Big smiley face clouds

Big smiley face clouds, a photo by Creative Images By Jaxs and Kim on Flickr.

I wonder what these clouds were smiling for?
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Hey Kids come learn with "The Mystery Rangers" by author Kim G. Jones

Hey kids, parents, grandparents, teachers and friends; Jaxs and Kim have a new friend and her name is Kim G. Jones. 

Kim is really cool. She has lived the adventure of a National Park Ranger at the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation area in Washington. Ranger Kim shares with us The Secret View an astounding 360 degree look at what the Mystery Rangers at the top. Scroll on the picture and look around! CAREFUL! Don't get dizzy and fall in! It's a long way down!

Ranger Kim has started this really adventure series with lots of hands on activities in her first book " Mystery Rangers: The Case of the Missing Mountain"  

Kim has a passion for teaching children about God's creations through hands on activities and games. Careful! Ranger Kim's love for God and enthusiasm for His creations are very contagious! Did you know that the best teachers make learning fun? They sure do and Ranger Kim certainly makes learning fun!

Kim has also written scripts for a radio show of the many adventures of "the Mystery Rangers"

Quote: "I wrote these episodes to help show kids how exciting and fun it is to learn about God's creations,"  said script author Kim Jones. " We are new at this and still have lots to learn, but I think kids will have a "blast"  listening to the shows !" 

Ranger Kim makes it easy for you and I to have fun exploring nature and God's creations. This is an excitingly great way to spend quality time with the children in our lives and become an official "Mystery Ranger"  Maybe Ranger Kim will start a "Mystery Ranger" fan club? Wouldn't that just be the coolest!

To keep updated with Ranger Kim click here "The Mystery Rangers"

 

Cattails are natures Super Wal-Mart

The cattail has to be the most useful plant known to North America. For the outdoors person it is a gold mine. This plant has utility uses, medicinal and is a food source.

Cattails can be identified by their long cylindrical brown seed heads. It looks like grass. Their is a variety that looks just like the cattail but it is poisonous. As with all edible plants positive identification will keep you out of harms way.

As a food cattails offer an outstanding variety. They can be used in salads, eaten raw, used in stews, both the male and female spikes can be boiled and taste very similar to corn. Flour can be made from these plants.The Native Americans would boil the roots to make a syrup which was used to sweeten up their recipes. 

The medicinal uses of the cattail include antiseptic for wounds, cuts, burns, bruises and toothaches.

 As an utility hats, chairs, insulation for jackets, shelter building materials, and a host of other uses have been done and used for centuries.

Cattails provide food and nesting area’s for birds and wildlife. Birds use the white fluff from the brown cylinder seed to soften their nests with.

For more on the cattail Jaxs and Kim recommend you read The Incredible Cattail “The Super Wal-Mart of the Swamp” by Kevin F. Duffy

Creative Images by Jaxs and Kim

 

"Love Stinks" Pepe Le Pew & Penelope by Jaxs

CREATIVE IMAGES BY JAXS AND KIM

Squirrel "just chillin out"

Squirrel "ust chillin out", a photo by Creative Images By Jaxs and Kim on Flickr.

Red Squirrel just chilling out on a park bench. He was just enjoying a cool breeze, in the shade, on a very hot day in Florida.

Farmville's Dog Gone Birthday Party by Jaxs

Farmville is celebrating their 2nd birthday. 

Jaxs loves to be creative and is quite artistic. He loves to do designs on his farm. He says it's like putting together a 5000 piece puzzle 3D style. For Farmvillve's 2nd birthday Kim suggested that he do Moses. 

Moses is Jaxs and Kim's Jack Russell Terrier. 

Jaxs set out to do an image of Moses and upon completeing it he named it "Farmville's Dog Gone Birthday Party"

Stop by and enjoy the birthday celebration. 

 

 

Creative Images by Jaxs and Kim

Elmira's Wildlife Sanctuary

On the west coast of Florida in a rural area on the Hillsborough, Manatee County line in Wilmauma Fl. is home to Elmira's Wildlife Sanctuary.Wilmauma is near the southeast end of Tampa Fl.

Elmira's is a refuge for Big Cats that is runned entirely on private donations.

There was a time that Elmira's was open to the public but the unexpected passing of founder Ted Greenwood changed all of that a few years ago. His wife Robin carries her husbands love for big cat rescue in his memory. Robin Greenwood is president and owner of Elmira's. 

With the help of dedicated volunteers Elmira's continues to care for these big cats. They have struggled to purchase land, buy cages and feed these awesome animals. It is there hope and desire to reopen their doors to the public so that others can enjoy seeing Big Cats and other wildlife up close in a natural surrounding. There is no donation ever too small. Together we can build the dream home for these gorgeous animals for all to enjoy by helping Elmira to reopen their doors. 

You can follow Elmira's on Facebook Elmira's Wildlife Sanctuary 

Thank you Robin for your love and dedication and all the wonderful people that give their time to help these beautiful animals. Without your efforts these animals would have been euthanized. 

I would like to thank Lois Croft for the wonderful video she has put together for Elmira.s. For a copy of the video you can contact Elmira's Wildlife Sanctuary. All donations can be used on your tax returns. Elmira's is a non-profit organization.