Working in the Yard

 Macho loves to cut stuff up. When Mom mentioned that the bushes by the house were getting a little shaggy, he was more than happy to help take care of that. Jammy contributed by bringing Mom and Macho water to drink and then provided musical accompaniment by playing on the glasses with spoons.

Each glass makes a different sound.

Some little bug's nest.

Exploring Nature: Bugs! **UPDATED**

Jammy found some cool bugs in the tree. What are they???

Nice discovery, Jammy!

These give Mom the heebie-jeebies!

**UPDATE** Mom has super smart friends who informed her that this is a bunch of baby Aurilus Cristatus or "wheel bugs." She found some matching wheel bug pictures on youtube.

Bugs in the Sandbox

This morning Macho went out to his sandbox and just sat there.  Mom asked him if something was wrong. "No, I'm watching this bug get this caterpillar." When Mom came to see what was happening, she found a wasp dragging an immobilized caterpilar into a tiny cave in the side of a hill of sand. 
After the wasp had pulled the fat caterpilar into the hole, it came back out and starting digging, doggy-style, throwing sand back into the hole.  The wasp stopped every few seconds to go back into the hole to pack down the dirt. After a minute or two the hole was completely filled in, and the sand was smooth once more.
Macho went back to digging in the sand with his trucks, while Mom started wondering how many more wasp-holes filled with caterpilars are out there.