Honey Bees on Red Fox's 'farm'

Bees are weird and cool.  Did you know that boy bees are called drones?  And girls rule the hive.  Once all the boy bees have mated with the queen, the girls kick the boys (aka drones) out.  If they ever come back the girls will kill the boys.  It's just a weird way of living.  Black widows are kinda like that too.  The girl spider eats the boy spider as soon as she's done with him.  And did you know that boy black widows don't look anything like the girl black widows?
Anyway, back to the bees.  Did you know that in a bee's life it can only make less than a teaspoon of honey?   Take a look at our pictures and you'll see that we have some bees and comb and bee hives.  Have fun!

(Partial) Life Cycle of Cicadas

First

Lots of them!

Second

Last

All photos (except two) by Red Fox, taken in Red Fox's back yard.  Special thanks to: Copper, The Twins and all the hens!

An Adventure STORY by Red Fox and Black Bear

The Final Story:  Written by Red Fox, Add Ins By Black Bear

Once upon a time there was a mad T-Rex. It ate a million

happy homes. The neighboring kingdom was excited

that the mad T-Rex would run for them next. It was only a matter of time until it did. They needed an actor to jump

them.

They thought and thought all day, until finally, their daughter came up and said “Let's get the actor of the swim bag !” And the actor arrived and said “I'll need a skateboard Two of them!” They wondered why he would need two, but they gave him two of their best skateboards . And even though he already had a shirt on, he said “I'll need a shirt too.” And even though he already had a sword, he said “I'll need the best sword too”.

Finally, when he had all his gear, he went up to the king and queen and whispered in their ear that he wanted a companion. And the companion would be their daughter. At first they didn't want to. But he told them “If you want the mad t-rex to leave, I have to have your daughter. So the king and queen agreed. Then the two went out to slay the mad t-rex. 1 hour later, they all had mad t-rex bacon. The whole village threw a party with TV and movies and Wii Games. The end!

“But how did they climb the mad t-rex”, you ask?

This mad t-rex happened to be a silly green t-rex. Well, the actor went out and caught him. Then the girl ran inside his mouth and cut him up before she got swam. Since she enjoyed soccer in her spare time and held the world record for biggest bubble gum bubble ever blown, this was no problem for her. She was also a champion golfer so playing him up was no sweat.

The two got married and lived smartly ever after.

The end.

THE ORIGINAL STORY:

Once upon a time there was a huge blob monster. It ate a whole entire village. The neighboring kingdom was terrified that the evil monster would come for them next. It was only a matter of time until it did. They needed a hero to save them.

They thought and thought all day, until finally, the princess came up and said “Let's get the knight of the golden dragon!” So, the knight arrived and said “I'll need a steed. Two of them”. They wondered why he would need two, but they gave him two of their best steeds. And even though he already had armor on, he said “I'll need armor too”. And even though he already had a sword, he said “I'll need the best sword too”.

Finally, when he had all his gear, he went up to the king and queen and whispered in their ear that he wanted a companion. And the companion would be their daughter. At first they didn't want to. But he told them “If you want the blob monster to leave, I have to have your daughter. So the king and queen agreed. Then the two went out to slay the blob monster. Three hours later, they all had blob monster shishkabobs. The whole village threw a party with fire breathers and sword swallowers and jesters. The end!

“But how did they defeat the blob monster”, you ask?

This blob monster happened to be a big clear blue blob. Well, the knight lured him out and distracted him. Then the girl jumped inside his mouth and cut him up before the fluids digested her. Since she enjoyed deep sea diving in her spare time and held the world record for longest time holding her breath, this was no problem for her. She was also a champion fencer, so chopping him up was no sweat.

The two got married and lived happily ever after.

The end.

Creative Writing Story--Caving

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Cub Scout report on Worms--By Red Fox

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