26 June 2011

Abe spent the week at Cub Scout Day Camp. Just a bit of 8 year old heaven-- BB guns, archery, water games, carpentry, leather stamping-- Abe loved it all. Becky went along as an assistant den leader for part of the week.

Abe and his buddy were given a box of craft supplies like popsicle sticks, Q-tips, pipe cleaners, feathers and tape and told to build something. They made a survival kit, which was appropriate since the theme for the week was "Survivor."

 

We're snacking on strawberries, peas and raspberries from our garden. Few of the berries make it inside-- you'd have to pick the strawberries with your teeth to eat more locally than Gibson.

 

We've tried for a few years to grow bamboo in barrels along are fence. Our vision is a lush green screen. Supposedly bamboo is quick growing and wildly invasive, but that has not been our experience. We finally have some new shoots growing. Abe took a photo of Gibson's koala sitting in the bamboo. He may have koalas confused with pandas. 

We're working hard to get ready for our pioneer trek next month. Each family picks a name and decorates a flag to attach to their handcart. Helen is holding up our flag. If you think you've seen the logo before, you're right. We picked our family name, Southern Oregon Survivors (SOS-- very clever) months ago, but hadn't made our flag. The logo on the cub day camp T-shirts was perfect for our theme, so Becky shamelessly copied it.