Nuggets Along the Trail: 7-28-11 Our Bug Collection

Over the years, we've always compared our family life to a wagon train heading west. Just as everyone had to do his part to get to Oregon years ago, so everyone in our family must do his/her part to make our journey through life successful. If somebody climbs in the wagon and lets the others do the work, we just don't make any progress. We all have to pull our weight and work together. Along the trail we find lots of pebbles that make for a smooth ride and some bigger rocks that jar us a little; we hit the occasional pothole that can slow us down. But if we purpose to search diligently, there are countless gold nuggets and precious gemstones along the way as well. This journal is an attempt to preserve some of those precious moments for our children, and our children's children, as together we travel this trail called life.

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Psalm 16:11

Thursday, July 28, 2011

7-28-11 Our Bug Collection

by Kaitlyn

Ben and I started a bug collection about 2 years ago. At first we put it in an old shoe box! We have improved over the years and now have a pretty good collection.

A tiger swallowtail that I caught and mounted.

A mourning cloak.

Four moths and a bug that are getting mounted.

Notice anything different on the top Luna moth?!!

Here, have a better look!

There!! You're right! It’s the body!! But what's wrong with it? Well, we found the wings in a hotel parking lot. We took the wings home and Jesse carved a body out of balsa wood and then died it green. Jacob got some chicken feathers and cut them down to size, and Jesse glued the wings and the chicken feather antennae to the balsa wood. When the glue dried, tada we have a nice Luna moth!

An orange flying grasshopper that I mounted. They’re pretty hard to mount!!

Our whole bug collection.

It is fun to find new bugs!!

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Good intentions produce little.
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Carelessness hurts.
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