Sorry I haven't updated for three weeks. Mama said that I really needed to get serious with school work, now that it is September. This year I'm in the fifth grade, and I'm home schooled. I have three big reports this year, a science report (I'm going to research geology), a state report, and an animal report. All are very big tasks!
But yesterday I didn't study too much because I went to the cabin instead! It was such a pretty day there, the sky was deep blue and all the underbrush was changing to yellow and red already. Can you believe it? It is already fall!
After lunch I decided to take a walk and look for all the signs of fall.
Isn't it amazing that in the mountains the leaves have already started to change?
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It is a perfect day, no clouds in sight!
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Isn't this plant pretty? It is turning red.
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I walk down to the pond to look for frogs, but it seems like they've already left.
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But there are a lot of water skeeters!
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This flower is called "Bread and butter", isn't that the neatest name?