From Reptiles to Rainforests

  :  :  :  :  :  Story time at the Friendswood Library:  Snakes Alive  :  :  :  :  :  

Ella sure enjoyed touching all those creepy reptiles (I had to act like I thought it was fun, too).

Imagining a Cosa Rican Rainforest--where most of the reptiles on display originate

 :  :  :  :  :  Frothy Bath, Bedtime Story:  Ella Asleep  :  :  :  :  :  

Secret Garden

What started out as pruning turned into the creation of a secret garden.  The bamboo trees inside our fence are always well manicured, but the two outside the fence have that unkept jungle kind of look.  And, as it turns out...that less than cultivated landscape is a treasure trove of little creatures for Ella to love. Tucked in amongst the overgrown trees are hidden fruits and herbs that most certainly will tickle her senses.

Spearmint

Strawberries

For now, I choose to prune less and lie down in a patch of grass, brown headed girl in the crook of my outstretched arm, searching for animals in the clouds.