With my wife studying for exams, it was up to the kids and I to undertake what was likely our final camping trip of the season. Most of the Provincial Parks will be shutting down until the spring during the next few weeks, so unless a birthday party or two falls off the […]
Continue ReadingThanks to our puppy, the previously mentioned Ellie "Bane of Gadgets," and her current chewing phase, our house is in a state of lock down. Everything that could be chewed -and even things you wouldn’t think of as prime puppy targets- gets locked up in cabinets or behind closed doors. At least that’s the theory. […]
Continue ReadingI’ve finished presenting my "Catch the Reading Bug" library program for summer — which means having to decide whether or not to keep my new pet bugs. As advertised, I made cute little houses for them (like this butterfly pavilion) and learned something about their care and feeding. For instance, ladybugs may eat sweet allysum […]
Continue ReadingWe’ve recently moved to a newer home in a neighborhood that is purposefully keeping natural habitat as part of the appeal. This means lots of “green space” for the GeekDad and GeekMom. It means lots of cool animals, insects, and reptiles for the Geek-kids. There are several cat-tail-surrounded ponds within walking distance of the house. […]
Continue ReadingReally, she did. Not the review, the camera itself. As if our house –as full as it is of kids, cats and dogs- didn’t contain enough hazards for a gadget geek like myself, we recently adopted a new puppy. The newest arrival is a (currently) 60 pound Shepherd cross and it would appear that she […]
Continue ReadingGeekDad isn’t so big on the cutesy photo posts, but I’m sorry, I had to throw this one up. Proving that rabbits are not horribly high on the animal intelligence scale, we had one dig a burrow and give birth to a litter right outside our back door, beneath one of my wife’s flowering shrubs. […]
Continue ReadingIf you don’t happen to stumble on animal skeletons in your area, you can always indulge your osteological needs at Skulls Unlimited. This Oklahoma based company stocks full skeletons as well as rare and common skull specimens, educational links for the skull geek, and teaching kits for the educator. The specimens are priced like you […]
Continue ReadingSomething making the rounds on the science blogs today that is certainly worth checking out for the nature geek. The Linnean Society of London has digitized images of thousands of insect specimens (mainly moths and butterflies for now) for easy browsing on their website. The images are taken from the original collections of Carl Linnaeus, […]
Continue ReadingMy daughter, Natasha, is eight years old and loves animals; she’s a long-time fan of the Zoo Tycoon video games series, devours books on animals and enjoys publications that frequently feature wildlife, like National Geographic. So it was pretty much a no-brainer when we were leafing through the list of city-run children’s programs here in […]
Continue ReadingSpring has arrived on the b-b-balmy shores of Lake Ontario, and the local fauna and flora have gotten down to doing what they do best – making more fauna and flora. It may be that your geeklets aren’t ready for the "birds and the bees" talk (or is it the "circle of life" talk? I […]
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