2015 – Page 33 – The White House

Our Week So Far

Published on April 17, 2015 by amyewhitelivecomLeave a comment

Quinn just doesn\’t understand why Sonic has to ride in the back of the car all by himself. Why can\’t we put Quinn\’s carseat back there? And get a doggy car seat for Sonic so he will be safe. These two.

Quinn and I were away when our last set of Painted Lady caterpillars turned in to butterflies and were released. So I got another set so we can watch them go through the whole process.

Yesterday I volunteered at the school book fair and since it was right at lunch time I popped in to say hi to Quinn. Here he is with his pals Nate and Cade. There were a handful of girls at the table too.

Thursday afternoons are generally baseball games or practice. Coach recruits all the parents to help and I usually run one of the pitching machines. Here\’s Coach Dan helping Quinn with his swing before I started pitching.

After practice a bunch of the boys went down to the creek behind the park and made makeshift fishing poles to catch some crawdaddies/crayfish. I think one of the parents came equipped with the supplies…stick, string, and safety pin. The kids stuck a glob of chewing gum to the safety pin which the crayfish would bite.

Hard to believe that there are crayfish in this creek but here is the proof. Catch and release. No Jambalaya for us.

Ojai Raptor Center

Published on April 15, 2015 by amyewhitelivecomLeave a comment

Barbara was kind enough to come out and hold down the fort while I was on the East Coast. She make sure Don and Sonic were well taken care of and fed. Quinn and I got home on Friday and had a couple of days to spend with Mae.

On Sunday we we drove up to Ojai and visited a Raptor Center that takes in and rehabilitates injured birds. They take in about 500 birds a year and release as many as they can.

Ojai is about 45 minutes from us and is really beautiful. It\’s known for it\’s crunchy attitude and spa retreats.

We learned about this huge beautiful hawk Rosie who had fallen from her nest and broken a wing which never healed properly. Usually broken wings heal very quickly because of the birds hollow bones and the birds can be released back in to the wild.

Checking out some dead birds on a stick.

Quinn\’s wing span.

We watched a good bit of a talk about raptors, which went a little too slowly, but full of great information. Quinn sat through probably a good 45 minutes of it. He really enjoyed it.

In the background you can see the Great Horned Owl Forrest who they thought was a boy but is actually a girl.

Checking out the various feathers and wings in their huge aviation area.

Make like a bird. You can see just a portion of the open aviation area.

It was a day well spent.

And a lovely Mimosa blossom.

The Green is Gone

Published on April 15, 2015 by amyewhitelivecomLeave a comment

I posted this photo in January from a hike in Wildwood Park. So green!

And this was from my Monday hike this week. It\’s only April and the green is just about gone. That\’s the same trail leading up to Lizard Rock. Wow, what a difference.