LYTTS

Sowing Seeds.....

During our Botany and Gardening unit we started plants in our house, did models of leaves, roots and other structures inside plants, went on nature walks, and built a pond (mostly for Kray's Gardening BSA Merit Badge). We also managed a trip to the Big Redwoods in California (it helps that relatives lived down there.)

Growing plants	The cross section of a leaf. Kray modeled this for a oral report.
Vascular bundles.	Inside a root tip.
The books we made. These are mine because the boys didn't want theirs to be shown.	This is the inside of the Angiosperm book. The kids' books looked like these only with their finished poem in the blank spot on the far right. I'm not a poet and am having a hard time finishing my poem.
Walking through Washington Park near the UW.	Trying to identify a tree.
The tree swallowed the family.	Smelling the burnt smell of a controlled burned at Mt. Lassen Volcanic National Park
This is the BEFORE!	The chairs are for reference
Kray fixing the rocks....	The pond...notice that the flag stone didn't stay....
The completed pond and waterfall.	The dry creek bed.
The fire pit and swing.	Enjoying the fruits of the our labors.
Pond in October 2004 at 3 months old.	Kray's prize winning pumpkin with Matt
Beautiful flowers grown by Kray	Beautiful flowers grown by Kray Jessie's pumpkin
Kray's & the pumpkins

Last update: November, 2006

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