October 10th, 2011

In celebration of Columbus' taking credit for the discovery of the New World, I had a day off of school today, so my younger brother, Nick, and I took a 10-mile bike ride around the forest preserves in the area. We saw four Woolly Bear caterpillars, a garter snake, a flock of grasshoppers, turkey vultures, and a praying mantis. Here are some of our buddies:



Nowhere is the Lord and Lady more present than in the great outdoors. There's just something indescribably spiritual about speeding down a hill on a bike, the wind whistling through your hair, and leaves falling around you. Once we got home, I printed a Pagan Faerie ABC book and colored the first few pages. I know, I know: I'm a bit old for ABC books, and probably even coloring books in general. But you know what? I like coloring, and I really like Pagan coloring pages. If you, your kids, your grandmother, or whoever is interested in said coloring book, it can be downloaded and printed at: http://www.proudtobepagan.com/kidshome.htm . Indeed, they have a number of kid-friendly activities.