Saturday, August 7, 2010

Our First Nature Walk

Since Steve's work schedule has changed we have been doing things as a family on Mondays. This past week we went for a walk at the canal near our home. The whether wasn't as bad as previous days. There was still quite a bit of humidity but we braved it and enjoyed our first nature walk with Aleyah. We were on the hunt for turtles and "the big bird." I'm not sure what kind of bird it is (some sort of crane) but in mid-flight it looks like something from prehistoric times. Alexa and Aleyah were armed with binoculars as we walked the trail. The question of the day was, "What's this?" Aleyah was checking everything out. Good thing she didn't see the dead beaver lying near the trail...ewww!

We did happen to see turtles sunning on a log but they were to far for Aleyah to make them out. She was pretty disappointed to not see any turtles but we did see "the big bird!" I was able to get a picture of the bird while it was perched. (The photo of the bird was taken from across the canal. It really is a "big bird".) Aleyah was giddy with excitement having seen something that the rest of us saw. This bird is quite big, there was no way she wouldn't have seen it. It was a nice day out. Hopefully we'll be able to do a few more outings before school starts. After all, it's only a couple of weeks away!!






Sisters...always ready for the camera.




Alexa, Aleyah and "Aleyah's Misha." Our dog Misha is a Bischon Frise and looks a lot like this stuffed dog. Aleyah noticed the similarities days home from Ethiopia. Since that discovery, this dog was named "Aleyah's Misha."

I also took a picture of a swan that has taken up residence in a nearby pond in our neighborhood. I just had to take a picture of it. The swan was clear across the pond and I was on the street, so it isn't the best picture. I think we'll name it Drifter, because it will no doubt find another home once winter comes.











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