“Moby Dick,” adapted by Felix Sutton

 

“…Pulling his harpoon from Moby Dick’s side, he stabbed it in again and again—stabbing, jabbing-jabbing, stabbing—like a madman.” …

“…then it was that Moby Dick finally spouted the fatal black blood and sounded for the last time.” …

Not your typical bedtime story, but it held Grant’s attention.  :-)

The book was published in 1956, long before animal rights activists found a voice. A “Note to Parents” at the beginning of the book includes this: “The dramatic illustrations on every page are in keeping with the spirit of this American classic.” Indeed.  :-)

What do I know?

Courtney has signed up for Photography in 4H this year, so she has been taking a lot of practice shots. The other night, she grabbed the camera just before sunset and said she was going to take some pictures of Claire out in the yard. I told her Mick hadn’t mowed recently, so she should try to avoid getting the dandelions in the background.

Later, when I saw this image on the computer, I thought “What do I know???"

 

Singin’ in the Rain

Earlier it start raining pretty hard and I looked out the window and saw Grant with one of the girls’ umbrellas. He was clearly enjoying the experience and I thought he looked so cute I grabbed the camera. Of course, Trent followed me onto the porch.

When Grant spotted Trent, he made a beeline for the porch, eager to share this fun experience with this little brother.

He passed off the umbrella, pleased as punch.

Trent made it about halfway down the path and apparently had second thoughts about walking under an umbrella during a driving rain.  :-D

So much for that!  :-D

Heat Miser, anyone?

Lately, we’ve all been waiting with anticipation to see what Trent’s hair will look like when he gets up in the morning. It’s always quite a show.  Yes, it’s time for a haircut. 

“The River of Doubt” by Candice Millard

A friend of Mick’s highly recommended this book, which our dependable library had, thankfully. He started reading it last night (on a Friday night!) and picked it right back up first thing this morning. I’ll take that as a sign this is a good one. :-)

He’s a little camera-shy, apparently.  :-D