Swordfight Sunday: Jedi Cat and Dogs

I wonder if the cat can do Jedi mind tricks too...

Claraboo the Caribou

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What is That? Wednesday: Celebration of Flight by Ibex Puppetry

So when you think of puppets, you think of hand puppets, right?  

Wait until you see this puppet video!

They look like kites, don't they?  

I want to make a dragonfly puppet like that!

(By the way, you know Jim Henson, right?  He did The Muppets!  His daughter Heather created the IBEX Puppetry company, which you watched above.  Pretty cool, right?)

Claraboo

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What is that? Wednesday: Amazing Northern Lights Time Lapse

Good morning!!

I got up early today,  had a little coffee, and sat down to work on the blog.  My cat, Erma, decided to help a little:

I haven't seen the Northern Lights (or the Aurora borealis) in caribou ("in person" for any of you humans reading), but I've seen plenty of videos and photographs...they are just BEAUTIFUL!

So what are the Northern Lights (or as the Southern Lights are called - Aurora australis)?  For that answer, I consulted The Northern Lights Centre's website:

The bright dancing lights of the aurora are actually collisions between electrically charged particles from the sun that enter the earth's atmosphere. The lights are seen above the magnetic poles of the northern and southern hemispheres. Auroral displays appear in many colours although pale green and pink are the most common. Shades of red, yellow, green, blue, and violet have been reported. The lights appear in many forms from patches or scattered clouds of light to streamers, arcs, rippling curtains or shooting rays that light up the sky with an eerie glow.

Pretty fantastic, don't you think?

Claraboo

 

Science Sunday: Kangaroo Island: a haven for Australian wildlife

Welcome to Sunday!  

I hope your weekend was restful, yet adventurous.  Were you able to go on a bike ride?  I rode my bicycle around the Acres with Tutu (she's Eppy's sister and has the GREATEST pink hair) and played in the sprinkler.  

You're never too old to run through a sprinkler!

In honor of the Captain himself, I'm sharing a video on kangaroos...did you know there is a WHOLE island off of South Australia that is a wildlife sanctuary for kangaroos, koalas, echidnas, and more?  Watch this video to learn more...

Claraboo

Silly Saturday: Animal Olympians

Hello!

Yep, you read that correctly....Animal. Olympians. 

As in "animals playings games and competitive sports against each other". 

 I know, I had to watch it to believe it myself:

I finished planting my garden today!  

A little late to be doing so, but hopefully everything will grow just beautifully. I planted carrots, mesclun mix (a lettuce mix), basil, squash, onions, roma tomatoes, cream sausage tomatoes, peppers, and lavender. Whew! My hibiscus plant

is continuing to grow and produce delightful flowers that the bees like to visit.

Are you growing a garden?  What did you plant?  What are you most excited to grow this year?

Claraboo

What is that Wednesday: The Busy World of Richard Scarry - The Snowstorm

Oh hello, hello, HELLO!

I'm not sure how many of you have heard of or appreciate/love/adore Richard Scarry and his marvelous books, but I couldn't wait another day to share them with you.

So today's "What is that?" is going to be a bit of a stretch....how about: "What is that? A video about snowstorms in June??"

I know, it doesn't REALLY work, but I hope you enjoy the video anyway... :)

Have a strong and beautiful day today!

Claraboo

Tale Spinner Tuesday: Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Oh, hello!

So which did you see first in the video: a duck or a rabbit?  Were you able to see both?  I saw a duck right away!  Optical illusions are pretty cool...if you want to see more, go here.

So what are optical illusions?  They're just as confusing to define as they are to see!  So I'm going to let my friend Sage (he's a stilt-walking performance artist who knows all about illusions and magic!) explain what they are:

"Something that confuses the eye into seeing something that is not actually there."

And...one of my favorite illusion artists is Kurt Wenner...have you seen his chalk drawings before?  AMAZING!!  

Click here to see some of them.

A very good Tuesday to each and every one of you...see you tomorrow!

Claraboo

It's Friday! And Claraboo's moving!

Hello Kangaroonies!

You'll notice it's a bit late for a post...well, I forgot to mention yesterday that I'm moving into a bigger place this weekend. I'm oh-so-very excited! I'll still be living at Kangaroo Acres, so I'll still be able to share stories from here and keep you up to date on the Captain.

If you could live anywhere in the entire world, where would you live?  If I could live anywhere, I would still choose to live here at the Acres, but I would want to visit this gentleman as often as possible:

Okay, I need to get back to work...I've moved my kitchen and bathroom things over already, but I still have a lot more to do.  Whew!  

I just wanted to check in, say hello, and let you know where I'm at.  The Captain's taking over the blog for the weekend and I'll be back either Monday or Tuesday.

Farewell!

Clarabooooooooo

Musical MONKEY Mondays: Animal Playground by Asheba (Putumayo Kids)

And a very merry, musical, monkey Monday to you!

Asheba has a great voice, doesn't he?  He is a singer from California, but he's originally from Trinidad, and he sings calypso music.  I can't listen to his music without wanting to dance!!

I hope you had a fun weekend; I know I did...I finally learned how to juggle!  The Captain was nice enough to teach me and I practiced the whole weekend long.  Next step is to learn how to juggle while riding my unicycle.  :)

I think I'll go practice that now, in fact!  See you tomorrow!

Claraboo the juggling Caribou

What is That?? Wednesday: FUNNY TALKING ANIMALS

Hahahahaha....heeheehee...whew.

Um, oh hello there Kangaroooooonies....HAHAHOHOOOOHAHA...oh, I'm so sorry! I can't stop..hohohoho...laughing. Wow, my eyes are watering, my stomach hurts, and hahaha...

Just watch the video...haha...that's making me laugh so hard...ohhhh heehee *snort*...and I'll be right back!



Please tell me you laughed as much as I did! I've known some talking animals in my day (in fact, I AM one!), but I have never met any who were QUITE that funny.

I hope you laugh a lot today...tell your favorite joke to a friend, watch a movie or read a book that tickles your funny bone, or juggle your stuffed animals while standing on one foot and singing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" in your front yard. You're sure to make someone smile that way!

Until tomorrow...have an oh-so bea-YOU-tiful Wednesday!
Claraboo