On farm mornings, Wee Friends is abuzz with excitement. Today was no different! Friends were very busy as the clocked ticked toward 9:30!

Each day, Melinda brings a bag of veggies to snack on mid-morning. She also enjoys dipping her veggies in ranch-a luxury we seldom offer to our Wee peeps!  But they see her Ranch and they hover……..and every now and again, (TAMI BARBOUR PLEASE STOP READING HERE AND SKIP TO NEXT PICTURE) she will offer them dips of her Ranch. Well today, as Wee Friends dipped their celery sticks into Mel’s Ranch dip, they observed the patterns that the celery stalk created in the creamy dip! This led to an art exploration using the celery stalk and leaves as paint brushes!

Well, Farm Group B had a great time this morning. We started by watching Grace and friends run/trot and exercise Star, Tony and Taffy.

When we tired of that, we ran over to look for caterpillar cocoons in Miss Charlotte’s fruit tree orchard, only to be beckoned by perfectly sized climbing trees calling out “WEE FRIEND!!! COME TO ME! CLIMB MY BRANCHES!”

We visited with the chickens and goats.

And we headed to the woods. Caitlyn and Chase found and showed us a sassafras leaf. They scrunched it up and we smelled it. They told us it’s the stuff root beer is made of.

We also studied how the light changed once we found ourselves under the canopy of the tall trees.

We played in our favorite tree stump forts and log cabin, collecting nature’s treasures along the way. Then we made our way home.

Enjoy your day.

Wee Sprouts: Celery sticks. Breakfast: Oatmeal Squares and apple slices. Lunch: Whole wheat rice with pork, mixed veggies and pineapple. Snack: Orange and cheddar cheese slices.