Storybook Parade at P.S. 58

Trip to a CITY Farm!!!

Today, I went to a farm as a school trip. But it was a farm in the CITY!!! And not only that, but the farm is on the top of a building!!! It's a ROOF farm!!! and it was totally awesome!!!
First, when we got there, our tour guide explained how the mounds of earth where the plants grow stay UP when it rains or snows really hard. Turns out, they can grow certian kinds of plants that the roots are so strong, the mounds hold together. Cool, huh?
Then we went and looked at the peas. Our tour guide said we can eat anything off the pea plant-the peas themselves, but also the flower and leaf, petals and all. WOW! I still don't like snap peas, but that is cool!!
They also had two huge compost bins, and bees, and sombody saw a ladybug. And at the end, our tour guide showed us little SUPER spicey red pepper. I don't like spicey stuff, and I don't like peppers so I made my mom try it instead. She said that just putting on her tongue made it BURN!!!
Well, I had a lot of fun on this trip. I hope every trip is just as fun.

Foto Flexer Picture

This is my first Foto Flexer Picture on my blog! Remember to check for new updates on the latest Foto Flexer Picture of the day(s).

I must thank you Alexander, for giving me inspiration for my project.

Want to do what I did? Just type in http://www.fotoflexer.com/ and you can make a weird, wacky, funny, realistic, great, imperfect, or just plain YOU!!

THE SHEEP AND WOOL FESTIVAL!!!

Does anyone know about the Dutchess County Fair? Then you should know about the Sheep and Wool Festival! They hold it once a year, at the Dutchess County Fair fairgrounds, and it is all about sheep, wool, llamas, goats, alpacas, and, above all, KNITTING!!! The Sheep and Wool Festival is a knitting heaven!!

Alright. I will first talk about the featured breed, or at least show you a picture. This years featured breed of sheep is.....

 ...The American Oxford!!!

Alright, now that you know that, I MUST tell you about the Leapin' Llama Contest. During the Leapin' Llama contest, llamas and alpacas compete for the hightest and farthest jump. Is it a fast paced competition? Not at all!! A lot of alpacas REFUSED to go over the bar!! It was so funny to watch the owners pushing and pulling, ans even hopping up and down, to try to get them motivated. LOL!!
Pictures will be posted up as soon as they are avalible.

Next, let me just tell you... WHOA!! There were SOOOO many shops!!! It was like, at least ten!! I got some really cool softish yarn that is pink to knit, and a special glass thing that you can put through your sweater or scarf (knitted, of course.) to hold it up or pin something into place. Oh, and also, I got a glass button, red and shiny, a toy alpaca, and the softest teddy bear in the history of all teddy bears that the world has seen. OMG that guy is SOFT!!!!
My mom got some nice black knitting needles, and two rolls of blue yarn. Oh, and a special thing to roll the yarn into balls. You know when you buy yarn, it comes in theese large strands that need to be rolled up into balls of yarn? Well, my mom bought the thing that rolls them. You hang the strands on a sort of circle, and turn a sort of lever around and around, and POOF!! It's all rolled up!!
Oh, and my dad? He did not buy knitting things. As you probably guessed, my dad is not the type of dad to pick up a pair of knittig needles every night. So what did he buy? Cheese!!


More to tell... check it out often for new updates. Also, know that pictures will be on as soon as possible.
Bye for now,
Gabby

This is one of the sheep I saw.

The Club Penguin Times

  Club Penguin is so awesome!!! I played it today for th first time in a LONG!! time. OMG http://www.clubpenguin.com/ is awesome. Check it out!! And see if you can spot my penguin. Her name is RosemaryTB. Puffles ROCK!!


P.S. If you do check out and make a penguin on Club Penguin, try pressing E and T at the same time with the volume ON. It's funny!!

Neighborhood Dogs

I have started a project! Almost every time you see a dog on the street, you feel like you want to pet it, right? Well, in this project, you can't pet the dog, but you can see what he or she looked like and about the owners, too. I call it Project Dog.

This is a dog called Max. He is pretty old (15 years) but he is a
wonderful, gentle dog with great owners. Can you belive that this
sign was posted on the doorstep where he was sitting!?

Don't worry. That sign did not mean Max. "That is the OTHER dog,"
the owner had said.

I actually saw a Bichon Frise on the streets not long ago. I hope to see it again soon!!!
Find more dogs on the page "Project Dog" Dogs RULE!!!