Wildflower Walk and Skyping Pema

We hope everyone had a wonderful vacation! Yesterday afternoon the rain held off and we were able to take magnifying glasses into the woods and upper field to look for wildflowers. Kids had a great time looking at all sorts of things close-up. We found lots of flowers, including bluets, mayflowers, goldthread, violets, dandelions and daffodils.

This morning we were thrilled to be able to Skype Pema! Debbie Lee, the computer teacher, helped us call Pema's family all the way in India. Yesterday we had a chance to view some photos and videos on Pema's family's blog, so we had lots of questions. Pema told us that it's hot in India and some of the food is the same as here but mostly it's different. Her favorite Indian food is a kind of pancake. She and her family get around mostly by motorcycle. Pretty soon they will be travelling to Europe, where we hope to Skype with them again.