Seed dispersal experiment for Ava and her classmate. They made and tested model seed dispersal mechanisms. Sprig was a vector test subject for tape balls and velcro.

Wet felt fruit and seed models: plum (with pit and seed), acorn

Showing their plums cut open to see two fruit layers: the outer sweet, soft layer, and the inner hard pit layer. The seed is inside the pit.

Examining a real seed pod.

Outdoor playdate

Helping Daddy pluck geese and ducks

birthday party with masks

First snow (18 Oct), neighbor buddies

Recent Ava dragon art, many in scroll form

Caribou pot pie, which the girls dubbed "Viking pie."