Here is another caterpillar/butterfly project that can make a great family project. With a little planning in the fall or spring to set out the right kinds of plants to attract these caterpillars, anyone can have success with this project. My husband and I choose flowers that attract bees and butterflies, nearly without exception. One such flower, a wildflower called Butterfly Weed, or Asclepius, is a favorite of ours – and of the Monarch butterfly. In the past three weeks we
I noticed this spider spinning a web as I walked around the house with my dog Missy this evening. The sun was going down. I suspected it might be one of the spiders that makes its web every evening and takes it down every morning. After posting this picture on Facebook I received some helpful information from my FB friends that helped me to identify the spider as well as to confirm my suspicions that it might take its web
An easy to make flower doll One of my earliest memories of life on our Indiana farm was of my aunt showing me how to make a doll from the flower of the Althea bush growing in the front yard. The petals made a lovely long dress and the doll’s head was the unopened bud of another flower. While visiting my husband’s family I noticed the same flowers blooming all around and took advantage of the opportunity to make a
The whole earth bears witness to its Creator. The Grand Canyon photo copyright by David L. Green If this video doesn’t put you in the spirit of praising God… http://www.andiesisle.com/creation/magnificent.htm I know a few people who have problems believing in a God who can’t be proven through scientific evidence. But they must acknowledge that God can’t be disproved through scientific evidence either. For anyone to say there is no God, they must be able to claim they have visited and
