4-H Craziness

It has been a few crazy weeks of 4-H activities to kick off the year. Entomology club is already rocking for the year. We are working on learning to pin various insects. We have several new youth this year so it is a lot of fun helping them get up to speed. Mom, Grandma Susie and I went to a talk at Brooker Creek on galls. I asked Mom if we could have the speaker come to our club meeting some time. Mom asked and it is a go for October or November.

We attended Family Science Night at SPC Tarpon as well. We saw all the various vendors, pet alligators, made circuits and saw an amazing science show.

Up next was a day at Marine Quest School Days. It is super hard to get into this event but Mom manages every year to figure it out. We had an excellent rotation this year and learned a lot about HABs (harmful algae blooms), fish count monitoring, cells and the functions of their parts and much more.

  • 4-H Entomology Club
  • Pygym Rattlesnake at Brooker Creek Preserve
  • Galls
  • Learning about Circuits
  • Tarpon Aquarium Alligator with Ms. Paige
  • The calm? NOPE!
  • Marine Quest Touch Tank
  • Inside a cell
  • Examining Algae
  • Listening and learning
  • Sorting invertebrates
  • Learning about marine orders
  • Teaming up
  • fish monitoring
  • Our motley crew

I’m Bored and Birds?

I came in and told Mom I was bored and she told me to find something to do. This is what I picked to do. She found some schoolwork for me eventually. Maybe I will learn to not say I am bored! Although I really enjoy learning about chemistry.  We had friends come to Busch Gardens with us. We had a lot of fun exploring the park, seeing the animals and riding the train.

I had a fun time feeding the lorikeets until…this one thought my shoulder made a good roost…Then it tried to EAT ME! I dont like them anymore!

Young Eagles

We went to Young Eagles this weekend at the Clearwater Airpark. I have been waiting for this event again for a long time. I was hoping this would be my day to fly the plane. B and I got pared together and B offered the front seat to me. However the pilot wanted to balance weight so I got put in the back, again. Oh well! I had a blast taking photographs out the window and trying to find our house. 
 Off we go…Safely back on the ground. I can’t wait for 2020 when they do the event again.

Weekend Shenanigans

I tried to convince Dad that I needed this giant Halloween treat bucket. It didnt work out. We went to the Native Plant event at Brooker Creek Preserve and I enjoyed feeding the monarchs. The next day we helped Mr. James with an outreach program on insects. We brought our collections and had a good time showing them off and educating others about 4-H and the insect program.   We took a afternoon trip over to Disney Springs and enjoyed wandering around before the crowds get crazy for the upcoming season. I did finally find a hat that I really liked! I was so happy to make this one my own.

4-H Forest Ecology and Insect Clubs

We took a trip to Gainesville for the Forest Ecology Clinic.We came up the night before since the clinic started so early. We had a great time learning about the plants that will be on the contest. There were mini sessions for all skill levels that taught a variety of topics. I worked on my pacing and compass skills. We had a huge group from our club come up so that was really nice. I had a little insect zoo going on in the main classroom by the end of the day. We are rolling with out insect club too. We have a few new members. We learned aobut insect life cycles, baby and adult forms of insects. We collected some specimen in the fields at Philippe Park.Â