Amusings

musings

n. contemplations; reflections

amusement

n. pleasurable diversion

amusings...pleasurable contemplations

Charlotte Mason said that children need 

three things each and every day:

Something to love

Something to do

Something to think about

I believe that adults need those three things too.

Nature, especially in the spring, provides those 

three things for children and adults.

If you are very quiet...very sneaky...you can see the bullfrogs in the ditch before they dive below the water to hide.

The neighbor's rooster is not categorized 

as "amusings" in my book.

Yuck.

But watching Charlie watch the rooster is.

And watching Charlie and the boys chase the rooster 

around the tree is also pretty amusing.

Squirrels.

I think that the word "squirrels" in Latin is "amusings."

And birds...birds are one of my favorite springtime amusings.

I learned many years ago to not hang a fern on my front porch.  The birds tore it apart, building a nest in it.  

But a Wandering Jew is much more bird friendly.  

The pair of finch pick out the leaves that they do not want, 

and then they build their nest.  I have hung a Wandering Jew on the porch for several years now...for two reasons. 

Reason #1

The Wandering Jew reminds me of my Grandma Huff.

Reason #2

The birds

A new location for a bird feeder in the back yard 

attracted a new kind of bird.

Welcome, Rose-Breasted Grosbeak! 

But my favorite amusings is family.

Enjoy your amusings.