Kinast Connection: February 2022

2.28.2022

Johnston Fun in January and February 2022

January and February brought lots of cold and warm weather! Do wish it would decide spring is almost here. Here are some activities we were able to do.

Geronimo the Grasshopper

Woolly Sheep
Geronimo and Woolly Sheep, new puppets, appeared in a Friends puppet show at Auntie's work.

The hedge balls have turned brown this year but have not been eaten at the pasture. They are the small brown dots.

Olivia joined the YMCA swim team and we were able to see one of her meets. She did well.

Emily's afghan was finished the end of January.

The animals are not eating at the pasture.

However, we found lots of footprints around the pond like deer and raccoon, so they come for water.

Adelynn and I have been volunteering at the zoo once a month. It is lots of fun. We got to groom the donkeys the last time we were there. Then picked up Ava and Ollie and made lots of slime at our house and played trains, etc.

Took Emily to an appointment on a warm Wednesday and enjoyed the slide.

Grandpa helped make a racing van out of boxes when he was able to go play.

2.06.2022

Fun Bird Photos!

My office window looks out on a large juniper tree and on Friday/Saturday a whole flock of Cedar Waxwings appeared to pick it clean of its berries. These little guys are some of my favorites! They've got dusty yellow bellies, brilliant yellow tips on their tail, and flashes of red on their wings. They even have a crest a bit like a cardinal's. About 90% of waxwings' diet is fruit, and sometimes they accidentally eat overripe fruit and get drunk; if they're eating berries and only one bird can reach them, they'll actually sit in a line and pass the fruit down to make sure everyone gets some.

(the quality of the photos is thanks to my job: the professional-grade Canon lives in my office 😀)

Small brown and yellow birds pick berries from an evergreen tree with a building the background

Small brown, yellow, and black birds in a pine tree. One's wings are in motion showing flashes of red feathers on the tips.

Small brown and yellow birds eat in a pine tree in the rain with a building the background.

Two small brow and yellow birds in a pine tree with a building in the background. One bird is flying away, making its wings blurry

Small brown and yellow birds eat in a pine tree. One is flying right at the camera, its wings a blur

A series of 6 photos in a 2x3 grid showing a small brown and yellow bird looking at a blue juniper berry then eating it.

4 black and white images with a brown and yellow bird still in color. The bird fishes in some pine branches then eats a blue juniper berry

Brown and yellow birds searching a pine tree for berries