Baker's Blog

Day!  The speckled deer prances about.  A turkey gobbles.  “Gobble, gobble.”  The water flows smoothly over the rocks.  A bird tweets.  It is singing to the trees swaying in the wind.  The baby deer play in the field, celebrating the day.

At sunrise the birds are stirring.  The first one wakes.  “Tweet, tweet,” it calls.  The sky’s a wonder.  It’s deep purple and blue.  The grass is jeweled with crystal clear, sparkly dew.  The land is covered with diamonds of dew and light.

It’s dawn.  The animals are snoring.  ZZzzzzzz.  The creek water tinkles by.  A rosy sky appears.  The stars are very few now.  The pine trees are damp with dew.  A maple smell floats in the air.

The navy sky shadows the land.  The stars are like holes in the night sky.  A moon trail in front of me is a path to adventure.  What is down it?  Nobody knows.  The tree’s shadows are towering over me.  Coyotes howl, howl, howl in the night.  The owls hoot.  They are guardians of the night.

Shoots of pink dance through periwinkle sky.  The dewy smell of soaked leaves from last fall floats through the air.  I hear peepers calling, calling through the evening air.  Gobbling turkeys are prowling.  The speckled deer prance through the fields, hunting for food now that the snow has melted.  The spring air smells like fresh pine.  It is twilight now.

Final reflections on creating a recycled racer:

I learned how to make a car completely out of reused things. I learned how to make really cool things without having to buy a lot. I learned which wheels work best. I think it is important for engineers to share ideas because people have good ideas and you can put them together to make a team.

What was life like in the colonies in the 1700s?
Hello. My name is Abigail. I live in the early 1700s. I just came from England to America. I live in an English home. We had a work party to build our new home. We had turkey, pie, bread, cake, apple cider, and maple sugar. My favorite thing to eat is apples. From England I brought a music box, a doll, and a necklace. I don’t get why we can’t laugh or play on Sunday, but we try hard to honor the Lord’s day. The sermons can be kind of long though. I love my new home!

You should watch the Macy’s Day Parade. The Macy’s Day Parade is on Thanksgiving morning, so you can watch it while you are eating breakfast and with your family in your pajamas. There are also really cool tricks, floats, and famous singers like Taylor Swift. This year Taylor Swift sang “Shake It Off” and “Welcome to New York” from her new album 1989.

There are also super cool acrobats. This year a circus performed crazy tricks on their float. It was very cool. There was flipping and jumping on the float.

The most well-known part is the balloons. This year Paddington was one of the balloons. His suitcase was the size of a two car garage! Then at the end of the parade Santa on his sleigh rides through the streets finishing the parade.

Next year you should watch it too.