Despite the younger offspring's unwillingness to provide details last week, it would seem that they really were studying turtles. This rendering was made with leaves and other plant matter. Also, I learned from the younger offspring that the "tummy" part of a turtle's shell (not shown) is called the plastron.
Elder offspring made the illustration below. The one making the diary entry is the ant, at the lower right. It is possible (though unconfirmed) that the larger animal is a wombat or a bandicoot. Update: The furry animal is a rabbit.
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Even though August has barely started, it turns out that the Free-Ride offspring have already been to quite a number of museums and related centers of edutainment this summer. We review the line-up:
Last weekend, the Free-Rides visited the National Zoo in Washington, DC. Here are some of the animals we saw:
Yesterday afternoon, I attempted to talk with the younger Free-Ride offspring about erosion. It would seem, from our conversation, that it is not just rocks that can erode -- recall of material learned in science class can also erode, as can patience.
Today, the Free-Ride offspring have lots of questions. Maybe science can answer some of them.
Younger offspring: Why do the stars shine so bright?
Elder offspring: Why do snails come out on rainy days?
Both of these artworks are beautiful! You have a budding Andy Goldsworthy on top for sure, and there's something very Quentin Blake about the bottom one.