New Bird New bird On the suet Never seen before Bird guide search… Not an American Goldfinch Red spot on top of head Beak too small Not a Redpoll Red spot too small Yellow head and breast No streaks Not a Nashville Warbler Red spot too distinct Wings have bars Yellow head Must be a rare bird Wait… Ruby Crowned Kinglet Red spot just right Small beak White ring around eye Wings have bars Yellow head and breast No streaks That’s it!!! Yay! New bird identified! © 2011 by Janice D. Green ps I’ll try to get a picture up later if I can get one.
A Winter’s Walk I walked with him One winter day Beside a beaver pond The trees were bare The water still Our feet the only sound Then through the wood Where brambles grabbed And vines messed up my hair But as we neared The field ahead Old dreams resurfaced dear To build on land With pond nearby And wildlife everywhere No matter this Land’s not for sale We’ll dream another year © 2011 by Janice D. Green
What Am I? I’m snatched up From the pile Of hollow shells Just like me. My toes get warm As I stand alone, Next my belly, Last my head. I’m heavy now With warm sweetness A cap is twisted On my head We’re standing now All in rows Like soldiers In formation Heee heee, That tickles! A label is mashed On my tummy. I’ve filled many of these when I was a commercial beekeeper. I would tease my husband by giggling and pretending the honeybears were laughing when I put the labels on their tummies. © 2011 by Janice D. Green
Read Luke 1:5-25. (If you click on this link you can read it from the NIV Bible.) An angel from God told a Priest named Zachariah that his wife was going to have a son, and that they were to name him John. His wife Elizabeth was old and had no children. Zachariah didn’t believe the angel at first so he was unable to speak again until after the baby was born. They named the baby John. “Why does the Christmas
The first Noel (Christmas) Here is a Christmas card for kids with a puzzle in it about the very first Christmas when baby Jesus was born. You can print one out for yourself if you click here. If you need the help of the answer key, click here. Have a wonderful Christmas and remember whose birthday we are celebrating.
