End of Summer

One of the many mouse birds that have

taken an interest in our kitchen garden

Our garden is attracting some interesting wildlife as we hear the monkeys hollering over the hedge, and see plenty of birds darting in and out of our yard. It keeps life interesting for our dogs, Henry and Reese. The mouse birds are real nibblers as they have cleaned out most of our sukuma and broccoli (for some reason they leave the lettuce alone). Along with the fun of seeing guests appear in the yard, we've had several surprises inside our house as well. About a week ago, Erica and I were getting into bed when we noticed a long black skink moving over our covers. Skinks, geckos and chameleons are all common around our home -- at least they help with mosquito's.

Michael, Ezra, Emma, Mary and Tristan

having fun with an end of vacation sleep over.

Tristan and Emma return to Rosslyn Academy on Tuesday. Tristan is beginning the fifth grade and Emma is going into third grade. They are very excited to see their friends and meet their new teachers. Ava will also be starting school this September.