Friday we woke up to one of my favorite things about winter here in Nevada POGONIP A Shoshone Indian word meaning white death. It is a freezing fog that covers everything in ice crystals. Think about it as a mix between snow and rock candy. Crystals form and build on top of each other, diamond […]
What I do when it’s cold
Okay, that was obvious. And so was that. But I also do this…. Scour the heirloom seed catalogs, circling what I want to try when the weather finally warms up. Our growing season is short here. There is a danger of frost until June 15th! And the first fall frost is usually towards the […]
Paper Snowflakes
The weather, like a negligent parent, still threatens but doesn’t follow through. We decided to make our own snowflakes instead, albeit a little non-traditionally. Get some paper, any size. We used leftover packaging paper that came yesterday stuffed around a special treat I’ll post about later. (There was a bit of sunshine yesterday after all!) […]
I ♥ Faces Kids: Week 4 Eyes
I love having these themes to work with every week. To see more “The eyes have it” photos visit I ♥ Faces. These brown beauties belong to Brownie. Until I had seven children, all with brown eyes, I had no idea that there were so many variations of brown. From dark chocolate to pecan to […]
Pogonip Crystals
Earlier this week we had about three days straight of pogonip in the morning. The north side of our house didn’t get any sun during the day so the crystals on the gravel grew longer each day. It was beautiful! Here’s a few close-up shots of what pogonip crystals look like. This is a small […]
Flakes are Fun!
Mommytime posted on Mommy’s Martini yesterday about all the snow they’ve been getting but more importantly how she took the time to look closely at the snow and see the beauty of each individual snowflake. It reminded me of one of the funnest unit studies we’ve ever done – not on snow but on snowflakes. […]
Come Take a Walk With Me
Wednesday morning dawned cold and slightly foggy – perfect conditions for a light pogonip. ♦ pogonip ˈpä-gə-ˌnip noun a dense winter fog containing frozen particles that is formed in deep mountain valleys of the western United States. Origin: 1860–65, Americanism; < Shoshone paγɨnappɨh thunder cloud; cf. soγovaγɨnappɨh fog (with soγo- earth), yaγumpaγɨnappih fog (with yaγun- […]