Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Life's Magic and Sadness

 Today is a day of sadness and happiness. Our little robin died overnight. I snuggled with it around midnight on Monday night and it was still alive, but, sadly, was not breathing when I checked in on it this morning. It was a very long shot that it would survive in captivity. It lived for about 2 1/2 days and was a real fighter.


This morning when I looked in the large incubator, I heard a peep and noticed that one of the chicken eggs had a hole in it. I watched while a little beak continued to poke at the hole. I'm sure when everyone comes to school tomorrow morning we will have some baby chicks! The ducks are not due to come for another week.
                     





Finally, look what else happened this weekend! I came to the classroom this morning to see that a butterfly had emerged from its chrysalis! By the end of the day, 5 out of 7 butterflies were out!

                                                      

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