenAn American mink with porcupine quills stuck in its face. As you can see, minks are aggressive hunters who will attack animals larger and more prickly than themselves. (Photo: Gouldingken via Wikipedia)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/americanminkpondneedsmoreritalin.jpgamericanminkpondneedsmoreritalinAn American mink emerges from a pond near Portland, Oregon. (Photo: Needsmoreritalin via Wikipedia)2019-12-19T19:38:22+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/06/14/why-did-they-think-t-rex-stood-with-his-tail-on-the-ground/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/iguanodonqfiles.jpgiguanodonqfilesIguanodon. Note the horn is now thought to be a thumb spike. (Image source: Q-files Encyclopedia.)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/trexnewbmossmall.jpgTRexNewBMoSSmallPhoto Credit: Kasuga Shohttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/trexbmosoldsmall.jpgTRexBMoSoldSmallPhoto Credit: Kasuga Shohttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/hawkins1b.jpghawkins1bImage Credit: Jacqueline Banerjee, 2009https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/megalnow.jpgmegalnowImage Credit: Brooklyn College, City University of New York2019-12-19T19:38:08+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/10/28/how-do-you-tell-the-difference-between-a-green-pumpkin-and-a-gourd/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/fallharvestgourds.jpgFallHarvestGourdsGourds (Photo: Deviant Art Public Domain Pics)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/heirloompumpkins.jpgHeirloomPumpkinsHeirloom pumpkin display at our local grocery store. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-12-07T01:41:49+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/11/24/why-is-turkey-such-a-popular-dish-at-thanksgiving/2019-12-07T01:37:14+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/11/25/mommyo-can-we-have-an-old-timey-thanksgiving/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/mince-meat-page.jpgmince meat pageFor the curious, the mince meat recipes referenced in this post. (Source: 1896 Fannie Farmer)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/thanksgiving-menu.jpgThanksgiving MenuTraditional Thanksgiving Menu from the 1896 Fannie Farmer cookbook. 2019-12-07T01:36:56+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2018/04/21/can-i-compost-my-potentially-e-coli-infected-lettuce/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/canelowantsout.jpgCaneloWantsOuthttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/romaine-rainer-via-wikicommons.jpgRomaine Rainer via WikiCommonsRomaine lettuce. (Photo: Rainer Zenz via Wikipedia Creative Commons)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/shalala.jpgShalalaPhoto: Shala Howell2019-11-25T05:36:12+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2019/12/12/throwback-thursday-my-daughter-winterizes-her-bike/2019-11-20T00:07:09+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2019/12/19/throwback-thursday-the-five-year-old-makes-her-christmas-list/2019-11-20T00:07:01+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/01/09/throwback-thursday-how-to-save-a-t-rexs-life/2019-11-20T00:05:26+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/01/16/throwback-thursday-snow-is-best-enjoyed-in-hindsight/2019-11-19T23:55:59+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2019/12/25/memories-of-christmas-past/2019-11-19T23:54:16+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2019/11/28/throwback-thursday-daddyo-teaches-the-three-year-old-to-use-his-giant-camera/2019-11-19T23:52:41+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2019/12/05/throwback-thursday-daddyo-teaches-the-three-year-old-to-use-his-giant-camera-2/2019-11-19T23:52:35+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2020/01/30/throwback-thursday-snow-days-are-hard-on-parents/2019-11-19T23:51:45+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2018/11/21/why-was-darwin-so-obsessed-with-pigeons/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/beardpigeonfacetop.jpgBeardPigeonFaceTopBeard pigeon. (Image from Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species: The Illustrated Edition, edited by David Quammen, p. 30)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/beardpigeonfacedarwin.jpgBeardPigeonFaceDarwinBeard pigeon. (Image from Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species: The Illustrated Edition, edited by David Quammen, p. 30)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/top-halfbeardpigeon.jpgTop halfBeardPigeonhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/beardpigeondarwinbook30.jpgBeardPigeonDarwinBook30A beard pigeon. (Image from Charles Darwin, On the Origin of the Species, Illustrated Edition, p. 30).https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/pouter-pigeon.jpgPouter Pigeonhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/carrier-pigeon-illustration.jpgCarrier Pigeon IllustrationIllustrations from Quammen's illustrated edition, showing two of the types of fancy pigeons Darwin studied in formulating the conclusions for On the Origin of the Species. On the left, a pouter pigeon. On the right, a carrier pigeon. (Illustration from David Quammen, ed. Charles Darwin's On the Origin of the Species, Illustrated Edition, pages 26-27)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/darwinorigin.jpgdarwinOrigin2019-11-19T22:12:40+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2019/11/29/book-review-mouse-guard-by-david-petersen/2019-11-19T21:04:53+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2019/11/22/whats-a-parent-to-do-about-facebook/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/bradpaisleyembarrassing.jpgBradPaisleyEmbarrassing(Facebook post: Shala Howell)2020-01-14T21:42:03+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2019/11/15/mister-monday-garth-nix/2019-11-15T14:30:01+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/09/26/could-a-t-rex-lift-a-woolly-mammoth/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/640px-woolly_mammoth-rbc1.jpg640px-Woolly_Mammoth-RBCWoolly Mammoth restoration at the Royal British Columbia Museum. (Image Credit: WolfmanSF)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/640px-woolly_mammoth-rbc.jpg640px-Woolly_Mammoth-RBCWoolly Mammoth restoration at the Royal British Columbia Museum. (Image Credit: WolfmanSF)2019-11-11T23:08:21+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/01/15/i-thought-t-rexes-only-had-three-toes-whats-that-back-thing-for/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/trexlegboneswikipediaphilcha.jpgTRexLegBonesWikipediaPhilchaT. Rex leg bones. (Image: Philcha, via Wikipedia)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/thetoes.jpgtheToesThe mysterious fourth toe. (Image: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/5yomeetssue.jpg5YOMeetsSueThe Five-Year-Old Meets Sue. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-11-11T23:08:10+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2019/11/01/dogs-descended-from-wolves/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/sharpeiwrinklesbydave.jpgSharPeiWrinklesByDaveA Shar Pei at the 2007 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.(Photo Credit: Dave from New York, USA [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)])https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/greenland-dog-wikipedia.jpgGreenland Dog WikipediaI had never heard of Greenland dogs before writing this post, so I found a picture of one on Wikipedia for us. Meet Greenland Dog. Alaskan Sunrise at Kelltara at the City of Birmingham Championship Dog Show, 30th August 2003. (Photo by sannse via Wikipedia)2019-11-01T22:24:31+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/12/23/how-old-is-santa-2/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/santaclausntb4xmas1870.jpgSantaClausNtB4Xmas1870Image of Santa Claus from the 1870 edition of The Night Before Christmas. (Image via Reusable Art)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/christkindchen.jpgChristkindchenThe Christkindl, i.e. Not Santa. (Photo: Square87 via Wikipedia)2019-11-01T21:03:55+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/12/19/how-old-is-santa/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/odinassanta1.jpgodinasSantaSome people think the Norse god Odin may have been the original Santa. Apparently, he was in the habit of rewarding children who set out carrots, straw, and other treats for his eight-legged horse with toys and other treats. (Image: Odin the Wanderer by Georg von Rosen 1843-1923.)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/odinassanta.jpgodinasSantaSome people think the Norse god Odin may have been the original Santa. Apparently, he was in the habit of rewarding children who set out carrots, straw, and other treats for his eight-legged horse with toys and other treats. (Image: Odin the Wanderer by Georg von Rosen 1843-1923.)2019-11-01T21:03:09+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/12/25/merry-christmas-from-all-of-us-at-caterpickles-central/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/merry-christmas-cat-tv.jpgMerry Christmas Cat TvVintage Christmas Card (Public Domain)2019-11-01T20:02:21+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/12/26/does-santa-sleep/2019-11-01T20:00:33+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2019/10/25/murderers-ape-jakob-wegelius/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/featured-post.jpgfeatured posthttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/murderers-ape.jpgMurderers Ape2019-10-21T21:59:38+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2019/09/22/wildly-out-of-context-quotes-from-sometime-in-my-past/2019-09-17T21:47:02+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2019/09/27/careers-us-mint/2019-10-21T16:51:26+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2019/09/20/crafts-dinosaur-egg/2019-09-17T19:51:43+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2019/09/18/wordless-wednesday-middle-school-metaphors/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/buttersf.jpgButterSF2019-09-17T17:42:00+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2019/09/13/book-review-bunnicula/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/bunniculafeature.jpgBunniculaFeature2019-09-10T20:56:11+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/07/05/why-dont-fleas-fly/2019-08-30T23:23:55+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/07/30/my-daughters-first-poem/2019-08-30T23:23:36+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/10/22/is-that-truck-exhausted/2019-08-30T23:23:13+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/12/03/would-santa-vacation-in-texas/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/santachilis.jpgSantaChilis"Santa on vacation." On display at your local Chili's.2019-08-30T23:22:52+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/12/23/how-does-santa-fly/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/santassleigh.jpgSantasSleigh2019-08-30T23:22:44+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/02/15/mommyo-what-does-gravitationally-improbable-mean/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/gravitationally-improbable.jpgGravitationally Improbable2019-08-30T23:22:22+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/02/20/want-a-peek-behind-the-scenes-at-caterpickles-central/2019-08-30T23:22:13+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/03/03/i-cant-believe-i-just-said-that/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/nutritionfail.jpgNutritionFail2019-08-30T23:22:00+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/03/06/the-plausible-cheering-squad/2019-08-30T23:21:43+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/06/30/kitty-paleontology/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/kittycoprolites.jpgKittyCoprolitesThe kitty coprolites, with a Five-Year-Old finger for scale.2019-08-30T23:21:11+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/07/07/where-do-the-silent-ps-go/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/hobbitsizeofafoot-copy.jpgHobbitSizeofAFoot copyThe Five-Year-Old's theory: A hobbit, the size of a Five-Year-Old's foot, is hording the missing socks and silent p's. One can only assume that he's using the socks as sleeping bags and snoring with the p's. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/hobbit.jpgHobbitThe Five-Year-Old's theory: A hobbit wearing a vacation hat is hording all the missing socks and silent p's.2019-08-30T23:20:59+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/07/12/the-five-year-old-goes-to-the-movies-the-cat-from-outer-space/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/catfromouterspace.jpgCatFromOuterSpacehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/mainframecomputerlawrencelivermorenatllibrary.jpgMainFrameComputerLawrenceLivermoreNatlLibraryPicture this, crowded together in some sort of van, with a dark screen covered in green courier text. (Photo: Lawrence Livermore National Library)2019-08-30T23:20:50+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/08/18/thats-one-way-to-do-it/2019-08-30T23:20:33+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/10/01/in-which-daddyo-reflects-on-the-universal-appeal-of-dinosaur-train/2019-08-30T23:20:16+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/01/11/if-the-five-year-old-throws-you-a-party/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/puppies.jpgpuppieshttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/partyplan-e1357905474303.jpgPartyPlanThe Five-Year-Old's To-Do List for yesterday's party. From top to bottom decoded: Party like a preschooler (the dancing bit), eat cupcakes, play games, and have snack time. As the party host, The Five-Year-Old checked off the items as they were completed. As you can see, some items were completed more than once. What can I say? The Five-Year-Old throws a great party. (Drawing: The Five-Year-Old)2019-08-30T23:19:43+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/01/17/in-which-the-five-year-old-celebrates-an-unexpected-windfall/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ourbookshelves-copy.jpgOurBookshelves copyThat's right, bookshelves. Your overstuffed days are numbered.2019-08-30T23:19:31+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/02/08/the-bubonic-snowflake-other-perils-of-snowpocalyse-2013/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/snowcream.jpgSnowcreamhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/snowcreamprepsm.jpgSnowcreamPrepSmhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/snowcreamfail.jpgSnowcreamFailhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/fallenbranchsmaller.jpgFallenBranchSmaller2019-08-30T23:19:16+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/02/13/a-valentines-day-hint-from-caterpickes/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/handmadetie2-13cropped.jpgHandmadeTie2-13Cropped2019-08-30T23:19:01+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/03/11/do-not-taunt-the-hand-plague/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/solution-wm.jpgSolution WM(Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/spoonhandledown-wm.jpgSpoonHandleDown WM(Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/oldnewwm.jpgOldNewWM(Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/the-old-one-wm.jpgThe old one WMThe way I'm eulogizing this canister makes me think I should call it by name. But we really never named it. Oh well. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T23:18:42+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/03/09/funny-things-my-husband-says-episode-1273804695/2019-08-30T23:18:03+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/03/13/wordless-wednesday-mr-fix-it/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/finalforwordlesswednesday.jpgFinalforWordlessWednesday(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T23:17:51+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/03/27/wordless-wednesday-the-six-year-old-issues-an-all-points-alert/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/lionkingwantedposter.jpglionkingWantedPoster2019-08-30T23:15:43+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/04/03/not-so-very-wordless-wednesday-the-six-year-old-gets-a-planner/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/6yoplannergoal.jpg6YOPlannerGoalThe Six-Year-Old's mission statement. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/6yosoffice.jpg6YOsOfficeA side product of clearing out my office is that The Six-Year-Old now has an office as well. I can't decide whether I adore the mini-globe or the line of ducks more. My girl's ready for cubicleville! (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T23:15:32+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/05/18/daddyo-schools-mommyo-on-wine/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/winerack.jpgWineRackOur wine rack. As you can see, some restocking is required. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T23:15:15+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/07/13/the-six-year-old-wins-another-round/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/towertreasurecover.jpgTowerTreasureCover2019-08-30T23:15:03+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/07/11/jedi-word-tricks/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/jedi-mind-trick.jpgjedi Mind trickAlec Guinness as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Episode IV. 2019-08-30T23:14:54+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/07/26/tonights-evening-fete-is-canceled/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/grumpyoldcat.jpgGrumpyOldCat2019-08-30T23:14:38+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/10/14/the-six-year-old-writes-congress/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/lettertocongressorigwm.jpgLettertoCongressOrigWM(Letter: The Six-Year-Old, Photo: Michael Howell)2019-08-30T23:14:09+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/03/10/classic-caterpickles-daddyos-winter-survival-tip-dont-taunt-the-hand-plague/2019-08-30T23:13:42+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/03/15/dinosaur-pet-guide/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/tumblr_n19ecdcgv11qzkltpo1_1280.jpgDinosaur Pet Guide by John Conway (Via I Love Charts)2019-08-30T23:13:30+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/10/15/wordless-wednesday-i-cant-believe-i-forgot-about-that/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cathair.jpgcathairCanelo was here. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T23:13:13+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/10/29/wordless-wednesdays-the-perils-of-undercaffeination/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/oops.jpgOopsI'm pretty sure that's not how it's supposed to work. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T23:12:48+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/11/05/wordless-wednesday-the-seven-year-old-takes-canelo-to-the-movies/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/aristocatscanelo.jpgAristocatsCaneloThere, there. Canelo comforts the small sad one. Who says cats don't have empathy? (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T23:12:36+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/11/18/caterpickles-consults-daddyo-what-does-fever-and-ague-mean/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/little-house.jpgLittle House2019-08-30T23:12:24+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/12/20/dinnertime-at-caterpickles-central/2019-08-30T23:11:53+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/01/07/wordless-wednesday-winter-here-now-for-a-very-long-time-maybe-forever-bleak/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/weather.jpgweatherWeather forecast courtesy of Dark Sky.https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/window.jpgWindowhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/januaryfreeze.jpgJanuaryFreeze2019-08-30T23:11:43+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/02/07/the-difference-between-velociraptors-and-kittens/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/velociraptor_dinoguy2.jpgVelociraptor_dinoguy2(Image: Matt Martyniuk)2019-08-30T23:11:30+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/04/18/this-is-what-happens-when-you-keep-the-oed-in-the-dining-room/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/weekends-at-caterpickles.jpgWeekends at Caterpickles2019-08-30T23:11:10+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/04/24/reading-breaks-out/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/the-one-and-only-ivan.jpgThe One and only IvanThe Eight-Year-Old just finished reading The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate. She loved it. 2019-08-30T23:10:56+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/06/08/the-eight-year-old-redraws-famous-works-of-art-with-tigers-the-tigery-a-lisa/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/tigeryalisacolor.jpgTigeryALisaColorThe Tigery A Lisa (Artwork: The Eight-Year-Old Howell after the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/tigeryalisapencil.jpgTigeryALisaPencilTigery A Lisa (Artwork: The Eight-Year-Old Howell, based on Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/monalisaoriginal.jpgMonaLisaOriginal2019-08-30T23:10:35+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/06/22/the-eight-year-old-redraws-famous-works-of-art-with-tigers-the-tigerys-scream/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/tigerysscreamcolorbetter.jpgTigerysScreamColorBetterFinal version of The Eight-Year-Old Howell's The Tigery's Scream, inspired by Munch's The Scream.https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/tigerys-scream.jpgTigerys ScreamStudy for The Tigery's Scream, by The Eight-Year-Old Howell. Inspired by Edvard Munch's The Scream.https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/thescreammunch.jpgTheScreamMunchEdvard Munch, The Scream. Painted in 1893.2019-08-30T23:10:24+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/07/06/the-eight-year-old-redraws-famous-works-of-art-with-tigers-tigerys-self-portrait-with-palette/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/self-portrait-with-palette.jpgSelf portrait with paletteTigery's Self-Portrait with a Palette by The Eight-Year-Old Howell. Inspired by Edouard Manet's Self-Portrait with Palette.https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/selfportrait-with-palette-pencil.jpgSelfportrait with Palette PencilTigery's Self-Portrait with a Palette by The Eight-Year-Old Howell. Inspired by Edouard Manet's Self-Portrait with Palette.https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/manetportraitwithpalette.jpgManetPortraitwithPaletteSelf-Portrait with Palette by Edward Manet (1878)2019-08-30T23:10:15+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/07/20/the-eight-year-old-redraws-famous-works-of-art-with-tigers-blue-tigery/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/blue-tigery-color.jpgBlue Tigery ColorBlue Tigery, by the Eight-Year-Old Howell. Inspired by Gainsborough's The Blue Boy. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/blue-tigery-study.jpgBlue Tigery StudyStudy for Blue Tigery, by the Eight-Year-Old Howell. Inspired by Gainsborough's The Blue Boy. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/blueboy_872.pngblueboy_872Thomas Gainsborough's The Blue Boy, painted in 1770.2019-08-30T23:10:05+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/01/20/wordless-wednesday-the-eight-year-olds-homage-to-bill-watterson-marker-on-cardboard/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/homage-to-watterson-on-cardboard.jpgHomage to Watterson on Cardboard(Art: The Eight-Year-Old Howell after a cartoon by Bill Watterson. Cardboard box by Amazon. Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T23:09:44+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/02/03/wordless-wednesday-the-eight-year-olds-writing-nook/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/writing-nook.jpgWriting nookThe Eight-Year-Old's writing nook. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T23:09:36+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/01/25/guest-post-what-do-stormtroopers-read/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dailyimperial.jpgDailyImperial(Art: The Eight-Year-Old Howell)2019-08-30T23:09:23+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/02/13/why-wont-that-pedestrian-just-cross-the-road/2019-08-30T23:09:11+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/03/12/baby-its-cold-outside-or-at-least-it-was-briefly-for-a-day-or-two-earlier-this-month-really-just-long-enough-for-this-to-happen/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cropped-frostfeb2-smaller.jpgcropped-frostfeb2-smaller.jpg2019-08-30T23:08:53+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/03/28/mommyo-did-you-run-out-of-questions/2019-08-30T23:08:36+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/04/16/sunday-dinner-at-caterpickles/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cassandrasportraitjaneausten.jpgCassandrasPortraitJaneAustenCassandra Austen's portrait of her sister, Jane. (Image via JASNA)2019-08-30T23:08:24+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/04/13/wordless-wednesday-stuff-on-cat-edition/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/marmalade.jpgMarmalade(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T23:08:14+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/05/11/wordless-wednesday-chronicles-of-a-crappy-barista/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/crappybarista.jpgCrappyBarista(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T23:08:04+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/05/14/my-other-car-is-a-batmobile/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/batmobile-patent-etsy.jpgbatmobile patent etsySee? I've even got the patent for it hanging on my blog. Patent print by the PatentPrint Shop on Etsy. 2019-08-30T23:07:48+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/05/17/rip-charles-allen-cricket/2019-08-30T23:07:10+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/07/02/saturday-mornings-at-caterpickles/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_0127.jpgimg_01272019-08-30T23:07:02+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/06/11/late-night-at-caterpickles/2019-08-30T23:06:56+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/07/09/the-eight-year-old-talks-with-uncle-phil/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/burningmagnesium.jpgBurningMagnesiumStill from Everything Apple Pro's YouTube video "5 lb of magnesium vs iPhone 6" (EverythingApplePro)2019-08-30T23:06:48+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/08/13/never-go-to-war-with-a-cat/2019-08-30T23:06:39+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/07/11/if-you-take-your-nine-year-old-to-the-shedd-aquarium/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_6917.jpgimg_6917https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_6923.jpgimg_6923https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_6912.jpgimg_6912https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_6911.jpgimg_6911https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_6908.jpgimg_6908https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_6896-1.jpgimg_6896-1https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_6898.jpgimg_6898https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_6896.jpgimg_68962019-08-30T23:06:31+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/09/10/dinner-at-caterpickles/2019-08-30T23:06:21+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/11/24/my-carefree-no-fuss-thanksgiving/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/breadthanksgiving.jpgbreadthanksgivinghttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/warmsidesthanksgiving.jpgwarmsidesthanksgivingMore stuff we're not making this year: two kinds of stuffing and maize pudding. (Photo: Shala Howell) https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/moresidesthanksgiving.jpgmoresidesthanksgivingVisions of Thanksgivings Past: Beans, mashed potatoes, turkey, two kinds of cranberry sauce, and salad. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/mypies.jpgmypiesVisions of Thanksgivings past: Homemade apple and pumpkin pies (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T23:06:13+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/11/26/look-what-the-9yo-left-on-my-computer-this-time/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/cat-face.jpgcat-face(Powerpoint slide: The Nine-Year-Old Howell)2019-08-30T23:06:02+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/12/03/flashback-funny-the-six-year-old-plays-checkers/2019-08-30T23:05:52+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/01/05/the-six-year-old-watches-cartoons-superman-episode-3-the-arctic-giant-1942-throwbackthursday/2019-08-30T23:04:23+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/01/11/almost-wordless-wednesday-grandpas-giant-box/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/grandpasgiantbox.jpggrandpasgiantbox(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T23:04:14+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/02/02/throwback-thursday-the-four-year-olds-vintage-white-leather-cowboy-boots/2019-08-30T23:04:05+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/02/09/throwback-thursday-irony-defined/2019-08-30T23:03:58+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/02/22/wordless-wednesday-the-nine-year-old-briefly-gets-a-goldfish/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/goldfish.jpggoldfishThe Nine-Year-Old took her duties as Room Guardian of the Goldfish very seriously. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/goldfish2.jpggoldfish2Mr. Goldfish (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T23:03:54+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/03/02/throwback-thursday-parenting-fail/2019-08-30T23:03:46+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/03/09/throwback-thursday-even-i-cant-believe-the-five-year-old-just-said-that/2019-08-30T23:03:37+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/03/23/throwback-thursday-the-four-year-old-writes-elvis/2019-08-30T23:03:29+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/04/04/cotton-candy-clothing-fiber-or-food/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cottoncandy-copy.jpgCottonCandy copyPhoto: Shala Howell2019-08-30T23:03:16+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/12/27/wordless-wednesday-somethings-different-about-christmas-in-california/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/roseinbloom.jpgRoseinBloomPhoto: Shala Howell2019-08-30T23:03:09+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2018/01/31/wordless-wednesday-stealth-mode/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/stealth-mode.jpgStealth ModePhoto: Shala Howell2019-08-30T23:02:57+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2018/09/30/so-i-sat-down-today-to-do-a-bit-of-blogging-for-the-first-time-in-almost-a-month/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_1362.jpgimg_1362https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_1363.jpgimg_1363https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_1361.jpgimg_1361Someone has clearly forgotten how to share a lap. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T23:02:46+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2019/04/17/airacecar/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/remoteaicar.jpgRemoteAICarPhoto: Shala Howellhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/portioncontrol.jpgPortionControl(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T23:02:36+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2019/05/22/wordless-wednesday-cats-still-hate-wearing-things/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/canelo-pet-bandana.jpgCanelo Pet bandanaCanelo's bandana reads: "Canelo: Not as cuddly as you'd think." (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T23:02:24+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2019/05/25/overheard-at-caterpickles/2019-08-30T23:02:08+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/08/24/in-which-we-visit-capron-park-zoo/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/smoking-signsmallest.jpgsmoking signSmallestEven the No Smoking signs are a treat.https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/playgroundgood.jpgplaygroundGoodhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/lioncloseup.jpgLionCloseUPThe lion at Capron Park is what's called a leucistic lion, rather than an true albino. Although this lion has lighter than normal fur, its eyes are reportedly normal. (Not that we've ever actually seen them. He's quite the sleeper.)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/lemurhomesmaller.jpgLemurHomeSmallerOne of two lemur homes at Capron Park Zoohttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/lemurhome.jpgLemurHome2019-08-30T22:46:38+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/04/18/tales-from-spring-break-round-three-part-two/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/schoolfieldtripapril20121.jpgSchoolFieldTripApril2012Taking a break from the pirate game during the school's field trip to a local playground.https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/schoolfieldtripapril2012.jpgSchoolFieldTripApril2012Taking a break from the pirate game during the school's field trip to a local playground. 2019-08-30T22:46:15+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/04/30/if-i-dont-hear-the-question-first-hand-do-i-still-have-to-answer-it/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/howisthatpossible-copy.jpgHowIsThatPossible copy2019-08-30T22:46:02+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/04/20/tales-from-spring-break-round-three-part-three/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/jplicks-smaller.jpgJPLicks smaller2019-08-30T22:45:53+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/08/29/the-five-year-old-looks-at-art/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/volcanowithflowers.jpgVolcanowithFlowers2019-08-30T22:45:28+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/10/08/if-its-monday/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bunnyhopoct2012.jpgBunnyHopOct2012The Five-Year-Old takes Tigery to meet Leroy, the Peace Bunny. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T22:44:59+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/09/11/wordless-wednesday-t-rex-eats-chicago/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/trexeatschicago.jpgTRexEatsChicago.JPG2019-08-30T22:44:42+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/10/13/out-and-about-with-the-five-year-old/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/mirrorwallart.jpgMirrorWallArtSeen on the wall in an undisclosed location in Massachusetts. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T22:44:27+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/12/21/the-six-year-old-makes-plans/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/friends.jpgFriendsThe Six-Year-Old and her buddies watch a short film at the Disney exhibit at the Museum of Science & Industry. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T22:44:14+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/03/11/wordless-wednesday-when-will-the-world-look-like-this-again/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/march11wordlesswednesday.jpgMarch11WordlessWednesday(Photo: Michael Howell)2019-08-30T22:44:01+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/05/16/the-eight-year-old-goes-to-the-movies/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cinderelladisney.jpgCinderelladisney2019-08-30T22:43:51+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/10/14/wordless-wednesday-mission-accomplished/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/3rdgradeplans.jpg3rdGradePlans(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T22:43:39+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/07/04/happy-4th-of-july-3/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/gwstatue-in-boston-public-garden.jpgGWstatue in Boston Public GardenStatue of George Washington in the Boston Public Garden. (Photo: Michael Howell)2019-08-30T22:43:28+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/07/06/wordless-wednesday-view-from-the-shedd/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_0138-1.jpgimg_0138-1https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_0138.jpgimg_01382019-08-30T22:43:07+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/07/13/wordless-wednesday-courtyard-at-the-isabella-stewart-gardner-museum/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_6812.jpgimg_68122019-08-30T22:42:55+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/07/20/wordless-wednesday-we-love-summer/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_6936.jpgimg_6936https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_0142.jpgimg_01422019-08-30T22:42:39+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/08/02/oops-i-went-on-a-blogging-vacation-and-totally-forgot-to-tell-you/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_7142.jpgimg_71422019-08-30T22:42:21+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/09/30/immortality-through-nouns-and-other-news-of-the-week/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/glowindarkcat.jpgGlowInDarkCatIs it Halloween yet? (Image Credit: Mayo Clinic)2019-08-30T22:41:28+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/01/20/the-day-i-got-lazy-and-other-news-of-the-week/2019-08-30T22:41:13+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/03/30/baby-eagles-and-other-news-of-the-week/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/babyeagle.jpgBabyEagleImage via From Surviving to Thrivinghttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/cookingwithpoothebookseller.jpgCookingwithPooTheBooksellerCooking with Poo cover (Photograph: The Bookseller)2019-08-30T22:40:29+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/06/29/lonesome-george-and-other-news-of-the-week/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/lonesomegeorgemarkputney.jpgLonesomeGeorgeMarkPutneyLonesome George. (Image: putneymark via Flickr)2019-08-30T22:40:05+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/11/30/how-long-do-satellites-stay-in-the-air/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/legosatcons.jpgLEGOSatConsThe Four-Year-Old's construction site2019-08-30T22:39:28+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/05/31/are-caterpillars-ticklish/2019-08-30T22:38:00+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/05/31/ask-the-iphone-why-are-caterpillar-insides-mushy/2019-08-30T22:37:51+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/05/31/in-which-we-perform-a-series-of-tests-on-caterpillars/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/snackplatesmall.jpgsnackplatesmallmmm caterpillar snackshttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/flowersmall.jpgflowersmallTickle, tickle (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/leafsmall-e1306877415764.jpgleafsmallhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/test-subj.jpgOur Test Subject(Shown next to a ruler because measuring stuff makes it seem more science-y)2022-01-17T17:25:27+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/06/22/in-which-we-pop-far-too-many-balloons/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/balloonpin2sm.jpgballoonPin2Smhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/balloonssmall1.jpgballoonsSmallhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/balloonssmall.jpgballoonsSmallWhere's The Four-Year-Old? (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T22:37:32+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/06/04/how-did-they-make-old-timey-ketchup-a-caterpickles-investigative-report/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/cookbookstack.jpgCookbookStackThe reference texts. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/newenglandcookbook.jpgNewEnglandCookBook2019-08-30T22:36:44+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/08/08/classic-caterpickles-what-else-pops-balloons/2019-08-30T22:36:31+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/04/19/mommyo-help-does-paper-conduct-even-a-low-level-of-electricity/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/contraption.jpgcontraptionThe Nine-Year-Old's Rescue Thingamijiggy. (Photo: Shala Howell, Design: The Nine-Year-Old)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dartscienceledcircuit.jpgDartScienceLEDcircuitScreencapture from D Art of Science's tutorial on turning paper into an electric circuit. Watch the whole thing before you try this at home. (Source: D Art of Science)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/snoopyvsredbaron.jpgSnoopyvsRedBaronSomeone's been reading this again...2019-08-30T22:36:15+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/01/12/throwback-thursday-are-caterpillars-ticklish-part-two-the-tickling/2019-08-30T22:36:02+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/02/06/how-does-a-storm-glass-work-part-one-the-pondering/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/feb2stormglass.jpgfeb2stormglassThe same storm glass as it appeared on the morning of February 2, 2017. You can see the crystals have dissolved some. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/cloudyjan25.jpgcloudyjan25My storm glass forecast on January 25. The glare makes this a little hard to see, but the crystals reach to the words "19th Century" printed on the glass. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/retroweather.jpgretroweatherMy retro weather center. The storm glass is on the right, making its bold prediction of cloudy skies in Chicago in winter. The glass tube on the left is Galileo's thermometer. We'll talk about how/if that sucker works some other time. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T22:35:53+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/02/21/how-do-storm-glasses-work-part-two-the-testing/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/didwebreakit.jpgdidwebreakitInquiring Janes want to know: "Did we break it?" (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/30-minuteslater.jpg30-minuteslaterPhoto: Shala Howellhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/inheatagain.jpginheatagainPhoto: Shala Howellhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/frozen.jpgfrozenPhoto: Shala Howellhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/feb10newday.jpgfeb10newdayIf the crystals look like clouds, does that mean we'll have clouds? (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/bedtimecheckdayone.jpgbedtimecheckdayonePhoto: Shala Howellhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/afterfirstcold.jpgafterfirstcoldPhoto taken from the side so that you can see the sliding formation of crystals. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/steadystate.jpgsteadystateInitial crystal configuration at the start of the experiment. Note the pale crystal at the tip of the storm glass, well above the liquid, as well as the cool mushroom cloud like crystal about halfway down the glass. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T22:35:46+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/02/28/your-storm-glass-update/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/fivehours.jpgfivehours(Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/23hours.jpg23hours(Photo: Shala Howell)2021-01-13T20:16:36+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2018/08/17/high-altitude-baking/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/brownies.jpgBrowniesMy newly minted middle schooler is going to be so excited to see these! (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T22:35:15+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2019/06/07/how-much-did-that-plastic-bottle-shrink-in-the-dishwasher/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_3577.jpgIMG_3577My daughter measures the ruined plastic water bottle. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T22:35:07+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2018/05/19/why-cant-you-heat-a-jawbreaker/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/jawbreaker.jpgJawbreakerThe warning from Loralee Leavitt's book on Candy Experiments that got all our wondering started. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/candyexperiments.jpgcandyExperiments2019-08-30T22:34:35+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2018/05/26/what-happens-in-a-microwave-that-makes-jawbreakers-explode/2019-08-30T22:34:23+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/08/04/music-review-snacktime/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/caterpicklesratingsnacktime.pngCaterpicklesRatingSnacktimehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/snacktime-offensive2.pngSnacktime-offensive2https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/snacktime-dancing.pngSnacktime-dancinghttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/snacktime-parents.pngSnacktime-parentshttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/snacktime-daughterlike.pngSnacktime-DaughterLikehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/snacktime-offensive.pngSnacktime-offensivehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/snacktime1.jpgSnacktime2019-08-30T22:32:06+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/09/08/review-little-labs-weather-beginner-experiment-kit/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/weather-station.jpgweather stationOur weather station out in the fieldhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/knowledgewheel.jpgknowledgeWheelThe Knowledge Wheelhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/weatherkit2.jpgWeatherKit2https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/weatherkit.jpgWeatherKit2019-08-30T22:31:57+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/12/07/product-review-trunki-kids-luggage/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/trunkibetter.jpgtrunkibetterWhat The Four-Year-Old packs. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/cargo-load1.jpgCargo LoadWhat The Four-Year-Old packs. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/one2.jpgonehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/one1.jpgonehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/one.jpgonehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/cargo-load.jpgCargo LoadTrunki's typical haul.2019-08-30T22:31:48+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/04/05/product-review-knot-genie/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/knotgenie.jpgKNotGeniehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/hairsnest2.jpghairsnest2The test subject.2019-08-30T22:31:39+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/05/10/music-review-lisa-loebs-camp-lisa/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/camp-lisa.jpgCamp Lisa2019-08-30T22:31:30+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/03/28/review-hasbro-easy-bake-ultimate-oven/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/alldone.jpgAlldone(Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/takingitout.jpgTakingitout(Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/puttingthepizzain.jpgPuttingthePizzaInPutting the cheesy bread in. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ready-to-bake.jpgReady to bake(Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dough.pngDough(Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/spreadingthedough.jpgSpreadingthedough(Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/recipe.jpgRecipe(Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/easy-bake-cookbook.jpgEasy Bake CookbookThe Six-Year-Old's Easy Bake Oven Cookbook (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/easybakeovennow.jpgEasyBakeOvenNowThe Hasbro Easy Bake Ultimate Oven (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/vintage80soven.pngVintage80sOvenVintage Easy Bake Oven from 1983 sold (not to us) last September on Etsy. 2019-08-30T22:31:20+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/10/07/mommyo-why-are-you-taking-pictures-of-a-soap-bottle/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/methodsoapbetter.jpgMethodSoapBettermethod's submarine grey bottle is made of 100% recycled plastic, including 10% recycled ocean plastic. C'mon other cleaning product companies, give us more ugly grey environmentally friendly bottles. This idea is simply brilliant! (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/methodsoap.jpgMethodSoapmethod's submarine grey bottle is made of 100% recycled plastic, including 10% recycled ocean plastic. Come on other cleaning product companies, give our ugly grey environmentally friendly bottles. This idea is simply brilliant! (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/natlgeoplasticvortexportion.jpgNatlGeoPlasticVortexPortionA fishing net floats in the Eastern Pacific Garbage dump. (Source: National Geographic)2019-08-30T22:28:45+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/08/18/book-review-rembrandt-art-for-children-series/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/cover.pngCover2019-08-30T22:27:43+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/10/28/whats-the-nine-year-old-reading-this-week-18/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/bigbookwhy.jpgbigbookwhyhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/timewarp.jpgtimewarphttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/math4kids.jpgmath4kidshttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/redweek.jpgredweek2019-08-30T22:27:32+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/12/23/whats-the-nine-year-old-reading-this-week-22/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/rangerrickbigger.jpgrangerrickbiggerhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/askmag.jpgaskmaghttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ranger-rick.jpgranger-rick2019-08-30T22:27:22+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/01/13/whats-the-nine-year-old-reading-this-week-24/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/catwhiskeredgirl.jpgcatwhiskeredgirlhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ellisisland.jpgellisisland2019-08-30T22:27:12+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/01/27/whats-the-nine-year-old-reading-this-week-26/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/smell-of-old-lady-perfume.jpgsmell-of-old-lady-perfumehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/cobblestone.jpgcobblestoneThis picture from this month's issue of Cobblestone nearly broke my brain with its awesomeness. It really doesn't look like that cargo ship should be able to make that turn, but since its remains aren't clogging up the Chicago River today (as far as I know), I guess it must have. 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Rex poem by Bill Watterson. 2019-08-30T22:23:18+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/05/29/whats-the-eight-year-old-reading-this-week-9/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/may29.jpgMay292019-08-30T22:22:58+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/05/30/in-which-dancing-breaks-out-2/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/happy-dance.jpgHappy DanceThe Eight-Year-Old, celebrating the arrival of her new Calvin & Hobbes box set. 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(Photo: Guinness Book of World Records / ABC News) https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/hellboy-dinosaur.jpgHellboy dinosaurArtist's rendering of the newly discovered Regaliceratops peterhewsi (Image via Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, Drumheller, Alberta)2019-08-30T22:22:43+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/03/11/whats-the-eight-year-old-reading-this-week-37/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/comiccollection.jpgComicCollection2019-08-30T22:22:32+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/03/25/whats-the-now-nine-year-old-reading-this-week/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/marc25.jpgMarc252022-06-11T19:05:18+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/11/20/are-there-european-turkeys/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/wildturkeyinflightcodypope.jpgWildTurkeyInFlightCodyPopeWild turkey in flight. (Photo: Cody Pope, via Wikipedia)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/bronzeturkeywikipedia.jpgBronzeTurkeyWikipediaThe Norfolk or Cambridge Bronze Turkey, a type commonly raised in East Anglia, UK. (Image: Wikipedia)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/royalpalmturkeywikipedia.jpgRoyalPalmTurkeyWikipediaThe Spanish Royal Palm turkey tom. The Spanish have got style, don't they? (Photo: Kevin Saff)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/spanish-black-turkey-tom.jpgSpanish Black Turkey TomA Spanish Black tom turkey. (Photo: Carly & Art, via Wikipedia)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/wildturkeywikipedia.jpgWildTurkeyWikipediaWild turkey. This dinosaur -- I mean, bird -- is found throughout North America. 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(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T22:17:09+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/01/27/the-six-year-old-plays-checkers/2019-08-30T22:16:59+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/09/15/the-sweetness-of-six-year-olds/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/softballblackandwhite.jpgsoftballblackandwhite.JPG2019-08-30T22:16:51+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/12/21/did-any-of-the-presidents-not-like-toys/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/hooverball1930s.jpgHooverBall1930sHerbert Hoover playing Hoover-ball in 1931. Hoover-ball was a hybrid of tennis, volleyball, and medicine ball that Hoover's doctor invented to keep him in shape. (Photo: The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library) https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/obamaplaysfetchwhitehouse.jpgObamaplaysFetchWhiteHouseCorrection: According to this White House photo, Obama actually plays football with Bo. But I'm sure The (then) Eight-Year-Old wouldn't think that counted either. (Photo: Pete Souza/The White House)2019-08-30T22:16:43+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/09/19/what-was-the-significance-of-the-number-4-in-medieval-france/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/falklandpalacekimtraynor.jpgfalklandpalacekimtraynorThe Real Tennis Court building at Falkland Palace in Fife, Scotland. This building is believed to be the world's oldest tennis court. (Photo: Kim Traynor)2019-08-30T22:16:26+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/09/26/did-clocks-even-have-minute-hands-in-12th-c-france/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/waterclock.jpgwaterclockWater clock (Image via Before It's News)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/candle-clock.jpgcandle-clockCandle clock. (Photo via the Real Happenings & Facts blog.)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/medieval-sundial-alan-longbottom.jpgmedieval-sundial-alan-longbottomMedieval sundial etched into the side of St. Mary's Church in Bilbury, Gloucestershire. This dial is missing its gnomon, the bit that creates the shadow based on the position of the sun. Even with it, though, it wouldn't have been a ton of help. (Photo: Alan Longbottom)2019-08-30T22:16:15+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/04/27/more-flowers/2019-08-30T22:15:44+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/04/28/more-flowers-2/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/daffodils.jpgdaffodilsFlowers from our garden in Spring 2004. (Photo: Michael Howell)2019-08-30T22:15:32+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/04/30/flowers-again/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/maui.jpgMauiFlowers from a trip to Maui. (Photo: Michael Howell)2019-08-30T22:15:25+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/04/29/more-flowers-3/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/tulips.jpgtulipsMore flowers from our Spring 2004 garden. 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(Photo: Michael Howell)2019-08-30T22:07:16+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2019/07/12/vintage-ford-cars/2019-08-30T22:07:01+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/07/24/wordless-wednesday-my-sky-yesterday/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/july23beach.jpgJuly23BeachThe sky over Lake Michigan, July 23, 2013. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/earth-from-saturn.jpgEarth from SaturnEarth (the little dot) as viewed from Saturn. (Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute)2019-08-30T22:05:27+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/08/14/wordless-wednesday-the-basil-patch-at-the-chicago-botanic-garden/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/basil-copy-sm.jpgbasil copy smBasil patch at the Chicago Botanical Gardens. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T22:05:18+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/08/18/not-done-yet/2019-08-30T22:04:57+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/01/15/wordless-wednesday-black-squirrel/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/blacksquirrel.jpgBlackSquirrel(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T22:04:48+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/09/29/wordless-wednesday-the-osaka-garden-on-chicagos-wooded-island/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/blackcappednightheron.jpgblackCappedNightHeronTotally ignoring me. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/osaka-garden-map.jpgOsaka garden Maphttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/osakagardens.jpgOsakaGardensOsaka Gardens with the Museum of Science & Industry in the background. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T22:04:39+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/10/01/wordless-wednesday-more-birdwatching-in-chicago/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/greatblueheron.jpgGreatBlueHeron(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T22:04:30+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/10/20/bugs-bugs-bugs/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/beetles.jpgBeetlesSome of the beetles in the Field Museum's collection. Small child provided for scale. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/suecostume.jpgSueCostumeAre you going to need that costume later? My mom would like to borrow it for Halloween. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T22:04:22+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/05/18/wordless-wednesday-happy-mutant-rabbit-day/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/threeearedrabbit.jpgthreeEaredRabbit(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T22:04:13+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/06/09/once-upon-a-time-just-before-bed/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/persuasion-book-cover.pngPersuasion book coverThe version of Persuasion that I was reading. Ironically, David Shapard may have actually packed it with enough historical information to answer all of the Five-Year-Old's questions. But I'm still going to make her wait until she's 13. 2019-08-30T22:03:16+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/11/23/the-six-year-old-discovers-jane-austen/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/verylargericekrispytreat.jpgVeryLargeRiceKrispyTreat(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T22:03:06+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/06/30/whats-the-nine-year-old-reading-this-week-9/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_0137-1.jpgimg_0137-1https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_0128.jpgimg_0128https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_0137.jpgimg_01372019-08-30T22:02:48+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/11/09/wordless-wednesday-fun-with-jane/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/janeaustenfun.jpgjaneaustenfunPhoto: Shala Howell2019-08-30T22:02:36+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/04/15/whats-the-nine-year-old-reading-this-week/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/bunnicula.jpgbunnicula2019-08-30T22:02:03+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/04/22/whats-the-nine-year-old-reading-this-week-2/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/beewatererhomesteading101.jpgBeeWatererHomesteading101The bee waterer created by the folks at Homesteading Year Ten. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/oliverjumpy.jpgOliverJumpy2019-08-30T22:01:55+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/05/20/the-nine-year-old-interviews-picture-book-characters-the-oliver-jumpy-edition/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/wernerskejskalamazonauthor.jpgWernerSkejskalAmazonAuthorWerner Skejskal (Photo courtesy of Werner Skejskal)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/jumpy.jpgJumpyJumpy (Illustration courtesy of Werner Stejskal.)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/oliver.jpgOliverOliver. (Illustration courtesy of Werner Stejskal.)2019-08-30T22:01:39+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/06/24/whats-the-nine-year-old-reading-this-week-8/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_0126-1.jpgimg_0126-1https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_0126.jpgimg_0126https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_0125.jpgimg_01252019-08-30T22:01:23+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/04/17/whats-the-eight-year-old-reading-this-week-4/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dwarf-dragon-pable-venegas.jpgDwarf Dragon Pable VenegasAlthough we just got word on this new dragon species this week, this particular dragon lizard Enyalioides altotambo was actually discovered in 2005. (Photo: Pablo Venegas)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/bobcatsharkjohnbailey.jpgBobcatSharkJohnBaileyA hungry bobcat catches a small shark near Vero Beach, Florida. (Photo: John Bailey)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/books4-17.jpgBooks4-172019-08-30T21:59:48+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/03/27/whats-the-eight-year-old-reading-this-week/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/bookcovers3-27.jpgBookcovers3-27https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ancientarthropodmariannecollins.jpgAncientArthropodMarianneCollinsArtist's rendering of the 2 meter-long filter-feeder Aegirocassis benmoulae. This giant sea creature lived in Morocco about 480 million years ago during the Early Ordovician. 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(Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/because-i-wanted-to-play-with-you.jpgBecause I wanted to play with you2019-08-30T21:18:02+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2018/03/23/whats-the-eleven-year-old-reading-this-week/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/moffatt.jpgMoffatthttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/leanindog.jpgleaninDog2019-08-30T21:17:20+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2018/05/04/11-year-old-reads-week-2/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/guysreadotherworlds.jpgGuysReadOtherWorldshttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/fever.jpgFever2019-08-30T21:16:53+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2018/05/11/11-year-old-reads-this-week-3/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/animorphs.jpganimorphshttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/notebookdoom.jpgNotebookDoom2019-08-30T21:16:46+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2018/06/15/whats-the-eleven-year-old-reading-this-week-2/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/how-to-be-a-wildflower.jpgHow to be a wildflowerhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/how-to-keep-dinos.jpgHow to Keep Dinos2019-08-30T21:16:35+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2018/07/13/whats-the-eleven-year-old-reading-this-week-4/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/fairy-tales-andrew-lang.jpgFairy Tales Andrew langhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/granted.jpgGranted2019-08-30T21:16:16+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/08/06/dreams/2019-08-30T21:14:35+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/12/10/my-view-today-2/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/myviewtoday.jpgMyViewToday(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T21:14:03+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/02/27/if-were-in-the-middle-of-a-polar-vortex-why-isnt-the-air-spinning/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/weather2-27.jpgWeather2-27Our forecast this morning. (Source: The Weather Channel app on my iPhone)2019-08-30T21:13:56+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/12/13/almost-wordless-wednesday-how-to-make-a-writer-happy/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/philshapiro.jpgPhilShapiro2019-08-30T21:13:11+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/12/14/sandy-hook-elementary-school-shooting-newtown-connecticut-administrators-students-among-victims-reports-say/2019-08-30T21:12:34+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/03/01/weekly-hodge-podge-of-moderately-useful-or-interesting-things/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/benedickredshoes.jpgBenedickRedShoesEven though I know there's a long-standing tradition of the Pope wearing red leather shoes outside, this picture always makes me think of Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz. (Photo of Pope Benedict wearing his red papal shoes via SkyNews)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/5yohowellsample.jpg5YOHowellSampleC'mon. If I can do it... (Photo: Michael Howell)2019-08-30T21:12:19+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/04/16/caterpickles-weeps/2019-08-30T21:11:37+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/12/18/coping-with-sticks/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/angel-of-grief-public-domain.jpgAngel of Grief Public DomainAngel of grief, a 1894 sculpture by William Wetmore Story. The sculpture serves as the gravestone of the artist and his wife Emelyn at the Protestant Cemetery, Rome. (Photo: LuciusCommons via Wikipedia)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/cemetarygeorgehodan.pngCemetaryGeorgeHodan(Photo: George Hodan)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/stickanciente.jpgStickAncientEhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/googleit.jpgGoogleIthttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/ancient-egyptians.jpgAncient Egyptianshttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/egyptians.jpgEgyptianshttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/astick.jpgastickhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/whome.jpgWhoMe2019-08-30T21:11:22+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/12/25/whats-the-eight-year-old-reading-this-week-27/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/spacedogs.jpgSpaceDogs2019-08-30T21:11:07+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/07/16/tigerys-tale-as-told-by-the-five-year-old/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/tigery.jpgTigeryTigery2019-08-30T21:09:53+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/04/29/wordless-wednesday-wait-for-me-here-tigery/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/tigeryinwindow.jpgTigeryinWindowY is also a vowel in "Tigery." (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T21:09:46+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/03/16/wordless-wednesday-whats-a-tiger-got-to-do-around-here-to-get-some-service/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/tigerwantscoffee.jpgTigerWantsCoffeePhoto: Shala Howell2019-08-30T21:09:37+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/06/08/wordless-wednesday-the-almost-summer-games/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/tigerygames.jpgTigeryGames(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T21:09:25+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/02/20/whats-on-the-seven-year-olds-mind-this-week/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/elephantstool.jpgElephantStoolKandula's new trick (Photo courtesy Foerder/Reiss, CUNY)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/rubyseadragon.jpgrubyseadragon3D model of the ruby seadragon courtesy of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/feb20covers.jpgFeb20Covers2019-08-30T21:08:21+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/03/06/whats-on-the-seven-year-olds-mind-this-week-3/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sashawoollyrhino.jpgSashaWoollyRhinohttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/bookcovers3-6.jpgBookcovers3-62019-08-30T21:08:07+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/03/14/whats-on-the-seven-year-olds-mind-this-week-4/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/march13.jpgMarch13https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/martinlemay.jpgMartinLeMay(Photo: Martin Le-May)2019-08-30T21:07:56+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/03/20/whats-the-seven-year-old-reading-this-week/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/bookcovercollectionmarch20.jpgBookCoverCollectionMarch20https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/7yo-tiger-video.jpg7YO Tiger VideoThe Seven-Year-Old sharing the good news with her tiger cubs. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T21:07:41+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/04/21/whats-the-ten-year-old-watching-this-week/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/borninchina.jpgborninChina2019-08-30T21:07:10+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/09/07/bikes-school-bunnies-mary-poppins-the-five-year-olds-very-busy-week/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mybike.jpgMybikehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/catballoon.jpgCatBalloon(Photo: Michael Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/walls.jpgWallsThe walls. (Photo: Michael Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/ceiling.jpgCeilingThe ceiling. (Photo: Michael Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/screen.jpgScreenThe stage at the newly renovated Norwood Theatre. (Photo: Michael Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/theatreitself.jpgTheatreItselfThe line for the 2 o'clock showing of Mary Poppins when we arrived at the Norwood Theatre on opening weekend. (Photo: Michael Howell)2019-08-30T21:06:17+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/07/03/wordless-wednesday-dr-seuss-national-memorial-sculpture-gardens-in-springfield-ma/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/twinphotogswm.jpgTwinPHotogsWMDaddyo teaching The Then Five-Year-Old how to use a camera. In other news, I just realized that we've been seeking out and taking pictures of public art for a really long time. This batch is at the Dr. Seuss Museum in Springfield, MA. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/twinphotogs.jpgTwinPHotogsThe Six-Year-Old and her Daddyo photograph Yertle the Turtle in the Dr. Seuss Garden in Springfield, MA. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T21:06:04+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/07/05/man-enters-the-cosmos/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cosmos.jpgCosmosMan Enters the Cosmos, (c) Henry Moore, 1980. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T21:05:58+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2018/05/09/edgar-allan-poe/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/edgarback.jpgEdgarBack(Photo: Michael Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/edgarallenpoe-boston-sm.jpgEdgarAllenPoe Boston SMPhoto: Michael Howell2019-08-30T21:05:50+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/05/16/did-the-red-baron-have-a-dog/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/redbaron-and-dog.jpgRedBaron and DogThe Red Baron poses with Moritz in front of his plane shortly before taking off on his final mission. (Photo via Deerhound)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/redbarondogbw.jpgRedBaronDogBWPhoto of flying ace and dog found somewhere online by The Nine-Year-Old. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/plane-specs.pngPlane specsMore plane specifications found somewhere online by The Nine-Year-Oldhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/more-plane-specs.jpgMore plane specsPlane specifications. Found somewhere online by The Nine-Year-Old. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/trex.jpgTrex(Powerpoint Slide: The Nine-Year-Old Howell)2019-08-30T21:04:39+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/11/28/reason-1408-why-i-watch-tv-with-my-child-whats-a-rehorsalpig/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/onceler-factory-smaller.jpgOnceler Factory smallerhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/onceler-factory.jpgOnceler FactoryThe Once-ler Factory (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T21:03:36+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/05/26/in-which-the-five-year-old-learns-all-threats-are-not-created-equal/2019-08-30T21:03:28+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/05/13/the-six-year-old-watches-cartoons-superman-episode-3-the-arctic-giant-1942/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/trextongue.jpgTrexTongueThe T. Rex tries to eat Lois. I confess, I'm kind of sorry it didn't work. Lois is a bit of a twit in the original series. (Public Domain)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/oldtimeystance.jpgOldTimeyStanceT. Rex wades to the dam in Arctic Giant (Public Domain)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/too-many-fingers.jpgToo many fingersToo many fingers. (Public Domain)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/spinytail.jpgSpinyTailThe T. Rex demolishes a building in 1942's Arctic Giant. (Public Domain)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/trex-melting.jpgTrex MeltingThe melting T. Rex from 1942's Arctic Giant. (Public Domain)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/trexfrozen.jpgTRexFrozenFrozen T. Rex on exhibit. (Public Domain)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/superman.jpgSupermanSuperman from the title sequence of the 1942 cartoon, "The Arctic Giant." (Public Domain)2023-06-29T17:50:39+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/07/08/wordless-wednesday-dispatches-from-the-fishing-pond/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/8yosfirstfish.jpg8YOsFirstFish(Photo: Barbara Howell) https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/8yofishingchair.jpg8YOFishingChair(Photo: Barbara Howell)2019-08-30T21:02:47+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/07/15/wordless-wednesday-gardening-with-grandpa/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/gardening.jpgGardening(Photo: Barbara Howell)2019-08-30T21:02:40+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/04/05/wordless-wednesday-that-tree-has-eyes/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/treeeyes-copy.jpgTreeEyes copy(Photo: Michael Howell)2019-08-30T21:02:33+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/08/23/little-dude/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/littledude.jpgLittleDude(Photo: Grandpa Howell)2019-08-30T21:02:27+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/03/04/wordless-wednesday-wont-it-ever-be-spring/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/springcat.jpgSpringCat(Photo: Michael Howell)2019-08-30T21:01:01+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/12/17/in-sickness-and-in-health/2019-08-30T21:00:47+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/07/29/wordless-wednesday-best-summer-ever/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/bestsummerever.jpgBestSummerEver(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T21:00:27+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/08/16/behind-the-curtain/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/caneloscreen-copy.jpgCaneloScreen copy(Photo: Michael Howell)2019-08-30T21:00:22+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/01/29/whats-the-eight-year-old-reading-this-week-31/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1-29-16.jpg1-29-162019-08-30T20:59:33+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/02/05/whats-the-eight-year-old-reading-this-week-32/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2-5-16.jpg2-5-162019-08-30T20:59:24+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/09/09/whats-the-nine-year-old-reading-this-week-12/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sept9.jpgsept92019-08-30T20:59:13+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/10/11/overheard-on-a-recent-saturday-morning/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/coffeemuglabeled.jpgCoffeeMugLabeled(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T20:58:50+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/11/12/wordless-wednesday-safety-first/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/safetyfirst.jpgSafetyFirst(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T20:58:18+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/11/19/wordless-wednesday-wake-up-sleepyhead/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/wakeupsleepyhead.jpgWakeUpSleepyHead(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T20:58:08+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/12/31/wordless-wednesday-what-i-did-this-week/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/appleaday.jpgAppleaday(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T20:58:00+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/04/13/driving-while-parenting-again/2019-08-30T20:57:10+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/04/20/more-driving-while-parenting/2019-08-30T20:57:04+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/06/06/driving-while-parenting-episode-vii/2019-08-30T20:56:56+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/07/17/whats-the-eight-year-old-reading-this-week-15/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/150713-pluto-before-flyby.jpg150713-pluto-before-flybyhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/july-17.jpgJuly 172019-08-30T20:56:28+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/02/22/help-the-eight-year-old-convince-mommyo-that-dragons-are-real/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dragonsightingreport.jpgdragonSightingReport(Form: The Eight-Year-Old Howell)2019-08-30T20:56:13+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/11/30/wordless-wednesday-what-do-dragons-talk-about-at-breakfast/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dragonsconf.jpgdragonsconf(Photo: Michael Howell)2019-08-30T20:56:03+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/03/26/when-school-vacations-go-bad/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/mulsunglasses.jpgmulSunglasses"I don't care how much stuff you put on me. I am not rolling over so that you can take a picture of my back."2019-08-30T20:55:22+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/05/07/how-the-five-year-old-helped-me-understand-the-victorian-practice-of-posing-with-their-dead/2019-08-30T20:55:02+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/11/07/classic-caterpickles-why-cant-cats-drink-milk/2019-08-30T20:54:49+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/11/25/the-six-year-old-discovers-the-thrill-of-nanowrimo/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2013-winner-certificate-1-6yo-copy.jpg2013-Winner-Certificate-1 6YO copy2019-08-30T20:54:18+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/10/10/we-interrupt-this-blog-for-a-writing-day/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/writing-day1.jpgwriting-dayPhoto: Michael Howellhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/writing-day.jpgwriting-day2019-08-30T20:53:54+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/06/30/whats-the-ten-year-old-reading-this-week-5/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/elviscollectors.jpgElvisCollectors2019-08-30T20:52:36+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/02/24/whats-the-nine-year-old-reading-this-week-28/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/wonderopolis1.jpgwonderopolishttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/wonderopolis.jpgwonderopolishttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/civilwarspy.jpgcivilwarspy2019-08-30T20:52:12+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2019/01/25/whats-so-important-about-fostering-curiosity-anyway/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/4a7086bf-92a4-4462-8d92-e1eb3d621abf.jpg4a7086bf-92a4-4462-8d92-e1eb3d621abfI have no idea why this picture is on my phone. I suspect the Eleven-Year-Old might have been involved. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/61c0098b-3be8-4a80-80b0-50d34e361420.jpg61c0098b-3be8-4a80-80b0-50d34e361420Yes, it's a selfie. I forget why I took it. Probably to update my Facebook profile though. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/wtm5starstoprelease.jpgWTM5starsTopReleaseWant some more ideas? My book, What's That, Mom? provides 15 accessible, practical strategies for using public art to spark conversations with children between the ages of 3 and 10 — no artistic talent or insight required.2019-08-30T20:51:44+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2018/05/02/mood-alert/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_0251.jpgIMG_0251Found this photo on Twitter this week. 2019-08-30T20:51:09+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2018/06/20/wordless-wednesday-sailboat-off-treasure-island/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/thebaysf.jpgTheBaySF(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T20:50:59+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/11/08/the-seven-year-old-talks-to-grandpa/2019-08-30T20:50:26+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/11/29/the-seven-year-old-eats-grilled-cheese/2019-08-30T20:50:18+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/12/25/merry-christmas/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/fyoschristmascard-e1356264027650.jpgFYOsChristmasCardhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/christmascard2012.jpgChristmasCard20122019-08-30T20:49:57+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/09/24/wordless-wednesday-the-view-through-my-window/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/fall-through-the-window.jpgFall through the window(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T20:49:36+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/11/18/wordless-wednesday-fall/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/fall2.jpgFall2Photo: Michael Howellhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/fall.jpgFallPhoto: Michael Howell2019-08-30T20:49:28+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/07/04/happy-4th-of-july-2/2019-08-30T20:48:48+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/07/04/4th-of-july-and-a-moving-milestone/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summerneflag-wm.jpgSummerNEFlag wm(Photo: Michael Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/coaster.jpgCoasterThe Seven-Year-Old, helpfully, "Mommyo, I put your coffee cup on a coaster for you." (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T20:48:38+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/08/18/caterpickles-central-update-our-time-in-chicago-is-winding-down/2019-08-30T20:48:01+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/05/24/book-review-the-borrowers/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/borrowerssign-e1337884336378.jpgBorrowersSignOne of the many signs The Five-Year-Old put up around the house in an effort to convince me to let Pod, Homily, and Arrietty move in. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/theborrowers.jpgTheBorrowers2019-08-30T20:46:28+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/03/24/book-review-the-borrowers-2/2019-12-03T04:39:51+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/06/29/in-which-i-begin-to-explain-the-recent-great-silence/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/raisedbycatswm.jpgRaisedByCatsWMEvery once in a while, it becomes quite obvious that The Six-Year-Old was at least partially raised by cats. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/nycdeluge-wm.jpgNYCDeluge WM(Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/nycdeluge.jpgNYCDelugeThe Six-Year-Old and her Daddyo walking through Central Park during the Great Deluge of 2013. You can't tell from this photo. Less than ten minutes after this photo was taken, Central Park was the site of a rather impressive flash flood. The Six-Year-Old was up to her knees in water. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T20:45:12+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/09/30/wordless-wednesday-all-this-rainbow-needs/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/rainbow.jpgRainbow(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T20:44:54+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/11/04/whats-the-nine-year-old-reading-this-week-19/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/wpumpkin.jpgwpumpkinhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/starwarthrawntrilogy.jpgstarwarthrawntrilogy2019-08-30T20:44:30+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/12/10/in-which-we-have-some-fun-with-idioms/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/goldenretrievertucker.jpgGoldenRetrieverTuckerA golden retriever named Tucker (aka Shala's dream dog). (Photo: Edward from Boston, MA)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/whitelippedsnailmadmax.jpgWhiteLippedSnailMadMaxStep away from my boat, buddy. (Photo of a white-lipped snail by Mad Max via Wikipedia)2019-08-30T20:44:09+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/02/06/in-which-i-become-an-award-winning-blogger/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/greergarsonpp.pngGreerGarsonPPGreer Garson as Lizzy Bennet in Pride & Prejudice. (Public Domain)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/7x7linkaward.jpg7x7LinkAward2019-08-30T20:43:11+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/02/13/and-the-winner-is/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/defenderoftherealm2011.pngDefenderofTheRealm20112019-08-30T20:43:02+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/03/19/how-to-make-your-own-leprechaun-money/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/gold-coin-small.jpggold coin Smallhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/copper-coin-small.jpgCopper coin smallhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/green-coin-small.jpggreen coin smallThe extremely rare and much prized shamrock coin. (Copyright 2012 The Five-Year-Old).https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/potofgold.jpgPotofGoldThe Five-Year-Old's pot of leprechaun money as of 8:23 this morning.2019-08-30T20:42:36+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/03/16/throwback-thursday-how-to-make-your-own-leprechaun-money/2019-08-30T20:42:05+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/09/25/whats-the-eight-year-old-reading-this-week-18/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sept-25.jpgsept 252019-08-30T20:40:37+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/12/14/beware-online-puppy-mills/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/puppiesincage2ifaw.jpgPuppiesinCage2IFAW(Photo: IFAW.org)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/puppies-in-cage-ifaw.jpgPuppies in Cage IFAW(Photo: IFAW.org)2019-08-30T20:39:54+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/10/25/does-garlic-protect-against-vampires/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bellalugosidracula.jpgBellaLugosiDraculaIs that garlic I smell? (Bela Lugosi in the 1931 film, Dracula. Photo via Wikipedia)2019-08-30T20:39:11+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/10/26/wordless-wednesday-go-cubs/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/gocubshalloween.jpggocubshalloweenPhoto: Shala Howell. Pumpkin design: The Nine-Year-Old Howell2019-08-30T20:38:52+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/11/04/wordless-wednesday-hug-a-tree-today/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/hugatree.jpgHugaTreePhoto: Shala Howell2019-08-30T20:38:29+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/08/01/what-we-did-on-our-summer-vacation/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/summerneflag.jpgSummerNEFlag2019-08-30T20:37:32+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/04/20/tales-from-spring-break-round-three-part-four/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/soggyfinz.jpgSoggyfinz2019-08-30T20:35:19+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/10/21/oh-and-you-can-see-the-newly-repaired-bengal-bunny/2019-08-30T20:34:58+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/10/07/book-review-cat-and-crow/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/catcrow.jpgCatCrow2019-08-30T20:34:30+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/12/15/book-review-cat-and-crow-classic-caterpickles/2019-08-30T20:33:43+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/08/30/in-which-we-visit-davis-farmland/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/spraypark.jpgSprayParkPart of the Spray Park at Davis Farmlandhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/goatlive.jpggoatliveMeeting the baby goats in the petting zoohttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/painting.jpgpaintingPainting a cottagehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/peacockzooenclosurepara.jpgpeacockZooEnclosureParaThe zoo enclosures include an aviary, where you can find an albino peacock.https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/dinodig.jpgdinodigThe Main Event (for us anyway), digging for dinosaur boneshttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/feedingsnickers.jpgfeedingSnickersHanging out with Snickers2019-08-30T20:31:07+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/05/01/wordless-wednesday-the-six-year-old-goes-to-chicago/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/6yochicago-art-institutewm.jpg6YOChicago Art InstituteWMThe Six-Year-Old & Mommyo in front of the Marc Chagall wall at the Art Institute of Chicago. (Photo: Michael Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/6yochicago-art-institute.jpg6YOChicago Art Institutehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/chicagofieldmuseumblurredwm.jpgChicagoFieldMuseumBlurredWM(Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/chicagofieldmuseum.jpgChicagoFieldMuseum(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T20:28:24+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/01/14/driving-while-parenting/2019-08-30T20:27:37+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/12/14/driving-while-parenting-episode-v/2019-08-30T20:27:30+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/12/30/in-which-my-daughter-puts-her-dinosaur-vocabulary-to-good-use/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/floradinochowtime-copy1.jpgFloraDinoChowTime copyhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/floradinochowtime-copy.jpgFloraDinoChowTime copy2019-08-30T20:26:11+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/03/31/this-weeks-menu-courtesy-of-the-four-year-old/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/baby-turkeys-garrettkittywilkin.jpgBaby Turkeys GarrettKittyWilkinThat's right guys. You're not just for Thanksgiving anymore. (Image: Garrett and Kitty Wilkin)2019-08-30T20:25:51+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/06/20/will-my-balloon-fly-all-the-way-to-the-moon/2019-08-30T20:25:28+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/07/19/why-do-goats-have-four-stomachs/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/babygoat.jpgbabygoatBaby goat (4 year old provided for scale)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/goats-at-davis-farmland.jpggoats at Davis FarmlandOne of the many goat pens at Davis Farmland2019-08-30T20:24:49+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/12/29/caterpickles-year-in-books/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/sampling2017-books.jpgSampling2017 booksA sampling of some of the books The Ten-Year-Old enjoyed this year via Goodreads. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-summary.jpg2017 SummaryCaterpickles' year in books, as summarized by Goodreads. 2019-08-30T20:24:09+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/10/20/we-just-got-here-mommyo-why-are-you-packing-all-those-bags/2019-08-30T20:23:50+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/08/09/baby-bunny-at-lincoln-park-zoo/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/babybunnyatlincolnparkzoosm.jpgBabyBunnyatLincolnParkZooSM(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T20:23:39+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/06/28/dinos-at-field/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/legbone.jpgLegBonehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/incubator.jpgIncubatorhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_2912-copy.jpgIMG_2912 copyhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/beastie.jpgbeastie(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T20:22:34+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/05/04/do-you-know-what-day-it-is/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/starwarsdaychicken.jpgStarWarsDayChickenPhoto: Michael Howell. Fighter Chicken: The Ten-Year-Old Howell2019-08-30T20:20:58+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/03/08/wordless-wednesday-isis-the-snake/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/isis.jpgISISPhoto: Shala Howell2019-08-30T20:20:29+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/08/02/storm-glass-update/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/stormglassupdate7-2017.jpgStormGlassUpdate7-2017(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T20:18:51+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/01/18/almost-wordless-wednesday-canelo-picks-his-favorite-book/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/canelowarriors.jpgcanelowarriorsCanelo points to his favorite book. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T20:18:17+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/12/30/the-nine-year-olds-year-in-books/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/samplingbooks2016.jpgsamplingbooks2016A sample of some of the books we read this year, from the Caterpickles 2016 Year in Books Report on Goodreads. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016yearbooksstats.jpg2016yearbooksstatsThe Year in Books Report for the brand-spanking new Caterpickles Goodreads account. 2019-08-30T20:17:18+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/12/26/five-years-gone-already/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/davisfarmland.jpgdavisfarmlandhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/yogawithcat.jpgyogawithcathttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/timeout2013.jpgtimeout2013https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/timeoutgesc.jpgtimeoutgeschttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/grandmasgiantbox2014.jpggrandmasgiantbox2014Photo: Shala Howellhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/fishingwithgrandpa2015.jpgfishingwithgrandpa2015Photo: Michael Howell2019-08-30T20:16:54+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/12/21/wordless-wednesday-just-four-more-sleeps-until-christmas/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/xmasdecorating.jpgxmasdecoratingPhoto: Shala Howell2019-08-30T20:15:38+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/10/12/wordless-wednesday-cows-in-malls/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/holy-cowside.jpgholy-cowside(Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/harrycaraycow-copy.jpgharrycaraycow-copy(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T20:14:49+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/03/23/wordless-wednesday-random-acts-of-art/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/marc2.jpgMarc2Photo: Shala Howell2019-08-30T20:14:24+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/12/25/merry-christmas-4/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cubstreemsi.jpgcubstreemsiCubs tree at the Museum of Science and Industry. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T20:13:33+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/11/16/wordless-wednesday-boomerang/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/gratitudeboomerang.jpggratitudeboomerangPhoto: Shala Howell2019-08-30T20:12:51+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/10/19/wordless-wednesday-cows-in-museums/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/spacecowside.jpgspacecowsidePhoto: Shala Howellhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/spacecow.jpgspacecowPhoto: Shala Howell2019-08-30T20:12:25+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/09/28/wordless-wednesday-good-grief/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/goodgrief.jpggoodgrief(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T20:11:50+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/09/09/wordless-wednesday-summers-end/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/tigery-at-the-window.jpgTigery at the window2019-08-30T20:11:24+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/09/23/whats-the-nine-year-old-reading-this-week-14/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sept23.jpgsept232019-08-30T20:10:47+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/09/21/wordless-wednesday-huzzah/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_7375-1.jpgimg_7375-1Onward! (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T20:10:20+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/09/14/wordless-wednesday-what-happened-to-my-door/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_7351.jpgimg_7351Is it safe to come out yet, CatMom? (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_7380.jpgimg_73802019-08-30T20:09:57+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/09/07/wordless-wednesday-back-to-school/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_7392.jpgimg_73922019-08-30T20:09:39+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/06/20/caterpickles-central-has-become-a-construction-zone/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_0121-1.jpgimg_0121-1https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_0121.jpgimg_01212019-08-30T20:09:10+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/06/22/wordless-wednesday-flame-of-the-millennium/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/flame.jpgFlame(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T20:08:39+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/06/15/wordless-wednesday-cows-on-trucks-are-awesome/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cowsontrucks.jpgCowsonTrucksMust be summer. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T20:08:17+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/06/01/wordless-wednesday-nine-more-days/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/summercountdown.jpgSummerCountdown(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T20:07:52+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/05/27/whats-the-nine-year-old-reading-this-week-4/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/debbiedavis.jpgDebbieDavisDebbie Davis, Cricket (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/charles-allen-cricket-ii.jpgCharles Allen Cricket IIMan that's a long drop. Does Charles Allen Cricket II have enough octopamine to make the jump? (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/27may2016.jpg27may20162019-08-30T20:06:56+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/02/17/wordless-wednesday-the-eight-year-olds-wild-tiger-rescue-kit/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/tigerrescue-wm.jpgTigerRescue WMThe Eight-Year-Old's soon to be patented Tiger Rescue Kit. (Photo: Michael Howell)2019-08-30T20:05:54+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/01/16/in-which-the-then-five-year-old-absolutely-is-not-crying/2019-08-30T20:05:09+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/04/27/wordless-wednesday-spring/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/springpinks.jpgSpringPinks(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T20:04:42+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/04/06/wordless-wednesday-cows-on-condos-are-awesome/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cowsoncondos.jpgCowsonCondos(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T20:04:11+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/03/02/wordless-wednesday-frost/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/frostmarch9.jpgFrostMarch9Photo: Shala Howell2019-08-30T20:03:55+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/10/30/wordless-wednesday-in-which-i-am-ambivalent-about-pumpkins/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/pumpkinsondisplaywm.jpgPumpkinsOnDisplayWM(Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/falldisplay.jpgFalldisplay(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T20:01:41+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/04/20/wordless-wednesday-cows-on-skyscrapers/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cows-on-skyscrapers.jpgcows on skyscrapers(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T19:59:43+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/03/09/wordless-wednesday-eleanor-roosevelts-famous-blueberry-pudding/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/fdrooseveltrecipe.jpgFDRooseveltRecipeEleanor Roosevelt's recipe for blueberry pudding. 2019-08-30T19:59:16+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/06/19/happy-fathers-day-daddyo/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/happy-fathers-day.jpghappy fathers day(Photo: Michael Howell)2019-08-30T19:58:46+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/01/01/happy-new-year/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/vintage-new-years-bird.jpgVintage New Year's BirdVintage New Year's card featuring one of Mommyo's favorite birds. (Source: The Graphics Fairy)2019-08-30T19:57:54+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/12/16/wordless-wednesday-the-eight-year-old-from-outer-space/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/8yofromouterspace.jpg8YOFromOuterSpace(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T19:57:42+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/03/29/the-most-surprising-thing-about-decluttering/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/aftertwowm.jpgAfterTwoWmOne more because this one gives you a better feel for what it's like to spend time in the room. And because, you know, it's my blog and three generations of my family have dedicated weeks to working on this room. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/comparisonwm.jpgComparisonWMBefore and after shots of our front room (now renamed, grandly, The Library). If only I could get the rest of my house to look like this. (Photos: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T19:57:18+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/11/04/wordless-wednesday-giant-pumpkins/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/giantpumpkins.jpgGiantPumpkins(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T19:55:12+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/10/16/whats-the-eight-year-old-reading-this-week-19/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/horribleharry.jpgHorribleHarry2019-08-30T19:54:52+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/09/23/wordless-wednesday-the-eight-year-old-goes-to-bristol-fair/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/jacobsladder2.jpgJacobsLadder2https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/jacobsladder1.jpgJacobsLadder1(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T19:54:38+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/08/30/the-eight-year-old-goes-on-strike/2019-08-30T19:54:24+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2019/08/02/klawde-books/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/klawde.jpgKlawdehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/books.jpgBooksHouston, my daughter might have a book problem. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T19:54:12+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/11/07/weekend-at-caterpickles-2/2019-08-30T19:53:44+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/10/24/the-eight-year-old-loses-control-of-her-world/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/roompremaids.jpgRoomPreMaidsThe Eight-Year-Old's room in its native state. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/maids.jpgMaids(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T19:53:27+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/10/28/wordless-wednesday-the-view-from-our-window/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/fallwindow.jpgFallWindow(Photo: Michael Howell)2019-08-30T19:53:01+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/10/21/wordless-wednesday-my-lego-store-husband/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/daddyolego.jpgdaddyoLego(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T19:52:34+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/10/12/what-do-paleontologists-do-with-all-the-things-they-find-that-they-werent-actually-looking-for/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/wall-of-skulls-wm.jpgwall of skulls WMThe wall of skulls in the upstairs portion of the Fossil Lab (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/extraskull-wm.jpgExtraskull WMYou know you *might* have a storage problem when you have to toss this guy up onto the highest shelf. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/nigersaurus.jpgNigersaurusNigersaurus taqueti, a sauropod from the Middle Cretaceous period. Art by Nobu Tamura, based on a description by Sereno et al., 2007.2019-08-30T19:19:51+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/10/08/in-which-the-eight-year-old-meets-dr-paul-sereno/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/mummywm.jpgMummyWMNo belly button here. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/3dtrexwithtree-wm.jpg3dTRexwithTree WM3D T-Rex fossil with Tree. Sounds like a work of art, doesn't it? (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/supercrocnosewm.jpgSuperCrocNoseWMHere's the view of the SuperCroc that Dr. Sereno would probably prefer you to see. These guys' noses are so delicate that it's rare to find one intact like this. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/supercroc.jpgSuperCrocSuperCroc. This guy's head is so big (and the lab so crowded with bones), I could not back up far enough to get the whole thing on my iPhone. (Photo: Shala Howell) https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/serenodinocastwm.jpgSerenoDinoCastWMDr. Sereno and his magnetized, decapitatable Ornithomimus cast. (The dinosaur heads have magnets on the back, so that you can take them off and pass them around.) (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cast-of-orthomimum.jpgCast of OrthomimumDr. Sereno https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/8yo-asks-a-question-wm-smaller.jpg8YO asks a question WM SmallerThe Eight-Year-Old asks Dr. Sereno a question. Sadly, she doesn't remember what that question was, but she does remember that the giant bone was the first bone Dr. Sereno found in Africa at the tender age of 15. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T19:18:17+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/07/18/the-eight-year-old-eats-lunch/2019-08-30T19:13:15+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/08/01/the-eight-year-old-browses-our-bookshelves/2019-08-30T19:09:26+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/06/15/do-centipedes-really-have-100-legs/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/centipede-orkin.jpgcentipede OrkinCentipede via the Orkin website2019-08-30T19:09:04+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/04/04/happy-birthday-grandma/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/happy-birthday-grandma.jpgHappy birthday Grandma(Photo: Michael Howell)2019-08-30T19:08:25+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/03/23/why-do-they-call-it-20-lb-paper/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/winniethepoohmuseum.jpgWinniethePoohMuseumWe are never ever going to find the cricket in all of that. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T19:08:02+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/11/02/wordless-wednesday-tigery-goes-to-school/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/tigeryhalloween.jpgtigeryhalloweenPhoto: Shala Howell2019-08-30T19:05:46+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/12/02/wordless-wednesday-jack-frost/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/jackfrost.jpgJackFrost2019-08-30T19:05:33+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/12/24/wordless-wednesday-mouseton-abbey/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/mouston-abbey.jpgMouston Abbey(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T19:05:17+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/04/20/why-didnt-they-ever-haul-up-the-titanic/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/titanicrobertlloyd.jpgTitanicRobertLloydMarine artist Robert Lloyd's depiction of the sinking of the Titanic on April 12, 1912. (Courtesy of Frank) 2019-08-30T19:04:13+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/03/28/birthday-parties-caterpickles-style/2019-08-30T19:03:58+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2019/02/01/book-review-sorcery-cecelia-or-the-enchanted-chocolate-pot-cecelia-kate-1/2019-08-30T19:03:41+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/02/04/wordless-wednesday-jack-frost-paints-again/2019-08-30T19:03:21+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/08/13/caterpickles-calls-for-a-consult-the-bicycling-edition/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/womenonbikes1890s1.jpgwomenonbikes1890sBiking down a dirt road in the late 1800s. (Photo: Father of JGKlein, via Wikipedia)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/womenonbikes1890s.jpgwomenonbikes1890sBiking down a dirt road in the late 1800s. (Photo: Father of JGKlein, via Wikipedia)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/bikesad1800s.jpgbikesAd1800s1897 advertisement in The Graphic for Elliman's Universal Embrocation (manufactured in Slough). (Image via Wikipedia)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/bikeriding.jpgbikeridinghttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/tandem1886wikipedia.jpgTandem1886WikipediaCouple seated on an 1886-model quadracycle for two. (Image via Wikipedia)2019-08-30T19:03:12+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/03/16/interview-with-a-seven-year-old/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/peter-rabbit.jpgPeter RabbitWhen my daughter was a baby, she had trouble falling asleep. In a burst of creativity fueled by abject desperation, Daddyo made up a song about the wallpaper in her bedroom. This wallpaper. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T19:02:25+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/02/25/wordless-wednesday-portrait-of-a-dragon/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/reddragon-sm.jpgRedDragon Smhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/reddragon.jpgRedDragon(Artwork: The Seven-Year-Old Howell)2019-08-30T19:02:16+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/02/11/wordless-wednesday-snow-day/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/photo-595.jpgphoto-595The Seven-Year-Old, building a frost dragon nest in a secret location in Chicago. Hey -- don't want y'all stealing the eggs! (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T19:01:56+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/01/21/wordless-wednesday-dinosaur-in-the-frost/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/frosty-dinosaur.jpgFrosty Dinosaur2019-08-30T19:01:43+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/04/25/just-another-weekend-at-caterpickles-central/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/funnystuffdaughter2.jpgFunnyStuffDaughter2https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/funnystuffdaughter.jpgFunnyStuffDaughter2019-08-30T19:01:06+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/01/17/my-year-so-far/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/flu.pngFlu2019-08-30T18:55:29+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/12/27/snacktime-at-caterpickles-central/2019-08-30T18:55:07+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/12/13/driving-while-parenting-episode-vi/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/monsterhummer.jpgMonsterHummerNot the car we saw, but it'll give you the idea. Apparently, jacking Hummers up on their axles is a thing. (Photo: Cardomain.com)2019-08-30T18:54:44+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/12/06/the-seven-year-old-gets-even/2019-08-30T18:54:27+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/11/01/the-seven-year-old-has-had-it-with-the-ipad/2019-08-30T18:53:09+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/10/27/mad-lib-spam/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/fearful.pngfearfulhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/trexkasugasho.jpgTRexKasugaShoOld-timey T. Rex at the Boston Museum of Science. (Photo: Kasuga Sho)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/octopus-dancing.jpgoctopus dancing(Image by Morten Brekkevold via Flickr)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/emoticonchoices.jpgEmoticonChoices2019-08-30T18:52:48+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/05/21/semi-wordless-wednesday-my-pianos-back/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/crane.jpgCranehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/b-and-the-piano.jpgb and the pianohttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/pianomidwayup.jpgPianoMidwayUphttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/pianoalmostthere.jpgPianoAlmostTherehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/piano-hoisting.jpgPiano hoistinghttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/movingonup.jpgMovingOnUp2019-08-30T18:51:26+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/03/01/the-six-year-old-eats-lunch/2019-08-30T18:51:00+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/02/25/my-view-today/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/lacytrees2013.jpgLacyTrees2013Photo: Shala Howell2019-08-30T18:50:38+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2018/06/06/summer-ww/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/icanhazsummer.jpgIcanHazSummerPhoto: Shala Howell2019-08-30T18:50:03+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/10/22/wordless-wednesday-that-is-not-the-awesome-hiding-place-you-think-it-is/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/yarn.jpgYarn(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T18:49:03+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/10/08/wordless-wednesday-the-seven-year-old-finally-gets-her-kitten/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/canelo.jpgCaneloCanelo discovered our sunroom at 9:30 a.m. yesterday morning. He didn't leave it until well after 5 o'clock last night. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T18:48:33+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/12/10/wordless-wednesday-wreath-bomb/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/tree-wreaths.jpgTree wreathsTree art in Harold Washington Park (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T18:47:29+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/09/22/a-kids-guide-to-chicago/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/wwisnoopy-e1411425662200.jpgWWISnoopyWWI Flying Ace by The Seven-Year-Old Howell. Text below the picture reads: "'Headquarters must be planning a new drive. I don't recognize alot of these new men.' The World War I flying ace muttering." (Artwork: The Seven-Year-Old Howell, based on a cartoon by Charles M Schulz)2019-08-30T18:47:06+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/07/31/mother-nature-hates-new-jersey-and-other-news-of-the-month/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/fieldmuseumtrachodon1922.jpgFieldMuseumTrachodon1922(Photo: Field Museum)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/newjerseylightningstrike.jpgNewJerseyLightningStrikehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/pelagornisbrucemuseum.jpgPelagornisBruceMuseumArtist's illustration of the Pelagornis sanderski, the world's largest ever flying bird. (Image: Liz Bradford, Bruce Museum)2019-08-30T18:45:11+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/07/19/the-seven-year-old-goes-shopping/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/hotdogsteamerwm.jpgHotDogSteamerWM2019-08-30T18:43:55+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/03/12/wordless-wednesday-my-view-this-morning/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wintertrees.jpgWinterTrees2019-08-30T18:43:38+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/03/05/mostly-wordless-wednesday-turtle-on-trial/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/turtlejail.jpgTurtleJailHere's hoping it's a short sentence. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T18:43:20+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/02/19/wordless-wednesday-sunset/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/sunsetwm.jpgSunsetWM(Photo: Michael Howell)2019-08-30T18:43:03+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/01/01/wordless-wednesday-happy-new-years/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/newyears.jpgNewYearsY is also a vowel in Tigery. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T18:41:51+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/10/31/happy-halloween-2/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/halloween.jpgHalloweenhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/happyhalloween.jpgHappyHalloweenThis year she's Snoopy, the WWI Flying Ace. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T18:41:26+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/01/04/wordless-wednesday-happy-new-year/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/star-wars.jpgstar-warsPhoto: Michael Howell2019-08-30T18:40:49+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/10/02/wordless-wednesday-lost-in-a-good-book/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/enchanted_hunters.jpgEnchanted_hunters.JPG2019-08-30T18:40:25+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/02/17/cats-who-paint/2019-08-30T18:39:27+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/02/22/trekking-across-hoth/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/chicagoweather2-21.jpgChicagoWeather2-21Our forecast today. 29F, high wind warning, snow flurries. Feels like 15F. Balmy! (Source: Weather.com)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/hoth.jpgHothImagine walking through 2 miles of this. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T18:39:01+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/02/26/wordless-wednesday-the-flying-gecko/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/geckowm.jpgGeckoWM(Photo: Michael Howell)2019-08-30T18:38:21+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/02/12/wordless-wednesday-winter-berries/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/winter_berries2wm.jpgwinter_berries2WM(Photo: Michael Howell)2019-08-30T18:38:08+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/02/05/wordless-wednesday-monk-parakeets-in-snow/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/monkparakeetswm.jpgMonkParakeetsWM(Photo: Michael Howell)2019-08-30T18:37:34+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/11/13/wordless-wednesday-sick-day/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sickday.jpgSickDay(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T18:37:19+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2019/05/03/what-is-mothman/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/mothmanblending-1.jpgMothmanBlending (1)The Mysterious Mothwoman blends into a crowd. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T18:36:49+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/11/06/wordless-wednesday-spocks-secret-mission/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/spocksmissionwm2.jpgSpocksMissionWm2I will really miss that wobbly spelling. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/spocksmissionwm1.jpgSpocksMissionWmI will really miss that wobbly spelling. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/spocksmissionwm.jpgSpocksMissionWmMr. Spock's missive. It reads: " (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T18:36:35+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/01/29/wordless-wednesday-the-view-from-my-window/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/windowicewm.jpgWindowIceWM(Photo: Michael Howell)2019-08-30T18:35:30+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/11/08/wordless-wednesday-november-flowers/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/novemberflowers2017.jpgNovemberFlowers2017Photo: Shala Howell2019-08-30T18:35:12+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/12/11/wordless-wednesday-porcupine-in-winter/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sleepyporcupine.jpgSleepyPorcupine(Photo/Video by tseaver341 via YouTube)2019-08-30T18:34:53+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/11/30/overheard-on-a-saturday-morning/2019-08-30T18:34:34+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/12/04/wordless-wednesday-the-i-miss-summer-edition/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/brookfieldzoo.jpgBrookfieldZoo(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T18:34:20+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/11/27/wordless-wednesday-procrastination-edition/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/tractor.jpgTractor(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T18:33:37+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/11/20/wordless-wednesday-chicago-landmarks-edition/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/closeup-of-the-sign.jpgCloseup of the Sign(Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/landmarkonuchicagocampus.jpgLandmarkonUChicagoCampusThe Six-Year-Old studies a sign on the University of Chicago campus. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T18:33:17+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/10/31/happy-halloween/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/happyhalloween.jpgHappyHalloweenThe (then) Six-Year-Old camped out on the floor at school, waiting for the Halloween parade to start. Why yes, that is a Garfield book. (Photo: Shala Howell) 2019-08-30T18:32:57+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/10/19/more-trouble-with-tribbles/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/tribble.jpgTribbleThe Six-Year-Old used to call these wadded up catalog pages "Kitty Asteroids." Now she calls them tribbles. And takes great joy in spreading them all over my house. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T18:32:33+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/09/18/wordless-wednesday-the-best-part-of-the-six-year-olds-week/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/msi.jpgMSI(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T18:32:15+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/10/17/wordless-thursday-bundled-up/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/writingbuddies.jpgWritingBuddies(Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/turtlewm.jpgTurtleWM(Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bunny.jpgBunnySomebunny's got a new wool coat. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T18:31:11+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/09/21/signs-you-may-have-been-watching-too-much-star-trek/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/tribbles.jpgTribblesStill from the Star Trek episode, The Trouble with Tribbles. (Image via Pollyanna Rainbow Sunshine and the Needles of Doom, aka Best Blog Title Ever.)2019-08-30T18:30:08+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/08/21/wordless-wednesday-worlds-biggest-dragonfly/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/worldslargestdragonfly.jpgWorldsLargestDragonfly(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T18:29:48+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/09/04/wordless-wednesday-the-shedd-aquarium/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/aquarium.jpgAquariumThe Six-Year-Old watches the dolphins play at the Shedd Aquarium. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T18:29:41+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2018/08/29/wait-what-happened-to-my-caterpickles/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/redo2018-v21.jpgRedo2018 v2https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/redo2018-v2.jpgRedo2018 v2https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/redesign2018.jpgRedesign2018Navigating the new Caterpickles format. (Image: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T18:28:43+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/06/02/the-seven-year-old-talks-with-grandma/2019-08-30T18:28:00+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/06/29/wordless-wednesday-birdwatching/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/birdwatching.jpgbirdwatching(Photo: Michael Howell)2019-08-30T18:27:29+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/12/31/another-year-gone-already/2019-08-30T18:26:26+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/12/08/wordless-wednesday-the-eight-year-old-helps-the-university-of-chicago-get-into-the-guinness-book-of-world-records/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/worldrecord.jpgWorldRecordhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/tallysheet.jpgTallySheethttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/safestdayever.jpgSafestdayEver?https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/vader.jpgVaderhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nearperfect.jpgNearPerfect2019-08-30T18:25:17+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/01/04/the-musical-six-year-old/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/balletnutcrackerpublicdomain.jpgBalletNutcrackerPublicDomainThe Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performing The Nutcracker in 1940. (via Wikipedia)2019-08-30T18:23:16+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/11/11/why-does-putting-an-apple-in-your-brown-sugar-keep-the-sugar-soft/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/apple-brown-sugar.jpgapple brown sugarStoring an apple with your brown sugar will help keep your sugar soft. (Photo: Shala Howell)2024-08-28T16:42:02+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/03/02/book-review-anywhere-but-paradise-by-anne-bustard/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/abp_jkt_final.jpgABP_jkt_final2019-08-30T18:21:42+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/07/10/wordless-wednesday-the-six-year-old-gets-homesick/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/aftertwowm.jpgAfterTwoWmMy old writing spot. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/after.jpgAfter2019-08-30T18:18:21+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/07/02/the-view-from-our-window/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/laststrawberry.jpgLastStrawberryThe last of our provisions. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cubs.jpgCubsThe Six-Year-Old's cubs take in the view from our window. I'm told they are tasked with alerting The Six-Year-Old should playing break out on the meadow below. 2019-08-30T18:17:53+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/07/17/wordless-wednesday-plane-landing-at-logan-airport/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/plane-landing-at-logan-wm.jpgPlane landing at Logan WMPlane landing at Boston's Logan Airport. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T18:17:16+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/07/05/a-recipe-for-preserving-children-and-other-news-of-our-week/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/recipeforkids.jpgRecipeforKids2019-08-30T18:16:08+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/07/27/the-six-year-old-turns-the-corner/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/wimpykid-2.jpgWimpyKid 2https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/wimpykid.pngWimpyKid2019-08-30T18:15:07+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/11/15/grandpa-takes-the-then-six-year-old-to-the-beach/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/beach.jpgBeachI miss summer. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T18:14:42+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/10/26/on-the-road-with-the-six-year-old-episode-5-the-car-seat-boogie/2019-08-30T18:14:19+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/05/28/memorial-day/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/memorialdayancwikipedia.jpgMemorialDayANCWikiPediaGraves at Arlington National Cemetery decorated for Memorial Day, 2008. (Image: Remember via Wikipedia)2019-08-30T18:13:06+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/06/05/wordless-wednesday-an-acorn-of-unusual-size/2019-08-30T18:11:21+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/06/04/why-is-john-philip-sousa-endorsing-my-piano/2019-08-30T18:09:21+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/06/03/is-our-piano-an-endangered-species/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sousaendorsement.jpgSousaEndorsementEndorsement of Everett Pianos by John Philip Sousa. (Source: Everett Selections, published by the John Church Company).https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/johnphilipsousaendorsement.jpgJohnPhilipSousaEndorsementEndorsement from John Philip Sousa of Everett Pianos. (Source: Everett Selections, published in https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/soundboardcloseup-wm.jpgSoundBoardCloseup WMCloseup of the sound board in the lower half of my piano, showing the sap lines. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/acornfile.jpgAcornFileThe Six-Year-Old's file on the Case of the Bizarrely Large Acorn. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/bizarrelylargeacorn.jpgBizarrelyLargeAcornFinding this was a bit of a surprise. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/closeupmetalharp.jpgCloseupMetalHarpClosup of a portion of the pin block in my Everett, showing the transition from copper to steel strings. Incidentally, my piano uses an exposed pin block, an older style of construction. In newer models, the metal harp covers the pin block and has a series of holes through which piano tuners access the pins. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/everett-laid-bare-smaller.jpgEverett laid bare SmallerOur Everett with the mahogany stripped off, exposing the brass rail and the wooden harp on its insides. That's Joe Morocco in the corner using a ladies' hair straightener to straighten out the leather strap on the broken hammer prior to reinstalling it in my piano. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/1901everett-upright-wm.jpg1901Everett upright WMOur 1901 Everett upright. I'd love to claim that this piano was handed down to me through the generations, but the fact is we acquired it when we bought our first house in Hyde Park, MA 11 (12?) years ago. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/adcolumbianexpositionbetter.jpgAdColumbianExpositionBetterAccording to this 1893 ad from the John Church Company, Everett pianos won the highest honor at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. (Image via Amazon)2023-03-29T04:46:37+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/05/27/happy-memorial-day/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/richardovertonkvue.jpgRichardOvertonKVueRichard Overton in front of the East Austin home he built upon returning home from his service in WWII. (Photo: KVUE)2019-08-30T18:05:12+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/05/17/the-six-year-old-celebrates-take-your-tiger-to-work-day/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/tigerydesk.jpgTigeryDesk(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T18:04:40+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/04/27/the-six-year-old-goes-to-bed/2019-08-30T18:04:05+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/02/15/is-it-the-weekend-yet/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/valentinerosenebulanoao.jpgValentineRoseNebulaNOAONebula Sh2-174. Image released Feb 13 by the National Optical Astronomy Observatory.2019-08-30T18:03:43+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/05/15/guess-who-got-her-yellow-stripe-yesterday/2019-08-30T18:01:42+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/03/25/insightful-things-the-five-year-old-says-at-859-a-m/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/whiteflower.jpgWhiteFlowerWhite Flower (Photo: Maliz Ong)2019-08-30T18:01:13+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/03/16/decluttering-reaches-fever-pitch/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/decluttering-smaller.jpgDecluttering smallerThe Five-Year-Old and Gran hard at work decluttering the bookshelves. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T17:57:50+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/05/15/wordless-wednesday-my-blog-might-be-taking-over-my-life/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/harvardpose.jpgHarvardPoseThe Six-Year-Old wearing a very fancy Harvard hat. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T17:57:08+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/05/06/in-which-the-six-year-old-visits-faneuil-hall/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/statue.jpgStatue(Photo: Michael Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/silverstatuesmaller.jpgSilverStatueSmaller(Photo: Michael Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/silverstatuecloseup.jpgSilverStatueCloseup(Photo: Michael Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/silverstatuebutterscotch.jpgSilverStatueButterscotch(Photo: Michael Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/bronzestatuefullsmaller.jpgBronzeStatueFullSmaller(Photo: Michael Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/bronzestatue.jpgBronzeStatue(Photo: Michael Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/bhat.jpgBHat(Photo: Michael Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/balloonhatshadow.jpgBalloonHatShadow(Photo: Michael Howell)2019-08-30T17:56:07+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/03/18/what-does-bug-poop-look-like-and-smell-like/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/eucharitid-wasp.jpgEucharitid waspI'll bet this guy has pretty fancy poop. (Photo: I f...ing love science via Facebook)2019-08-30T17:54:40+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/04/26/if-its-friday-it-must-be-time-for-another-weekend-update/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/6yosroom.jpg6YOsRoomThe Six-Year-Old's cleaned up, cleared out, and repainted room. (Photo: Vis-Home)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/guestroom.jpgGuestRoomOur cleaned up, rearranged and repainted Guest Room. (Photo: Vis-Home)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/schoolvacaweek.jpgSchoolVacaWeek(Artwork: The Six-Year-Old)2019-08-30T17:54:04+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/02/16/does-president-obama-read-caterpickles/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/obama-with-kids.jpgObama with kidsPresident Barack Obama races Deputy National Security Advisor Denis McDonough's children on Jan 25, 2013 at the White House. No doubt to see who gets to read Caterpickles first. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)2019-08-30T17:52:22+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/03/06/wordless-wednesday-hammond-castle/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/stonewall.jpgStoneWallThe Stone Wall overlooking the sea at Hammond Castle in Gloucester, MA. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T17:51:19+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/03/07/looking-for-a-school-fundraiser-check-out-square1art/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/5yoart2.jpg5YOart2The Five-Year-Old's art. It's two cats lying on their side to make a butterfly. (Image: The Five-Year-Old)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/5yoart.jpg5YOarthttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/customcatalogandstickers.jpgCustomCatalogandStickersThis custom catalog is simply brilliant. (Photo: Square1Art)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/logo.pnglogo2019-08-30T17:50:44+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/02/09/oh-what-a-difference-24-hours-makes/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/snow.jpgSnowMy daughter provided for scale. This is a lot of snow. We were digging out for days. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T17:48:33+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/02/20/midweek-school-vacation-boost/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/printerkidscars.jpgPrinterKidsCarsJust one of many coloring pages you'll find at PrinterKids.com. (Image: PrinterKids.com)2019-08-30T17:47:52+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/02/04/whats-wrong-with-ketchup-on-hot-dogs/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/chicagodog.jpgChicagoDog2019-08-30T17:47:20+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/01/28/what-did-people-think-earthquakes-were-in-the-olden-days-when-daddyo-was-born/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/convectioncurrentsincorepublicdomain.jpgConvectionCurrentsinCorePublicDomainOh yeah, those. Convection currents in the Earth's core. (Image: public domain. Source: U.S. government)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/whentheresanearthquake.jpgWhenTheresAnEarthquakeGraphic from the 1955 World Book Encyclopedia explaining the latest scientific theory on what happens when there's an earthquake. (Image: 1955 World Book Encyclopedia, Vol. E, p. 2169)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/insideearth1-e1359131988263.jpgInsideEarthQuick! What's missing from this diagram of the Earth's core? (Image: 1955 World Book Encyclopedia, Volume E, page 2166c)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/insideearth-e1359131694532.jpgInsideEarthQuick! What's missing from this diagram of the Earth's core? (Image: 1955 World Book Encyclopedia, Volume E, page 2166c)2019-08-30T17:46:13+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/01/21/in-which-the-five-year-old-explains-how-to-pick-a-great-book/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tabbysoup.jpgTabbySoupMr. PUtter & Tabby Stir the Soup by Cynthia Rylant. The latest in a very long string of excellent books brought home by The Five-Year-Old, and the book which triggered this morning's question.2019-08-30T17:45:15+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/01/14/if-you-can-read-this-i-need-you-to-disable-java-in-your-web-browser-please/2019-08-30T17:44:41+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/01/12/mommyo-why-arent-you-a-star-wars-fan/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/starwars-e1357752608721.jpgStarwarsOne of many pieces of Star Wars fan art created by The Five-Year-Old after watching Star Wars for the first time with her parents about three weeks ago. (Drawing: The Five-Year-Old Howell)2019-08-30T17:44:09+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/01/07/book-review-beginners-birdwatching-book/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/birdwatchercover.jpgBirdwatcherCoverhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/birdwatchinginsidepage.jpgBirdwatchingInsidePage2019-08-30T17:43:21+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/01/19/throwback-thursday-did-kittens-get-their-name-in-britain/2019-08-30T17:41:37+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/10/25/the-seven-year-old-stands-up-for-monsters/2019-08-30T17:40:00+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/06/28/summer-review-medley/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/velveteenrabbit.pngVelveteenRabbithttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/bluemoo.jpgBlueMoohttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/colorkittens.jpgColorKittens2019-08-30T17:39:30+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/12/08/the-five-year-old-talks-to-gran/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/staugustinecollageexcel23.jpgStAugustineCollageExcel23St. Augustine. Not a volcano. (Collage of images of St. Augustine by Excel23, via Wikipedia.)2019-08-30T17:38:28+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/11/22/the-seven-year-old-misses-her-teeth/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/toothfairy.jpgToothFairyThe note reads: "Dear Tooth Fairy, you will find my teeth in the place pointed to. Please take the container." (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T17:37:19+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/12/29/in-which-the-five-year-old-puts-tv-in-its-place/2019-08-30T17:36:48+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/01/05/the-five-year-old-sings-again/2019-08-30T17:34:01+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/11/29/the-five-year-old-thinks-about-pets/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/hermitcrabhzell.jpgHermitCrabHzellNot it. (Photo: H. Zell via Wikipedia)2019-08-30T17:33:34+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/11/26/ask-the-five-year-old-could-the-twilight-vampires-take-down-shaun-the-sheep/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/cullenfamilystephaniemeyer.jpgCullenFamilyStephanieMeyerThe Cullen family from the movie version of Stephanie Meyer's Twilight trilogy. (Photo: Summit Entertainment via Stephanie Meyer's blog).https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/shaunthesheeppromo.jpgShaunTheSheepPromoShaun's the skinny one. If you like Wallace & Gromit, it's a fair bet you'll enjoy Shaun the Sheep. (Image via Wikipedia)2019-08-30T17:32:47+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/11/29/wordless-wednesday-3/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/10yosue.jpg10YOSueMy daughter waves to Sue the T-Rex back in the days when Sue lived in the main hall of the Field Museum in Chicago. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T17:29:41+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/01/06/wordless-wednesday-the-8yo-in-her-happy-place/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/fishing.jpgFishing(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T17:28:14+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/09/14/pets-volcanoes-and-monkeys-oh-my/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sept12sleep.jpgSept12SleepMy FitBit sleep record for September 12, 2012 - two and a half months into a catless existence.https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sleepjan12smaller.jpgSleepJan12SmallerMy FitBit sleep record for January 12, 2012, when both cats were still alive.https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/cozyonmommyomorning.jpgCozyonMommyoMorninghttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sleep-9-12-2012.jpgSleep 9-12-2012My FitBit sleep record for September 12, 2012. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/jan12-2012sleep.jpgJan12-2012SleepMy FitBit sleep record for January 12, 2012 -- Two months before Mulberry died. 2019-08-30T17:27:41+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/11/28/breaking-news-actual-vampire-feared-on-the-loose-in-serbia/2019-08-30T17:24:59+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/10/19/what-to-do-with-your-old-buttons-or-christmas-crafts-already/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bstree.jpgBsTreeThe Five-Year-Old's tree. (Photo: Michael Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mytree.jpgMyTreeMy tree. (Photo: Michael Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bswreath1.jpgBsWreathThe Five-Year-Old's wreath (Photo: Michael Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mywreathawesome.jpgMyWreathAwesomeMy wreath. (Photo: Michael Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mytreebetter.jpgMytreebetterMy Christmas tree. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mywreath2.jpgMyWreath2My wreath. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bstreebetter.jpgB'streeBetterThe Five-Year-Old's Christmas tree ornament. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bswreathbetter.jpgbsWreathbetterThe Five-Year-Old's wreath. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bswreath.jpgBsWreathThe Five-Year-Old's wreath ornament. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mywreath.jpgMyWreathMy button wreath. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T17:24:17+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/10/20/the-safety-conscious-five-year-old/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/boyfishing.jpgBoyfishingThis is all wrong. (Photo: US Fish & Wildlife Services)2019-08-30T17:21:53+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/10/27/the-five-year-old-makes-plans/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/icecreambyacidburn24m.jpgicecreambyAcidBurn24mEssential party gear for The Five-Year-Old. (Photo: Acidburn24m via Wikipedia)2019-08-30T17:21:27+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/09/05/best-conspiracy-theory-ever/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/easterbunnynightmare.jpgEasterBunnyNightmareThe Five-Year-Old's worst nightmare. (Image: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T17:20:58+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/09/21/the-endeavours-western-tour-and-other-news-of-the-week/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/endeavoroverricerachelkimbro.jpgEndeavorOverRiceRachelKimbroThe space shuttle Endeavor being flown over Rice University, September 19, 2012. (Photo: Rachel Kimbro)2019-08-30T17:19:40+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/09/19/breaking-news-the-five-year-old-hits-scholastic-milestone/2019-08-30T17:17:59+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/09/03/happy-labor-day/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/kiteflyingsept2012sm.jpgkiteflyingSept2012sm2019-08-30T17:17:06+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/08/30/the-five-year-old-reviews-books-space-patrol/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/spacepatrol1.jpgSpacePatrolhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/spacepatrol.jpgSpacePatrol2019-08-30T17:14:10+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/11/02/casting-call-for-the-bunnies-and-other-news-of-the-week/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/bunniesalltogetheraoifebh.jpgBunniesAllTogetherAoifeBH"Makeup!" (Photo: Aoife Barrington-Haber)2019-08-30T17:13:22+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/08/24/ice-age-flower-blooms-again-and-other-news-of-the-week/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/silenestenophyllaiceageviadiscover.jpgsileneStenophyllaIceAgeviaDiscoverSilene stenophylla in bloom. (Image via Discover Magazine.)2019-08-30T17:11:21+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/08/23/the-five-year-old-reviews-books-china-rabbits-lighthouses-and-kindergarten-oh-my/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/nightbeforekindergarten.jpgNightbeforeKindergartenhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/lighthouselullaby.jpgLighthouseLullabyhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/edwardtulane.jpgEdwardTulane2019-08-30T17:09:40+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/08/17/rogue-kangaroos-red-lakes-and-other-news-of-the-week/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/kangaroo.jpgKangaroo"What are you looking at? I'm not the missing kangaroo. Man, what do I have to do to get some privacy around here? That's it. Next year I'm going to the Alps. Frickin' papparazzi." (Image of the anonymous and totally not the missing kangaroo via Wikipedia.)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug82012nasajpl.jpgAug82012NasaJPL2019-08-30T17:08:15+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/07/20/mayors-who-prefer-catnip-infused-tea-and-other-news-of-the-week/2019-08-30T17:06:07+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/09/08/the-five-year-old-picks-up/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/pyroclasticflowmayonvolcanousgeosurvey.jpgPyroclasticFlowMayonVolcanoUSGeoSurveyNot the sort of thing you want to find in the middle of your bedroom. (Pyroclastic flows at Mayon Volcano, Philippines, 1984. Image: US Geological Survey)2019-08-30T17:01:22+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/07/13/you-go-girls-and-other-news-of-the-week/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/coralreefpetrkratochvil.jpgCoralReefPetrKratochvil<a href="http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/view-image.php?image=4586&picture=coral-reef">Coral Reef</a> by Petr Kratochvilhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/teenvoguepetition.jpgTeenVoguePetition2019-08-30T17:00:38+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/07/14/good-photojournalist-is-always-prepared/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/essentialgearbymommyosmaller.jpgEssentialGearByMommyosmallerWhat The Five-Year-Old carries (Image: Mommyo)2019-08-30T16:59:01+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/07/26/the-five-year-old-reviews-books-borrowers-frogs-dinosaurs/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dinosaursdark.jpgDinosaursDarkhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/frogssuspenders.jpgFrogsSuspendershttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/borrowersafloat.jpgBorrowersAfloathttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/theborrowers.jpgTheBorrowers2019-08-30T16:58:13+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/07/09/what-are-the-tiniest-monkeys-in-the-world/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/pygmymarmosetmalenethyssen.jpgPygmyMarmosetMaleneThyssenPygmy marmoset (Photo: Malene Thyssen)2019-08-30T16:57:02+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/08/09/the-five-year-old-reviews-books-dragons-knights-and-brains-oh-my/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/greatbrain.jpgGreatBrainhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dragonssinging.jpgDragonsSinginghttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/knightdawn.jpgKnightDawn2019-08-30T16:55:53+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/10/26/battening-down-the-hatches-and-other-news-of-the-week/2019-08-30T16:54:46+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/06/14/book-review-im-going-to-write-upper-case-letters/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/insidepage2-e1339692005420.pngInsidePage2Inside page of I Can Write!https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/insidepageicanwrite1.jpgInsidePageICanWriteInside page of I'm Going to Writehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/insidepageicanwrite.jpgInsidePageICanWritehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/im-going-to-write.pngI'm Going to Write2019-08-30T16:53:14+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/07/19/summer-review-medley-little-honey-bear-the-cat-who-liked-potato-soup-and-the-squeaky-creaky-bed/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/squeakybed.jpgSqueakyBedhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/catpotatosoup.pngCatPotatoSouphttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/littlehoneybear.jpgLittleHoneyBear2019-08-30T16:51:51+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/06/11/the-five-year-old-takes-pictures/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/bsfavoritepicture-copy.jpgBsfavoritepicture copyhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/daddytakingpicofbscake.jpgDaddyTakingPicofBsCakeDaddyo taking a picture of The Five-Year-Old's birthday cake. (Image: The Five-Year-Old)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/outandabout.jpgoutandAboutFlowers in one of our neighbor's yard. (Image: The Five-Year-Old)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/2011-10-10-bspicofcozy1.jpg2011-10-10 BspicofCozy1Something more than this. Cozy in his favorite spot. (Photo: The Five-Year-Old)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/cozybehindcurtain.jpgCozybehindCurtainCozy behind a curtain. "I snuck up on him," said The Five-Year-Old proudly. (Image: The Five-Year-Old.)2019-08-30T16:50:23+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/05/25/placebo-bandaids-and-other-news-of-the-week/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/cozywithemma.jpgCozywithEmmaMy big plan for the weekend -- extract book from cat. 2019-08-30T16:47:39+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/05/12/daddyo-do-you-want-to-play-tic-tac-toe-with-me/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/xthefiveyearold.jpgXTheFiveYearOldThe Five-Year-Old's demonstration X. (Image Credit: The Five-Year-Old)2019-08-30T16:44:35+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/03/17/how-to-get-your-child-to-hate-st-patricks-day/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/greenwaffles.jpgGreenWafflesNo spinach was harmed in the making of this waffle. 2019-08-30T16:38:04+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/05/31/your-moment-of-reading/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/the-greatbrain.jpgThe GreatBrain2019-08-30T16:37:14+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/05/23/is-florida-faster-than-boston-or-slower/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/timezonesbostonwins.jpgTimeZonesBostonWinsFigure 1.https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/spinningpensacolawins.jpgSpinningPensacolaWinsFigure 2.https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/axisrelativespeeds.jpgAxisRelativeSpeedsFigure 2: Pensacola wins. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/timezonerelspeeds.jpgTimeZoneRelSpeedsFigure 1: Boston wins the time zone race. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/relspeedflamasssmaller.jpgRelSpeedFlaMassSmaller2019-08-30T16:36:05+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/05/18/the-brutality-of-eating-and-other-news-of-the-week/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/astralflarenasasgezarijhujgillochonucsantacruz.jpgAstralFlareNASASGezariJHUJGillochonUCSantaCruzComputer simulated image of an astral flare caused by a black hole chomping down on a dying star. (Image: NASA, S. Gezari of JHU, and J. Guillochon of UC Santa Cruz)2019-08-30T16:29:17+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/05/09/overhead-at-caterpickles-central/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/nightmaremoonthe5yosmaler.jpgNightmareMoonThe5YOSmalerNight Mare Moon (Image Credit: The Five-Year-Old)2019-08-30T16:27:11+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/07/02/if-we-eat-healthy-food-does-that-mean-well-never-die/2019-08-30T16:26:37+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/03/09/r-i-p-mulberry-the-cat-january-1995-march-2012/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/mulwithyarnhalo-smaller-e1331164734251.jpgMulwithYarnHalo Smallerhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/mulyarnhalo2012.jpgMulYarnHalo20122019-08-30T16:25:19+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/04/16/tales-from-spring-break-round-three/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/annotatedart4-12.jpgAnnotatedArt4-122019-08-30T16:21:07+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/05/21/what-happened-to-the-mayflower-one/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mayflowerhalsall1882.pngMayflowerHalsall1882"Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor," by William Halsall, 1882 (Original hangs in Pilgrim Hall Museum, Plymouth, Massachusetts, Image via Wikipedia)2019-08-30T16:19:13+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/05/16/beware-the-vegetarian-t-rex/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/flowers.jpgFlowersOur consolation prize for being too slow to catch the raspberry bush. 2019-08-30T16:14:46+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/05/14/how-do-imaginary-time-machines-work/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/tardisondisplaymagnusmanske.jpgTardisONDisplayMagnusManskeTARDIS used in the 2005-9 seasons of Dr. Who on display at BBCTV Centre. (Photo: Zir, via Wikipedia)2019-08-30T16:14:22+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/04/13/spring-break-round-three-and-other-news-of-the-week/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/bslorax1.jpgBsLoraxhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/bslorax.jpgBsLoraxWhen The Five-Year-Old was two, we celebrated Earth Day by going to the Arnold Arboretum and turning leaves, rocks, and twigs into random works of art, which we left scattered around the park. This one is The Two-Year-Old's version of the Lorax.2019-08-30T01:17:14+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/06/23/snap-out-of-it-mommyo/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/cats-on-desk-smallest2.jpgcats on desk smallest22019-08-30T01:16:10+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/03/16/leprechaun-money/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/lepvase2in1shot.jpgLepVase2in1ShotThe Five-Year-Old's Leprechaun Vase, complete with a glittery inside and starter pack of leprechaun money to encourage new giving. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/leprechaun-vase.pngLeprechaun VaseThe Five-Year-Old's leprechaun money pot2019-08-30T01:15:37+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/03/10/in-which-the-four-year-old-tells-it-like-it-is/2019-08-30T01:15:14+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/04/21/happy-belated-100th-birthday-fenway-park/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/fenway1914publicdomainlibrarycongress.pngFenway1914PublicDomainLibraryCongressFenway Park, age 2. (Source: Library of Congress - George Grantham Bain Collection, 1914)2019-08-30T01:11:31+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/04/13/ultimate-blog-party/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/goatlive.jpggoatlivehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/davisfarmlandjul11.jpgDavisFarmlandJul11https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/picofme.jpgPicofMehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ubp2012jpg.jpgUBP2012JPG2019-08-30T01:10:05+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/04/08/happy-easter/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/happyeaster1.jpgHappyEasterhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/happyeaster.jpgHappyEaster2019-08-30T01:09:50+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/03/15/the-god-particle-martians-tricky-people-other-news-of-the-week/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/higgs-boson-particleap.jpgHiggs Boson ParticleAP(Image: CERN via AP)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/marslife.jpgMarsLifeRocks found at two different sites by the Mars Rover Opportunity and Curiosity. (Photo: NASA)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/narniacake.jpgNarniaCakeThose are some mad skills. (Photo: Sugar Therapy via FlavorWire)2019-08-30T01:09:28+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/04/09/how-to-make-your-own-butterflies/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/finishedsmaller2.jpgFinishedSmallerhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/finishedsmaller1.jpgFinishedSmallerhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/finishedsmaller.jpgFinishedSmallerhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/gold-e1333840668422.jpgGoldThe Five-Year-Old doesn't think the butterflies need antennas. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/threestepssmaller.jpgThreeStepsSmallerhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/supplies.jpgSupplies2019-08-30T01:01:41+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/04/07/if-you-give-a-five-year-old-a-fossil-set/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/catdreamsnamed.jpgCatDreamsNamedIs it time for class already? I was having the best dream...https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/animaldrawingpptwithname.jpgAnimalDrawingPPTwithnameIs it time for class already? I was having the best dream...https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/gastrolithscraigpemberton.jpgGastrolithsCraigPembertonGastroliths (stomach stones) from a plesiosaur. (Image: Craig Pemberton, via Wikipedia).2019-08-30T00:59:20+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/08/23/in-which-we-visit-the-sandwich-glass-museum/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/fruit-paperweight.pngFruit paperweightFruit paperweight, Boston & Sandwich Glass Company, c. 1870-1887https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/wall-of-glass.jpgWall of glassWall of glass in the museum's permanent collection (Image Credit: Sandwich Glass Museum)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/glassblower.pngGlassblowerImage Credit: Sandwich Glass Museumhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/thepress.jpgThePressThe Glass Press2019-08-30T00:58:46+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/01/26/in-which-the-five-year-old-tries-to-come-to-terms-with-daddyos-very-great-age/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fossilspider.jpgFossilSpider165 million year old fossil of the Nephila jurassica, an orb weaver spider that lived during the Jurassic. (Photo from Selden et al., 2011.)2019-08-30T00:57:20+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/01/24/the-seven-year-old-practices-her-mad-scientist-cackle/2019-08-30T00:56:46+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/07/12/downtown-chicago/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chicagosummer.jpgChicagoSummer(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-30T00:55:40+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/08/02/summer-review-medley-my-many-colored-days-a-day-a-dog-you-cant-see-a-dodo-at-the-zoo/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dodozoo.jpgDodoZoohttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/adayadog.jpgADayADoghttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/manycoloreddays.jpgManyColoredDays2019-08-30T00:54:57+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/04/28/reason-463-to-stop-eating-fast-food/2019-08-30T00:05:20+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/07/06/free-fun-fridays/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/climatecountsscorecard.jpgClimateCountsScorecardThe Climate Counts Scorecard (Image: ClimateCounts.org)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/edwardgoreyhouseyarmouthport.jpgEdwardGoreyHouseYarmouthportThe Edward Gorey House in Yarmouth Port. Current exhibit: "The Envelope Art of Edward Gorey." While you're in Yarmouth Port, make time to stop by The Optimist Cafe at 134 Main Street (Route 6A). Oh, the sweet deliciousness. You'll be so glad you did... https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/heirloom-tomatoes-jeffreyscottwilson.jpgHeirloom Tomatoes JeffreyScottWilsonHeirloom tomatoes on a table in New York City's Union Square Green Market. (Photo: Jeffrey Scott Wilson)2019-08-30T00:04:43+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/04/04/laundry-day/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/laundry.jpglaundrySo close.2019-08-30T00:02:49+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/03/23/robins-ticks-and-cherry-blossoms-already/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/record-tempsmarch15-copy.jpgRecord TempsMarch15 copyLand Surface Temperature Map for March 8-15, 2012. (Image credit: NASA Earth Observatory.)2019-08-30T00:00:25+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/09/13/the-five-year-old-goes-to-the-movies-the-newly-renovated-norwood-theatre/2019-08-29T23:58:31+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/03/29/what-wheres-my-book-review/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/coyoteii.jpgCoyoteIIhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/coyotesteals1.jpgCoyoteStealshttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/coyotesteals.jpgCoyoteSteals2019-08-29T23:57:47+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/01/27/its-a-busy-day-here-at-caterpickles/2019-08-29T23:56:49+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/03/28/parenting-fail/2019-08-29T23:56:11+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/03/27/eveni-cant-believe-my-daughter-just-said-tha/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/rusty.jpgRusty2019-08-29T23:55:39+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/03/21/whats-going-on-at-caterpickles/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/bikeriding.jpgbikeridingMy daughter on her training-wheel-enhanced red bike. (Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/protest-copy1-e1332330474986.jpgProtest copyhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/protest-copy.jpgProtest copyhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/asteroid.jpgAsteroidHunting for asteroids (Yes, we know that's not really an asteroid in our world. But this is exactly what asteroids look like in Kitty World.)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/glaciers1.jpgGlaciersInspecting the local boulders for signs of glacial activityhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/glaciers.jpgGlaciersInspecting the local boulders for signs of glacial activity2019-08-29T23:55:00+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/03/05/how-do-you-know-what-sparky-says/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/sparky1-e1330716277449.jpgSparkySsh! Sparky's sleeping. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/sparky-e1330716221118.jpgSparkySsh! Sparky's sleeping. 2019-08-29T23:54:19+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/02/06/if-the-five-year-old-ran-the-superbowl/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/wordlesswedsbbigger.jpgWordlessWedSBBiggerhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/wordlesswedsb.jpgWordlessWedSBhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/flyer2.jpgFlyer2https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/flyer.pngFlyer2019-08-29T23:53:34+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/11/11/was-walter-potter-related-to-beatrix-potter/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/cockrobinwalterpotter.jpgCockRobinWalterPotterCloseup of the pall bearers in the Death & Burial of Cock Robin. (Photo via Walter Potter Taxidermy)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/cockrobinwalterpotterfull.jpgCockRobinWalterPotterFullThe Death & Burial of Cock Robin by Walter Potter, 1861.https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/hermanplouqettreynard.jpgHermanPlouqettReynardHerman Ploucquet's Reynard the Fox tableaux, exhibited at the Crystal Palace as part of the Great Exhibition of 1851. Walter Potter visited the exhibition as a sixteen-year-old. (Photo via Ravishing Beasts)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/tomkittenbeatrixpotter.jpgTomKittenBeatrixPotterTom Kitten and his mother by Beatrix Potter. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/kittensweddingwalterpotter.jpgKittensWeddingWalterPotterWalter Potter's Kittens Wedding, circa 1890. (Via EBTPearce on Tumblr)2019-08-29T23:51:23+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/03/02/giant-fleas-tiny-old-horses-and-other-news-of-the-week/2019-08-29T23:48:13+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/03/14/book-review-meow-cat-stories-from-around-the-world/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/meow.jpgMeow2019-08-29T23:47:06+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/03/08/book-review-how-the-guinea-fowl-got-her-spots/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/howguineafowlgotspots.jpgHowGuineaFowlGotSpots2019-08-29T23:46:31+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/03/01/book-review-the-mcelderry-book-of-grimms-fairy-tales/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mcelderrygrimmfairytales.jpgMcElderryGrimmFairyTales2019-08-29T23:45:44+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/05/15/it-makes-me-feel-old-when-you-say-stuff-like-that/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/mulberryonthegreenrug.jpgMulberryonTheGreenRugMove along folks. Nothing to see here. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mulberry.jpgMulberryNo feline pattern baldness here. Move along.2019-08-29T23:45:04+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/04/21/the-fiv-year-old-does-yoga/2019-08-29T23:43:46+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/01/31/time-for-saturns-rings-to-get-their-close-up/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/saturnringbnasa.jpgsaturnringbnasaIcy debris makes up the fine lines and striping in Saturn's B Ring. (Photo: NASA/JPL-Tech/Science Space Institute)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/saturnsringscloseupnasa.jpgsaturnsringscloseupnasa(Photo: NASA)2019-08-29T23:43:21+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/11/30/breaking-news-update-the-mars-rover-curiosity-launch-celebration-continues/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mamashuttlewithrovers-copy.jpgMamaShuttlewithRovers copyMama Shuttle, with her Mars Rover children, Curiosity, Spirit, Opportunity, and The Cat Cursehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/legorover.jpgLegoRoverThe Four-Year-Old's Mars Rover Curiosity, seen taking a soil sample from our much-abused playroom ottoman.2019-08-29T23:42:15+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/04/14/warp-speed-five-year-old/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/smalllogoubp.jpgSmallLogoUBPhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/locomotionii.jpgLocomotionIIThe Four-Year-Old demonstrating her propeller's capacity at the Cape Cod Children's Museum.https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/locomotion.jpgLocomotionThe Four-Year-Old testing her propeller at the Cape Cod Children's Museum.2019-08-29T23:41:41+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/02/23/book-review-snow-friends/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/snowfriends.jpgSnowFriends2019-08-29T23:41:00+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/02/22/why-do-people-throw-their-shoes-on-a-wire/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/shoe_tree_woodstockilavanderbosch.jpgShoe_Tree_WoodstockILAvanderboschThe shoe tree at Woodstock, IL. (Image: Avanderbosch)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/shoes_in_telephone_wireswedenbymoralist.jpgShoes_in_telephone_wireSwedenByMoralistShoes hanging from a telephone wire in Gothenburg, Sweden. (Image: Moralist)2019-08-29T23:40:16+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/07/05/summer-review-medley-georges-secret-key-little-quack-and-the-flopsy-bunnies/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/flopsy-bunnies.jpgFlopsy Bunnieshttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/littlequack.pngLittleQuackhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/secretkeygeorge.jpgSecretKeyGeorge2019-08-29T23:39:32+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/04/06/step-away-from-the-fuzzy-tyrannosaur-and-other-news-of-the-week/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/haighschocolatebilby.jpgHaighsChocolateBilbyHaigh's Chocolate Bilby (Courtesy of Haigh's Chocolates)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/trexnewbmossmall.jpgTRexNewBMoSSmallT. Rex at the Boston Museum of Science, all dressed up for winter. (Photo Credit: Kasuga Sho)2019-08-29T23:37:27+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/02/11/what-does-gy-normously-hungry-mean/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/bengaltigersnarling.jpgbengaltigersnarlingBlech! Who'd want to eat a crocodile? (Image courtesy of FreeNaturePics.)2019-08-29T23:36:08+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/02/17/its-the-sound-stupid-and-other-news-of-the-week/2019-08-29T23:34:51+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/02/16/book-review-the-burgess-bird-book-for-children/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/birds-of-boston.jpgBirds of Bostonhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/burgess.jpgBurgessThe backup copy. If there ever was a picture of Carol the Meadow Lark on the cover of the Family Heirloom, it's long gone now. 2019-08-29T23:34:00+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/02/14/in-which-the-four-year-old-invents-a-new-feline-punishment/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mulfirehat1-e1329236157374.jpgMUlFireHathttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mulfirehat.jpgMUlFireHathttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/hungrylion.jpgHungryLionhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/treepose.jpgTreePose2019-08-29T23:33:08+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/04/17/which-bacteria-are-larger-than-most-bacteria/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/cyanobacteriabloompublicdomain.jpgCyanobacteriaBloomPublicDomainBlue-green algae (cyanobacteria) blooms in Lake Atitlán, Guatemala, fed in part by deforestation and pollution in the area. (Image by Jesse Allen/NASA Earth Observatory via Wikipedia)2019-08-29T23:32:10+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/01/09/did-the-ancient-egyptians-have-anything-to-brush-their-teeth-with/2019-08-29T23:30:18+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/03/24/if-the-four-year-old-were-president/2019-08-29T23:29:33+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/01/31/the-trouble-with-watching-nature-shows/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/hairycaterpillarharikrish.jpgHairyCaterpillarHariKrishCaterpillar in a tree in India (Image by HariKrish via Wikipedia)2019-08-29T23:29:01+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/01/26/book-review-read-me-another-story/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/gilbert-readme.jpgGilbert-READMEGilbert. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/inscription-readme.jpgInscription-ReadMeThis no doubt has a lot to do with my affection for this book. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/insidepagereadmestory.jpgInsidePageReadMeStoryhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/readmeanotherstory1.jpgReadmeAnotherStoryhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/readmeanotherstory.jpgReadmeAnotherStory2022-10-16T14:25:41+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/01/25/animal-vegetable-or-mineral/2019-08-29T23:25:51+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/03/02/the-five-year-old-cooks-breakfast/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/mostromanticsightever.jpgMostRomanticSightEverIn other news, look what I found on my porch on Monday. Most romantic gift ever? (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-29T23:24:48+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/06/21/book-review-big-workbook-kindergarten/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/bigworkbookkindergarten.jpgBigWorkbookKindergarten2019-08-29T23:23:33+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/01/20/sopapipa-votes-delayed/2019-08-29T23:22:58+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/11/02/classic-caterpickles-breakfast-at-caterpickles-ii/2019-08-29T23:22:26+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/01/22/reason-2491-why-watching-football-is-more-fun-with-the-four-year-old/2019-08-29T23:21:40+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/01/20/and-another-thing/2019-08-29T23:21:15+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/01/18/whats-with-the-black-ribbon/2019-08-29T23:20:54+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/01/19/book-review-sir-cumference-and-the-great-knight-of-angleland-a-math-adventure/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/medallionsmaller.jpgMedallionSmallerhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/sircumference.jpgSirCumference2019-08-29T23:20:30+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/01/16/in-which-i-learn-i-am-bringing-my-daughter-up-right/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/wilsonfarmcookbook.jpgWilsonFarmCookbook2019-08-29T23:19:42+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/01/09/in-which-the-four-year-old-dips-into-phrenology/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1883phrenologychart1.jpg1883PhrenologyChart1883 Phrenology Chart (via Wikipedia)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1883phrenologychart.jpg1883PhrenologyChart1883 Phrenology Chart (via Wikipedia)2019-08-29T23:18:42+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/12/16/lunch/2019-08-29T23:18:19+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/01/17/where-to-send-your-gently-used-books-if-you-can-bear-to-part-with-them-that-is/2019-08-29T23:17:16+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/11/19/in-which-my-daughter-trips-down-memory-lane/2019-08-29T23:15:30+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/02/18/literalism/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/jellyfishsmaller.jpgJellyfishSmallerA Safety Tip from The Four-Year-Old: When sticking your head in the sand, you should avoid things like this. 2019-08-29T23:14:51+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/01/04/in-which-the-four-year-old-uses-siri-to-send-her-first-text/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/textthecatstwo.jpgTextTheCatsTwohttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/textthecats.jpgTextTheCats2019-08-29T23:14:12+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/01/12/guest-post-the-best-childrens-book-you-havent-read/2019-08-29T23:13:44+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/01/13/snot-otters-and-other-news-of-the-week/2019-08-29T23:13:01+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/12/15/what-to-give-your-favorite-blogger-a-caterpickles-holiday-gift-guide/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/amisnowman.jpgAmiSnowmanhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/share1.jpgSharehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/share.jpgSharehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/followme1.jpgFollowmehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/leavecommentarrow.jpgLeaveCommentArrowhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/followme.jpgFollowmehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/leavecommentarrow-copy1.jpgLeaveCommentArrow copyhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/leavecommentarrow-copy.jpgLeaveCommentArrow copyhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/likebutton1.jpgLikeButtonhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/likebutton.jpgLikeButton2019-08-29T23:11:42+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/03/15/happy-birthday-santa/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/santabdaycardsmall-copy1.jpgSantaBdayCardSmall copyhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/santabdaycardsmall-copy.jpgSantaBdayCardSmall copy2019-08-29T23:11:04+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/12/09/ginger-seals-and-other-news-of-the-week/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/kepler22bnasa.jpgKepler22bNASAArtist's rendering of Kepler 22bhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/gingersealanatolystrakhov.pngGingerSealAnatolyStrakhovNafanya off by herself, while her black seal clan gathers at the water's edge. (Photo: Anatoly Strakhov)2019-08-29T22:44:06+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/03/20/wordless-wednesday-mars/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/marslandscapeboulder.jpgMarsLandscapeBoulderPhoto: NASAhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/mountsharpmars.jpgMountSharpMarsPhoto: NASAhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/curiosityonmars.jpgCuriosityonMarsA portion of Mount Sharp, on Mars is pictured in this panorama made from a mosaic of images taken by the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity September 20, 2012 and released as a NASA handout image March 15, 2013. The photo has a white-balanced color adjustment that makes the sky look overly blue but shows the terrain as if under Earth-like lighting. (Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)2019-08-29T22:43:15+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/01/06/hybrid-sharks-and-other-news-of-the-week/2019-08-29T22:42:26+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/01/05/if-you-are-interested-in-that-sort-of-thing/2019-08-29T22:41:43+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/12/22/book-review-blockhead-the-life-of-fibonacci/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fibonacci-tiles.jpgFibonacci tilesFibonacci's sequence, translated to tiles. (Image by Borb via Wikipedia)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fibonaccisspiral.jpgFibonaccisSpiralThe "ammonite", also known as the Golden Spiral (created by linking the opposite corners of the squares in Fibonacci's tiles). https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/blockhead.jpgBlockhead2019-08-29T22:41:06+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/01/17/mid-week-science-news-update-space-ballet/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/marstrajectoryfixedjan111.jpgmarsTrajectoryFixedJan1180 million miles down. 275 million to go.https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/marstrajectoryfixedjan11.jpgmarsTrajectoryFixedJan11https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/marstrajectorycorrectionjan11.jpgMarsTrajectoryCorrectionJan11https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/marsroverflightpath.jpgMarsRoverFlightPath80 million miles down. 275 million to go. 2019-08-29T22:40:20+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/02/25/feline-lullabies/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/another-e1329322528315.jpgAnother"You expect me to sleep to that?"2019-08-29T22:38:23+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/02/27/whats-on-the-seven-year-olds-mind-this-week-2/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/oceanplastic.jpgOceanPlastic(Photo: NOAA)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/feb27.jpgFeb272019-08-29T22:38:08+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2016/05/09/is-a-group-of-kittens-really-called-a-kindle/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/catsondesk.jpgCatsonDeskA clowder of Howell cats on a desk. (Mulberry & Cozy, circa 2012. Photo: Either Michael or Shala Howell.)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/kindle-of-kittens.jpgkindle of kittensA kindle of kittens on the prowl. (Photo via PetSafe Brand @PetSafe)2019-08-29T22:37:53+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/12/07/can-cats-smell-stress/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/adventurecat.jpgAdventureCatThe Ten-Year-Old takes Canelo for a tour of our back yard. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-29T22:37:20+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/12/10/in-which-my-daughter-answers-her-own-question-sort-of/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/bearposter.jpgBearPosterThe bear poster in question, which I made back in sixth grade when I was just learning to cross-stitch. 2019-08-29T22:35:49+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/01/30/can-octopuses-do-gymnastics-at-the-bottom-of-the-ocean/2019-08-29T22:35:15+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/12/28/and-the-four-year-olds-new-favorite-color-is/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/cassiopeiaasupernovanasa.jpgCassiopeiaASupernovaNASADetailed image of supernova remnant Cassiopeia A, taken by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. (Credit: NASA/CXC/GSFC/U.Hwang et al.)2019-08-29T22:34:37+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/11/27/and-now-we-have-video/2019-08-29T21:50:01+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/08/10/mommyo-gets-bad-news-about-her-christmas-list-and-other-news-of-the-week/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/galecraternasa1.jpgGaleCraterNASAAfter a successful landing on Mars earlier this week, the Mars Rover Curiosity transmitted these two images of its new home back to NASA. In the distance you can see Gale Crater. The pictures were taken with the Curiosity's Navigation Camera. Although the first images are black and white, NASA expects to receive / release color photos soon. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/galecraternasa.jpgGaleCraterNASAAfter a successful landing on Mars earlier this week, the Mars Rover Curiosity transmitted these two images of its new home back to NASA. In the distance you can see Gale Crater. The pictures were taken with the Curiosity's Navigation Camera. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)2019-08-29T21:49:36+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2019/08/31/is-that-truck-exhausted-2/2019-09-10T20:59:19+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/05/04/the-big-apple-circus-a-good-choice-for-a-childs-first-circus/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/5yroldcircus-cropped.jpg5YrOldCircus CroppedThe Five-Year-Old on the Big Apple Circus: "It was perfect, Mommyo, and the way I wanted it all the way up to the end." (Image: Michael Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/5yroldcircus-copy-e1336149773140.jpg5YrOldCircus copyThe Five-Year-Old on the Big Apple Circus: "It was perfect, Mommyo. It was exactly the way I wanted it to be all the way to the end." (Image: Michael Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/big-apple-circus-copy1.jpgBig Apple Circus copyThis is the only slightly creepy thing about the show. If your child isn't disturbed by the very large baby's head on top of the set, you'll be golden. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/big-apple-circus-copy.jpgBig Apple Circus copyThis is the scariest thing about the Big Apple Circus. If your child can handle the freaky baby head on top of the set, you're golden. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/bigapplecircus-copy-e1336135864964.jpgBigAppleCircus copy2019-08-29T21:47:02+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/04/24/wordless-wednesday-the-very-quiet-cricket/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/veryquietcricket.jpgVeryQuietCricket2019-08-29T21:42:34+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/06/03/did-gravity-make-my-ice-cream-fall/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/melting-ice-cream.jpgOopsImage courtesy of www.foodclipart.com2019-08-29T21:32:39+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/06/23/book-review-prehistoric-actual-size/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/prehistoric-as.pngprehistoric ASCover: Prehistoric Actual Size2019-08-29T21:31:50+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/11/26/caterpickles-breaking-news-alert-we-have-lift-off/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/apalert-copy.jpgAPalert copy2019-08-29T21:29:39+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/05/29/wordless-wednesday-crescent-ridge-dairy-farm-in-sharon-massachusetts/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/crescentridgecows.jpgCrescentRidgeCows(Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/crescentridgecows2.jpgCrescentRidgeCows2(Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/daddyocricecream.jpgDaddyoCRIceCream(Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dandycloseupwm.jpgDandyCloseupWM(Photo: Michael Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dandelioncloseup.jpgDandelionCloseup(Photo: Michael Howell)2019-08-29T21:29:00+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/07/21/book-review-the-cats-pajamas/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mulberryglasses.pngmulberryglassesThere. That's better. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/catspjs.jpgCatsPJshttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mulberry.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2019-08-29T21:26:37+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/12/16/classic-caterpickles-how-does-santa-fly/2019-08-29T21:24:08+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/04/10/did-kittens-get-their-name-in-britain/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/kittensigned.jpgKittenSignedhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/chatsigned.jpgChatSignedhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/cattussigned.jpgCattusSignedhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/catinhatknows.jpgCatInHatKnowshttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/kitten.jpgKittenhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/chat.jpgChathttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/cattus.jpgCattus2019-08-29T21:11:21+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/05/29/why-is-it-called-punctuation/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/benjonsonssig.jpgBenJonsonsSigBen Jonson loved the colon so much he incorporated it into his signature. (Image via Michael Prescott, who uses it to present part of the on-going Shakespeare authorship controversy. Click Ben Jonson's signature to read his take on it.)2019-08-29T21:10:14+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/11/23/hey-local-readers-want-a-free-photo-with-santa/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/pubdomsantabythomasnast18811.jpgPubDomSantabyThomasNast1881Iconic illustration of Santa Claus created by Thomas Nast in 1881.https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/pubdomsantabythomasnast1881.jpgPubDomSantabyThomasNast1881Iconic illustration of Santa Claus created by Thomas Nast in 1881. 2019-08-29T21:07:02+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/04/04/the-six-year-old-reads-books-the-easter-egg-by-jan-brett/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/insideeastereggjanbrett.jpgInsideEasterEggJanBrett(Image via Amazon.)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/janbretteastereggwm.jpgJanBrettEasterEggWM2019-08-29T21:06:17+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/02/02/book-review-in-season-a-natural-history-of-the-new-england-year/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/gracklejanuary1-e1328208299902.jpgGrackleJanuaryFrom the Caterpickles Field Guide. The grackle The Four-Year-Old saw looking for lunch on our way to preschool last week.https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/gracklejanuary.jpgGrackleJanuaryFrom the Caterpickles Field Guide. The grackle The Four-Year-Old saw looking for lunch on our way to preschool last week. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/inseason.jpgInSeason2019-08-29T21:04:43+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/12/16/nih-suspends-funding-for-testing-on-chimps-and-other-news-of-the-week/2019-08-29T21:00:08+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/06/07/review-the-dairy-twist-in-pembroke-ma/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/car.jpgCarhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/cows.jpgcowshttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/linessmaller.jpglinessmallerhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/linesparking.jpgLinesParkinghttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sign.jpgSign2019-08-29T20:59:18+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/12/27/how-did-saturns-rings-get-built/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/neon-saturn-nasa.jpgNeon Saturn NASANeon Saturn: A false color mosaic of 25 images of Saturn taken by the Cassini spacecraft over a period of 13 hours. (Image Credit: NASA)2019-08-29T20:57:48+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/12/26/how-many-rings-does-saturn-have/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/saturns-rings-nasa.jpgSaturns Rings NASASaturn's rings glow in the sunlight (Image: NASA)2019-08-29T20:55:57+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2014/07/16/wordless-wednesday-the-seven-year-old-practices-medicine/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/racoony.jpgRacoony(Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-29T20:53:21+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/11/16/how-big-is-a-zombie/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/4yroldzombie.jpg4YrOldZombieThe Four-Year-Old's artistic interpretation of the zombie rage that afflicts her when she doesn't get any stories. 2019-08-29T20:52:17+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/11/10/book-review-three-more-stories-you-can-read-to-your-cat/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/threemorecatstories.jpgThreeMoreCatStories2019-08-29T20:50:45+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/02/14/happy-valentines-day-yall/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/happyvalentinesday.jpgHappyValentinesDay2019-08-29T20:48:39+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/01/07/ouch/2019-08-29T20:47:36+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/01/25/wordless-wednesday-places-im-not-hawaii-edition/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/hawaii2017.jpghawaii20172019-08-29T20:46:40+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/04/22/wordless-wednesday-the-8yos-amaryllis/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/8yosamaryllis.jpg8YOsAmaryllisThe Eight-Year-Old's Amaryllis. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-29T20:46:09+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/11/02/mind-control-zombie-parasites-and-other-news-of-the-week/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/imperialwoodpecker.jpgImperialWoodpeckerImperial Woodpecker painting by John Schmitt2019-08-29T20:43:17+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/04/02/how-i-saved-the-neanderthal-by-the-five-year-old/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/slide3.jpgSlide3https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/slide2.jpgSlide2https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/slide11.jpgSlide1https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/slide1.jpgSlide12019-08-29T20:39:24+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/12/06/jalapeno-noon/2019-08-29T20:38:36+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/10/26/in-which-the-four-year-old-takes-an-unwanted-trip-down-memory-lane/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/devilscake.jpgDevilsCakeOne Devil's Cake. 3 cups of sugar, 1 cup of butter, 1 cup of very dark cocoa, 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips, and 3 Tbps of (decaf) coffee, applied to 4 1/2 year old after dinner = 2 1/2 hours of continuous galloping. Priceless. And not in a good way. 2019-08-29T20:37:05+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/10/20/the-lady-blogger-society-giveaway-is-brilliant/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/amihippo.jpgamihippoIt's a hippo. Or at least, that's what we're calling it. 2019-08-29T20:35:59+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/02/06/what-the-seven-year-old-is-thinking-about-this-week-sea-monsters-gooey-birds-the-measle-outbreak/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/measles-outbreak-guardian.jpgMeasles outbreak GuardianMeasles outbreak chart (Source: The Guardian)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/prehistoricdolphinlikereptile.jpgPrehistoricDolphinlikeReptile(Photo via Huffington Post)2019-08-29T20:35:28+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/12/08/how-many-cameras-are-on-the-curiosity/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/legorover.jpgLegoRoverThe Four-Year-Old's LEGO-scale Curiosity with two of the ten cameras installed. 2019-08-29T20:34:03+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/06/02/overhead-at-frances-william-bird-park/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/birdparkbench.jpgBirdParkBenchThe bench in question. 2019-08-29T20:25:35+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/04/12/book-review-outdoors-with-kids-boston/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/outdoorskids.jpgOutdoorsKids2019-08-29T20:21:35+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/10/13/app-review-millie-was-here-book-1-meet-millie/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/millie.jpgMillie2019-08-29T20:19:44+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/08/16/if-you-buy-a-preschooler-the-elv1s-30-1-hits-album/2019-08-29T20:18:53+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/12/24/in-which-my-daughter-casts-me-in-the-next-elvis-video/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/salsa1.jpgsalsaWe take Lee Ann Womack's injunction* to heart around here. (Image Credit: Luciana Ruivo)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/salsa.jpgsalsaC'mon Elvis, let's do the twist! (Image Credit: Luciana Ruivo)2019-08-29T20:14:25+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/10/18/why-is-it-called-walpole/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/walpolesign1-e1318884714266.jpgWalpoleSignWe have spent many happy minutes imagining the contents of those permission slips. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/walpolesign-e1318884579593.jpgWalpoleSignWe have spent many happy minutes imagining the precise wording of those permission slips. 2019-08-29T20:13:46+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/12/25/bathtime/2019-08-29T20:11:45+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/12/07/thats-problematic/2019-08-29T20:11:13+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/11/21/why-are-mosquito-bites-little-red-bumps/2019-08-29T20:10:49+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/11/26/in-which-my-daughter-decides-to-only-eat-meat/2019-08-29T20:08:47+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/04/06/google-vs-siri/2019-08-29T20:08:31+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/06/12/what-do-dragonflies-eat/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dragonflyandrekarwath.jpgDragonFlyAndreKarwathYellow-winged Darter (Image: André Karwath)2019-08-29T20:08:10+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/10/10/in-which-i-discover-that-my-four-year-old-has-a-lair/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/lair-copy1-e1318115871295.jpgLair copyThe Hunter's Lair, complete with T. Rex nest and today's inspirational message (about making and keeping friends).https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/lair-copy-e1318115746208.jpgLair copyThe Hunter's Lair, complete with T. Rex nest and today's inspirational message (about making and keeping friends). https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/lair.jpgLairThe Hunter's Lair, complete with T. Rex nest and today's inspirational message (about making and keeping friends). 2019-08-29T20:06:27+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/10/06/goodbye-steve-jobs/2019-08-29T20:05:40+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/07/02/how-can-someone-be-my-friend-if-i-dont-like-them/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/resolutionbettersmaller.jpgResolutionBetterSmallerhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/bad.jpgBadhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/setup.jpgSetuphttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/showtell.jpgShowTell2019-08-29T20:03:44+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/11/22/do-mosquitos-migrate/2019-08-29T19:55:58+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/10/08/breakfast-at-caterpickles/2019-08-29T19:07:44+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/10/11/alert-alert-alert-caterpickles-alert/2019-08-29T19:04:47+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/10/04/update-to-a-past-caterpickle-why-did-they-draw-that-dinosaur-underwater/2019-08-29T18:48:04+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/01/21/aloha/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/seaturtlehawaiimilazinkova1.jpgSeaTurtleHawaiiMilaZinkovaSea turtle swimming off Hawaii. (Photo Credit: Mila Zinkova)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/seaturtlehawaiimilazinkova.jpgSeaTurtleHawaiiMilaZinkovaSea turtle swimming off Hawaii (Photo Credit: Mila Zinkova)2019-08-29T18:41:31+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/11/22/ancient-whale-graveyard-found-in-chile-a-caterpickles-special-report/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/atacamadesertbywilth.jpgatacamadesertbyWilthChile's Atacama Desert on a rare cloudy day (Image by wilth via Flickr)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/slide12.jpgSlide1https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/slide11.jpgSlide1https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/slide1.jpgSlide12019-08-29T18:40:53+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/08/13/messy-eaters/2019-08-29T18:38:56+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/11/12/whats-the-top-speed-of-a-preschooler/2019-08-29T18:32:59+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/05/05/bath-day/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/hairsnest.jpgHairsNestHairs' nest, your days are numbered. For now. 2019-08-29T18:32:36+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/11/18/make-way-for-teddy-and-other-news-of-the-week/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/claudiasmaller.jpgclaudiaSmallerCheck out that technique!2019-08-29T18:31:57+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/12/23/a-very-special-two-more-sleeps-until-christmas-message-from-the-five-year-old/2019-08-29T18:29:02+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/12/02/oil-eating-mushrooms-and-other-news-of-the-week/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/mushroomgnome.jpgMushroomGnomeAll this talk of using mushrooms to develop portable decontamination units makes me think of this guy. 2019-08-29T18:27:55+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/01/30/have-you-heard-the-snoring-dormouse/2019-08-29T18:25:51+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/09/10/in-which-my-daughter-discovers-a-downside-to-a-life-of-fame-and-glamour/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/rabbitglasses.jpgrabbitglasses2019-08-29T18:22:14+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/09/19/questions-that-are-better-than-their-answers/2019-08-29T18:21:44+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/10/03/could-sauropods-swim/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/rtbirdillustration1.jpgRTBirdIllustrationR.T. Bird's illustration of a wading sauropod. (Image Credit: Bird, 1944)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/rtbirdillustration.jpgRTBirdIllustrationR.T. Bird's illustration of a wading sauropod. 2019-08-29T18:20:24+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/09/24/in-which-my-daughter-channels-mary-poppins/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mulberryspoon.jpgMulberrySpoonHere kitty kitty 2019-08-29T18:19:01+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/09/15/book-review-when-i-feel-angry/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/whenifeelangry.jpgwhenIfeelAngry2019-08-29T18:17:53+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/06/30/book-review-stone-girl-bone-girl/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/fossilhunter.jpgFossilHunterhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/remarkable-creatures1.pngRemarkable creatureshttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/remarkable-creatures.pngRemarkable creatureshttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/stone-girl-bone-girl.pngstone girl bone girlCover for Stone Girl, Bone Girl2019-08-29T18:16:41+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/05/25/why-doesnt-dr-scott-ever-win-a-nobel-prize/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/drscott.jpgDrScottDr. Scott Sampson, Ph.D (Photo via ScottSampson.net)2019-08-29T18:16:23+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/09/23/science-news-roundup-raptors-ammonites-and-preschoolers-oh-my/2019-08-29T18:13:29+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/05/24/wordless-wednesday-spring-3/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/springpinksbuilding.jpgSpringPinksBuilding(Photo: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/snowymsi.jpgSnowyMSISnowy view of Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry. (Photo: Shala Howell)2019-08-29T18:12:00+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/09/13/in-which-we-discover-signs-of-life-in-unsuitable-places/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mulberryboxsmall.jpgMulberryBoxSmallSomething like this might do.https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mulberry.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2019-08-29T18:08:29+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/09/06/things-you-dont-expect-to-hear-at-night/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/scorpion.jpgScorpionAs folded by the good people on the Carnival Conquest. Our scorpion was a great deal less adroit. 2019-08-29T18:05:54+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/10/28/when-did-penguins-first-wear-sweaters/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/penguinsinsweaters.jpgPenguinsinSweatersImage from Grist2019-08-29T18:04:41+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/09/01/book-review-wag/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/wag.jpgwaghttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/wag.pngWag2019-08-29T18:02:04+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/08/17/in-which-we-visit-the-boston-public-garden/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/bridge-overlooking-riversmaller.jpgBridge overlooking RiverSmallerBridge overlooking the lagoon (oh, and our picnic basket) (Image Credit: Michael Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/brideasscenerysmaller.jpgBrideasScenerySmallerLook! A bride! In all seriousness, it was very kind of this couple to pose for a woman we are pretty sure was a stranger to them, as we later saw this same bride with her actual bridal party (complete with a professional photographer who had an entourage to rival that of the bride). (Image Credit: Michael Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/proofofpresencesmaller.jpgProofofPresenceSmallerProof of presence. (Image Credit: Michael Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/duckislandsmaller.jpgDuckIslandSmallerDuck Island. Once upon a time it was connected to land, but too many couples got into too much trouble out there, so they surrounded it with water and turned it into a nesting ground for ducks. (Image Credit: Michael Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/moreblossomssmaller.jpgMoreBlossomsSmallerImage Credit: Michael Howellhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/blossomssmaller.jpgBlossomsSmallerImage Credit: Michael Howellhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/tulipspinkseasmaller.jpgTulipsPinkSeaSmallerThe Main Attraction (Image Credit: Michael Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/swanboat2smaller.jpgSwanBoat2SmallerImage Credit: Michael Howellhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/tulipspinksea.jpgTulipsPinkSeaThe Main Attraction (Image Credit: Michael Howell)2019-08-29T17:59:22+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/02/26/the-five-year-old-takes-a-stand-no-killing-tigers-period/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/wwfhandsofftiger.jpgWWFHandsOffTigerPhoto: World Wildlife Fundhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/savethetigers.jpgSavetheTigers(Sign: The Five-Year-Old. Photo: Mommyo.)2019-08-29T17:58:05+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2015/02/23/updated-classic-caterpickles-the-things-we-carry/2019-08-29T17:56:51+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/08/15/the-things-we-carry/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/comp2.jpgcomp2Extra large Snack bag on left. The open snack bag on the right is from my original purchase two years ago. Note that it remains stain-free despite my best efforts. https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/opensandwich2.jpgopenSandwich2The open Sandwich wrap, complete with burn mark in the lower left hand corner from an extra exciting outinghttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/closesand2.jpgCloseSand2The Sandwich Wrap, closedhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/set2.jpgset2Everything a girl needs for a successful picnic2019-08-29T17:55:40+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/08/29/in-which-we-visit-jamaica-pond/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/jamaicapond2011.jpgJamaicaPond20112019-08-29T17:52:47+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/08/31/in-which-my-daughter-reveals-herself-to-be-a-very-picky-eater/2019-08-29T17:51:22+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2017/12/06/wordless-wednesday-math-doodles/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/mathdoodles.jpgMathDoodlesPhoto: Shala Howell2019-08-29T17:50:47+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/08/19/science-news-roundup-the-aviation-edition/2019-08-29T17:49:17+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/08/12/science-news-roundup-the-happy-feet-fan-club/2019-08-29T17:41:01+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/08/26/science-news-roundup-happy-birthday-lee-de-forest/2019-08-29T17:39:37+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/08/11/book-review-the-hidden-alphabet/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/newcover.jpgNewCoverThe New Cover of the Hidden Alphabethttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/prettypictures.pngPrettyPictureshttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/parentslike.pngParentsLikehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/daughterlike.pngDaughterLikehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/hiddenalphabetoffensive.pngHiddenAlphabetOffensivehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/caterpicklesrating.pngCaterpicklesRating2019-08-29T17:36:46+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/02/03/kittens-knitting-dinosaurs-oh-my/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mul-in-fire-hat1-e1328295167411.jpgMul in fire hatThis is a developing story.... Details on the Cat In the Fire Hat to be released as they become available.https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mul-in-fire-hat-e1328295028207.jpgMul in fire hatThis is a developing story.... Details on the Cat In the Fire Hat to be released as they become available.https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/massospondylusbynobutamura.jpgMassospondylusByNobuTamuraArtist's rendering of a Massospondylus (Image by Nobu Tamura via Wikipedia).2019-08-29T17:35:49+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/08/09/in-which-we-visit-the-magic-flute-toy-shop/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/slide05kendaljbushclothes.jpgslide05KendalJBushClothesPhoto Credit: Kendal J. Bushhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/slide14kendaljbushtoothpaste.jpgslide14KendalJBushtoothpasteThe more entertaining portion of the Aisle of Scientific Wonder. If you squint, you can see the Make-your-own-toothpaste kits on the far left. (Photo Credit: Kendal J. Bush)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/slide10kendaljbushscience-aisle.jpgslide10KendalJBushScience AisleThe Aisle of Scientific Wonder (Photo Credit: Kendal J. Bush)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/slide01kendaljbushcandyshop.jpgslide01KendalJBushCandyShopOld-timey Candy Shop (Image Credit: Kendal J. Bush)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/slide00kendaljbush.jpgslide00KendalJBushPhoto Credit: Kendal J. Bush2019-08-29T17:33:27+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/08/02/in-which-we-visit-monadnock-berries/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/dinner2.jpgDinnerDinnerhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/our-haul.jpgOur HaulOur Haulhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/dinner1.jpgDinnerhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/dinner.jpgDinnerhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/viewfromcafe.pngViewFromCafeThe view from the cafehttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/perfectraspberry.jpgPerfectRaspberryhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/intheblueberryorchard1.jpgIntheBlueberryOrchard2019-08-28T00:15:40+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/08/03/in-which-we-march-in-our-towns-4th-of-july-parade/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/trike4th.pngTrike4th2019-08-28T00:13:45+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/07/28/book-review-the-important-book/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/theimportantbook.pngtheImportantBook2019-08-28T00:12:14+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/07/26/why-isnt-the-laundromat-a-real-mat-for-laundry/2019-08-28T00:11:50+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/08/21/in-which-dancing-breaks-out/2019-08-28T00:10:57+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/08/14/magnification-fun/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/sprinkles1.jpgSprinkles2019-08-28T00:09:51+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/07/22/science-news-roundup-shuttle-program-signs-off/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/atlantisisshome.jpgAtlantisISSHomeAtlantis heads home in this image taken by the crew of the International Space Station. Credit: NASA_Johnson Twitter feedhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/atlantis-post-landing.jpgatlantis-post-landingOn the ground, getting some well-deserved love. Credit: NASAhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/atlantis-landing-hi-res-580x3861.jpgatlantis-landing-hi-res-580x386Atlantis lands at Kennedy Space Center yesterday morning. Credit: NASAhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/atlantis-touches-down-darkness.jpgatlantis-touches-down-darknessAtlantis touches down at Kennedy Space Center yesterday morning. Credit: NASA/Kim Shifletthttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/final-space-shuttle-landing-photos-sts135-runway.jpgfinal-space-shuttle-landing-photos-sts135-runwayAtlantis on the runway after sunrise this morning. Credit: NASAhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/atlantis-landing-hi-res-580x386.jpgatlantis-landing-hi-res-580x386Touchdown. Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett2019-08-28T00:09:14+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/08/07/in-which-my-daughter-negotiates-her-first-hourly-rate/2019-08-28T00:07:36+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/07/29/science-news-roundup-the-bright-shiny-objects-edition/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/spiculehotspot.jpgSpiculeHotSpotCredit: NASA Goddard/SDO/AIAhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/greatcratermars1.jpgGaleCraterMarsGale Crater on Mars. Curiosity's landing site circled in yellow. Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, ASU, UAhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/greatcratermars.jpgGaleCraterMarsGale Crater on Mars. Curiosity's landing site circled in yellow. Credit: NASAhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/pluto4moonsjuly3.jpgPluto4MoonsJuly3Photograph taken by the Hubble Space Telescope showing Pluto's smallest moon (P4). Credit: NASA, ESA, and M. Showalter (SETI institute)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/pluto4moons.jpgPluto4MoonsLabelled photo from the Hubble Telescope showing Pluto's newest moon. Credit: NASA, ESA, and M. Showalter (SETI institute)2019-08-28T00:06:58+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/07/20/do-all-astronauts-fly-in-space-with-just-their-helmets-on/2019-08-28T00:04:38+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/08/05/science-news-roundup-the-big-splat/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/moonearthgalileonasa.pngmoonEarthGalileoNASAImage of the far side of the moon and Earth taken by Galileo from 3.9 million miles away. The shadowy indentation near the moon's south pole is the Aitken Basin, one of the moon's oldest known impact craters.. (Credit: NASA) 2019-08-28T00:00:53+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/07/18/in-which-my-daughter-gives-some-much-needed-encouragement/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/berryhaul.jpgBerryHaulTotally Worth It. 2019-08-27T23:58:48+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/07/31/in-which-my-daughter-explores-the-cosmetic-benefits-of-a-good-hot-shower/2019-08-27T23:57:49+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/07/13/last-dinosaur-before-mass-extinction-discovered/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mybrach2.pngmyBrachDarn you advancing technologies!2019-08-27T23:55:40+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/09/02/science-news-roundup-bon-voyage-happy-feet-and-a-new-wave-of-cyberbugs/2019-08-27T23:54:22+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/07/17/in-which-my-daughter-makes-an-educated-guess-about-freeways/2019-08-27T23:50:11+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/07/16/laying-eggs/2019-08-27T23:49:30+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/07/14/book-review-boy-were-we-wrong-about-dinosaurs/2019-08-27T23:48:57+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/07/08/science-news-roundup-stuff-that-caught-my-eye-this-week-3/2019-08-27T23:47:29+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2013/05/21/oklahoma/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/mooreokbykfor.jpgMooreOKbyKFORAerial view of the devastation in Moore, OK. (Photo: KFOR)2019-08-27T23:45:30+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/01/03/in-which-the-four-year-old-gains-a-new-appreciation-for-my-age/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/kindle1stgen.jpgKindle1stGenThat's right, kiddo. I'm even older than this. 2019-08-27T23:43:28+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/09/17/can-it-rain-cats-and-dogs-mommyo/2019-08-27T23:42:19+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/07/06/why-do-tornadoes-turn-the-sky-green/2019-08-27T23:40:21+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2012/01/01/in-which-my-daughter-discusses-death/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/star.jpgstarhttps://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/star.pngstar2019-08-27T23:39:51+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/07/04/why-did-they-draw-that-dinosaur-underwater/https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mybrach1.pngmyBrachMy crappy minimalist version of the copyright protected illustration from our book.https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mybrach.pngmyBrachMy crappy minimalist version of the copyright protected illustration in the book. (Image: Shala Howell)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/brachio.jpgbrachio1941 painting of a pair of Brachiosaurus by Zdenek Burian (Image Credit: lindahall.org)https://caterpickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/brachiosaurus_lindahall-org.gifbrachiosaurus_lindahall.org1941 painting of a pair of Brachiosaurus by Zdenek Burian (Picture Credit: lindahall.org)2019-08-27T23:39:15+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/11/05/so-where-do-we-get-to-go/2019-08-27T23:37:50+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.com/2011/09/03/traveling-by-toad/2019-08-27T23:36:39+00:00monthlyhttps://caterpickles.comdaily1.02026-01-21T07:40:52+00:00