Brown and Black Bears

How can you tell a Brown Bear's not black?

You'll look for a hump up on his back

The hump on his back helps him to dig deep

And so do his big paws on which he does creep

And how do you tell a Black Bear's not brown?

(Up in a tree he'll surely be found)

His short paws that help him climb the tree

Where he is stealing honey from a cranky honey bee

You can also tell if you look at his ear

Pointy and high they do better to hear

So that's how you tell Brown from Black Bear

But one last thing

ALWAYS BEWARE!

  These are all ways you can tell the two kinds,Black bears and Brown bears, apart. The Brown bear has small ears, a hump on it's back used for digging, and large paws used for catching slippery fish and also for digging. The Black bear has bigger ears than a Brown bear, a flat back, and small paws used for climbing. These differences can be useful because a Brown bear can have black fur and a Black bear can have lighter fur. And like I said always beware!

Moths and Butterflies

When my family and I went to St. Marten, we learned a lot about butterflies at the butterfly garden. At the butterfly garden we saw moths that only live 3 days but can stay in there cocoon for 6 or 7 years! All they do in their lives is mate then die. These moths are huge, also, their wings are as big as a grown mans hands! We also learned that certain sunscreens can attract butterflies. They'll actually try to suck it off your skin! Did you know that butterflies pollinate more plants than bees do? Moths and butterflies are pretty amazing insects.

The Legend of the Colombine

There once was a beautiful Phoebe Bird with shining feathers. The Indians loved her beautiful feathers and only had found one. Other birds hated her existence and her beauty. The Phoebe Bird tried to make friends with the other birds but for they thought all she would do is talk about how beautiful she was. So the Phoebe Bird was on her own. But she wasn't sad that she didn't make friends with the other birds because she had made friends with Fox, Rabbit, and Gopher. One day a sparrow while sitting in a tree over heard the Indians talking about the Phoebe Bird and how they wished to find another of the gleaming feathers. The sparrow flew home to his friends and told them what he had heard and his plan to be rid of the Phoebe Bird.

The sparrow, Owl, and Robbin all went back to the Indian camp all three birds came forward towards a man and a woman.  The sparrow told then that they could catch the Phoebe Bird and they could have the feathers they wanted.  It took two days and night for the woman, man and the rest of the tribe to decide what they would do.  The third day the hunters came the forest to try to catch the Phoebe bird but they couldn't.  So the warriors went out with the hunters.  This whole time the Phoebe Bird was hiding with her friends. 

"What should I do?" she asked her friends. 

Now fox was very wise and told her this, " Tonight you must go out and put three of your feathers down on the ground.  One by the Indians camp, one where the warriors sleep and the last one will go at the sparrow's home. "

That night the Phoebe bird went out and did what her friend told her to do, one feather at the Indian camp, one where the warriors slept, and the last at the sparrow's home.  The next morning the ground was covered with beautiful flowers that looked like the Phoebe Bird's  feathers.  the warriors went home and the sparrow apologized to the Phoebe bird for sending the Indians after her, and then everything was calm.

Christmas Cookie Recipe

1 & 1/2 cups of flour
1 & 1/4  cup of white sugar
2 slightly beaten eggs
1/2 c shortening
1 t vanilla
1 t baking soda
1t baking powder
1 t salt
1 & 1/2 cup butterscotch chips
1 & 1/2 cup pecans

First add 1 & 1/2 cup of flour to bowl.  Next measure 1 & 1/4 cup of white sugar and dump in the bowl.  Third crack two eggs into the bowl and lightly whisk.  Then put 1/2 cup of shortening into your bowl.  Now add 1 teaspoon of vanilla, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon baking powder, and 1 teaspoon salt to the bowl.  Last dump 1 & 1/2  cup of butterscotches and 1 & 1/2 cup of pecans in bowl.  Combine well, roll into small balls and bake on cookie sheets 9 to 11 minutes. 

Christmas Tree

Christmas tree you are so bright
please share your little light
for all of us in the dark cold night
Oh me Oh my what a pretty sight
with ornaments hung to and  fro
who ever hung them was a pro
you look however nicely
I'd think you were very pricely
with tinsel spun round you
and no ornaments touch the ground, too
I feel so safe and sound
with you around

Caroline's Glasses

    One day Caroline discovered that she could not see the words in her chapter book.  she went to the eye doctor.  The eye doctor's name was Mrs. Bangel. 
     Mrs. Bangel said, 'Caroline I am going to inspect your eyes."
    After the inspection Mrs. Bangel asked Caroline to read different numbers and letters.  Then Mrs. Bangel said, "Caroline, you are going to need glasses."

    Caroline was excited because she had always wanted glasses like her mom, Martha.  Caroline chose a pair of glasses with rhinestones.  The next day she got candy.  THE END

Pearl's Tall Tale

  Once opon a time there was a girl named Pearl. She could talk to alligators,  otters and different kinds of birds. She was friends with all of the annimals that lived in the swamp. Once she found an orphaned otter and raised it as her own. Now the otter follows her everywhere she goes.
     One day when Pearl was up in a tree chatting with some birds she saw two hunters walk by.  The taller one said, "It's going to be a great hunting year, isn't it?"
    "Sure is," said the other man.  Pearl was very frightened. 
     After the men left Pearl got down from the tree and ran home. At home Pearl thought and thought. Then she remembered her old pals the honey bees. Pearl immediately got all 900,000,000 honey bees and told them her plan.
    Pearl took each bee hive and flung them in front of each hunter. The bees went crazy and started stinging the hunters. The hunters never came back and Pearle and the animals lived happily ever after.