books and dragons

I managed to capture some photographs of the rare Cave Dwelling Northern Dragons in their natural habitat. They are quite difficult to photograph as they move quickly and are known for their spectacular fire breathing abilities. They do however like to show off their flying skills, and will occasionally let a photographer close while practicing their latest flight tricks.

The red dragon is known for his fearless leaping and diving.And the smaller green dragon, although more cautious with his takeoffs, is quite quick and has a very unusual spike pattern on his little green head.

Here you can see the dragons curling up in their den where they will rest after their arduous flying sessions.


Thank you dragons, for letting me photograph your magic!

I also have been meaning to do a book post of what we have been reading and enjoying around here. Here are a couple current favorites.

This book was a birthday gift for Perry and it is great. There are lots of terrific projects in here from paper airplanes (that fly ever so well!) to zip lines and climbing walls. The boys have been pouring over it and Perry seems to like it too! Ari and I are currently enjoying Mr.Popper's Penguins at bedtime. Lots of giggles and nothing too scary for the wee lad. I remember enjoying this one when I was a kid.

And Stuart Little was our last chapter book. Cute and engaging and silly, and again with nothing too scary or suspenseful. I am on the hunt for more along these lines if anyone has any suggestions!

I am really enjoying Full Moon Feast that I got for my birthday. It has a years worth of seasonal recipes and essays and the food philosophy and recipes are very much in line with how we are eating these days. The honeybee lemonade from the last post is from this book.

And Dorian's favorite books right now for bedtime reading are Blueberries for Sal (with the "scary part" glossed over slightly- he was quite scared of bears for a bit last summer when one came onto our property, but he requests this book ever and over, so maybe he is working things through?) and the Tomten and the Fox. Both are lasting favorites in our home and both have plots and themes that really speak to my boys and are very familiar to them- berry picking and storing food for winter, (and being wary of the bears who are also storing food!) and a winter farm with animals that need to be protected from forest creatures. And we have our own Tomten that lives here that Ari regularly leaves out oatmeal for, so Tomtens are beloved to both boys.

There are many more, but this is a little sample anyway. I'd love to hear if any of you have good chapter book recommendations, we are moving through them fast!