The Antlion

An Antlion is a dragonfly larva.

To eat he digs a hole in the sand and then waits for insects to come in. After they fall in and struggle to climb out, the antlion snaps them up. When it becomes a nymph it also eats tadpoles.

But when the frog grows up, it eats the dragonfly.

I love dragonflies because they land on my finger when I stand still.

Charles Darwin

The other day I learned about Darwin. He thinks we came from monkeys. I know we came from God and I don't think I like a monkey.

I do think though that some animals change over time though with evolution.

Fairy Chapter Books

I am reading some different fairy books which are fun.

There a rainbow fairy series. In it Jack Frost separates the rainbow fairy sisters so all the rainbows go away.

There are two girls who are on vacation named Kirsty and Rachel. They help the fairies find each other and they leave them in Rainspell Island until they have found the last fairy, Heather the Violet Fairy and the rainbows come back.

There are also pet fairies who each have a special magical pet. These fairies help make sure animals find the right homes and don't die off. I think it's the most important jo in fairy land. My favorite pet fairy is Georgia the Guinea Pig fairy because I love my guinea pigs. In these stories Jack Frost tries to steal the magic pets from the pet fairies.

Right now I am reading the Party fairies. They're not my favorite because they're all about candy and cake and sweets and I don't eat sugar. I am finishing the last book of this series, phew, can't wait to start a different series.

The Isle of Skye

The Isle of Skye is in Scotland. It is a beautiful hike when you get to the mountains. I love the Isle of Skye because it has beautiful castles, and because my name is Skye.

There are only 2491 people in the capital Portree. One castle is called Dunvegan.

Lot's of animals live around the Isle of Skye. There are dolphins, whales, deer, Golden Eagles and a bird called a Puffin.

I hope to get see it one day.

Mommy

I love my mommy so much and I love spending time with her I love to read books to her I love to draw with her and all these amazing awesome things. Mommy is my best friend she cooks for me every day she takes good care she always comes my hair makes me braids your ponytails she always knows my boo-boos feel better she always wipes my tears if I cry when I'm sad she makes me smile she always says I'm her sunshine I love my mommy

Raccoon facts

Today I learned about raccoons that live in the city. They are very smart animals and are able to adapt to the hard urban conditions that the city provides.  The mothers look for a high tree to make a nest and raise their young.  The reason for going so high up in the trees is that they are afraid of predators and sometimes a male raccoon can prey on the young raccoons.  The little front paws that they have can open tents, doors, clams and are very strong and sensitive almost like they see with their paws. they are able to go under water with their paws and feel the mud and be able to find food and open clams and eat them right out.

Sometimes in the city the raccoon become close friends with rats and other street animals who carrie desises and they get sick from them. It is important to be very careful if you find raccon droppings in your garage or shed to get rid of them as soon as possible even burn them because they may have a worm inside the droppings which is deadly to humans.

They babies are really cute and I almost wished that I had a baby raccoon but then I looked at my beloved Sophie my yellow lab and hugged her all day and feel so happy that she is my doggy.