Recycling Plant Part 1

We took our last field trip with our homeschool group this week. We went to a recycling plant. Being on an island it helps to recycle so that there aren't piles of garbage everywhere. I am not a big "save the earth" kindof person, nor am I a big recycling person, but I can see the need for recycling here.

These are solar panels that the recycling plant uses.

The top number is what the plant is making in energy...with the solar panels.
The next number is what the plant is using in energy.
And the third number is the energy they are selling to the community.

This is the claw picking up the junk...reminds me of toy story

This is the actual size of the claw

Bottles and bags being separated

Workers taking off bottle caps and labels

Recycables all bundled up

Brush being dumped

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Randomness

I posted some links to some fun activities, and we tried 2 of them. So I thought I would post some photos of them. The balloons were a BIG hit. I think we will do those again. Even our teenager enjoyed them...turns out breaking ice is fun, no matter what age you are.  :)

We also built with marshmallows and toothpicks. The kids liked it, but some of the structures were hard to hold up...maybe because of the humidity here, or maybe we need to practice our building. But it was fun.

If anyone tries these activities, I would love to hear how they turn out.  :)

Some Links

A great read

http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2012/05/the-blessing-of-my-husband.html


This is a link to an apron....I bought the supplies, but have yet to make it.

http://ihavetosay.typepad.com/randi/2007/02/dishtowel_apron.html

A fun activity for preschoolers

http://alittlelearningfortwo.blogspot.jp/2011/09/ice-eggs.html

A good rainy day activity

http://realchilddevelopment.com/fun-at-home/marshmallow-construction-with-toothpicks

The Snake!

So I am in the bedroom with the baby this morning and my daughter comes in and says, "there's a snake outside". Now over here snakes are not something to take lightly...we have habus which are VERY poisonous. But we had been playing with a fake wooden snake, so I asked our daughter if they had put the wooden snake outside...I thought they were trying to play a joke on me. She says no, they didn't put the snake out side. So I hurry outside because one of our sons is out there, and knowing him he would walk up and take a look at the snake. I get outside and ask where the snake is. The kids point to the bench. I don't see a snake. So the kids point out the snake...it turns out to be quite a different looking red catapillar.  :)  At least they were cautious!  :)

Puzzle

This is a neat little puzzle that I found at the store the other day. It was on sale for 75% off.
It caught my eye because of the ocean picture. But the coolest part is, is that when you are finished with the puzzle and you don't want it any more, you can soak the puzzle pieces and plant them and wildflowers will grow. The puzzle pieces are imbedded with flower seeds. Now, do we put the puzzle together or plant it???? 

                       HAPPY
                    MOTHER'S
                         DAY!

Island Painting

This is how they paint houses on Okinawa



They put up scafolding for every two story house

They put this up in a day

A lot of work to paint a house!