It's been a long day here on our forty acres. We try to make the most of the daylight so supper is late, usually after nine and kids don't get to bed before ten.

I'm dog tired, whatever that means. The garden is prime to be worked so that's where I spent the majority of my day. Hoeing is hard on the back and shoulders but seeds need to get in the ground now. By the way, if you have never thinned out carrots...let me just say that's tedious work!

Alright, I've whined now on to some fun stuff! Melissa at In the Sparrow's Nest has got an awesome contest going on that you don't want to miss!

She and her friend Cindy have written some great science units. Currently, we are going through one of them called Everchanging Erosion.

With all the rain we've received these past few weeks there were many examples of erosion that the kids and I were able to check out.

This was really interesting and such a fantasic visual for the kids of how erosion carries soil away.

The next couple of photos have nothing to do with erosion, just some cool bugs.

Here is a dragonfly molting.

I love this picture. I think because my little inexspensive camera really came shining through here. Someday I hope to have a camera with all the whistles and bells. But quite honestly I'm just not ready to fork over that kind of money when I can occasionally get a photo like this.

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget that cool contest over at Melissa's.

Blessings, Julie