Wordless Wednesday: Flowering Tree at Edgewood Park
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“Is the vulture the state bird of Nevada?”
On a recent roadtrip through Nevada, The Ten-Year-Old spotted a lot of vultures. So many she wanted to know: “Is the vulture the state bird of Nevada?”
Wordless Wednesday: Wildflowers at Edgewood Park
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Wordless Wednesday: Deer at Edgewood Park
Went hiking last week. Saw some deer. Related Links: Edgewood Park & Nature Preserve More Wordless Wednesdays on Caterpickles
Caterpickles goes to the library: “How can you tell the difference between a raven and a crow?”
Last Monday, while The Ten-Year-Old and I were walking to school, we passed a black bird standing in the middle of the road. “Look at that crow,” I said. “Or raven. Whatever. Look at that very large black bird sitting in the middle of the road daring cars to run over him.” “Mommyo,” my daughter asked. “Can’t you tell the difference between a raven and a crow?”
“Are there ever two new moons in one month? What’s that called?”
Yesterday’s Super Blue Blood Moon got The Ten-Year-Old wondering. Are there ever two new moons in one month? What’s that called?
“Can cats smell stress?”
One afternoon after a rough day at school, The Ten-Year-Old tried to calm herself down by picking Canelo up for a hug. He was having none of it. The Ten-Year-Old was disappointed when Canelo ran off instead of giving her the reassuring head-bonk she was looking for, but as always, her curiosity won out. “Mommyo, can cats smell stress?”
“Are artichokes and pine cones related?”
Since we’ve moved to California, I’ve been mildly obsessed with pine cones. The tree in our backyard grows some truly enormous ones, and I’ve been spending a lot of time dodging them. You know what else I’ve dodged a lot of in California? Artichokes. In dodging both pine cones and artichokes, I can’t help but notice how physically similar they are. So I started to wonder, are pine cones and artichokes related?
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One of my neighbors has the most marvelous rose garden. It reminds me of the rose bushes my mother used to grow behind our house in…
We have landed!
After a week of driving and a couple of weeks of furious unpacking, Caterpickles Central (California edition) is finally in a state to allow for regular…
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