Corn!

Corn season is nearly done, but there are still some good ones out there!

In the Isère with Ingmar

Off I go again to discover a new part of France. This time, Ingmar is coming with us. He's never been on a train before.

Ingmar! get down from there! You're not supposed to be crawling all around the train.

And leave the people in the next row alone.

Ill-mannered rat.There are lots of trails around Lake Aigbelette. We took the one to Le Mont Grêle. Ingmar wanted to go to La Pissoire. Doesn't "pissoire" mean "urinal" in French? Why would they name a place after that?

Ah, isn't it nice to get out in the fresh air and walk around?

Where's that rat?

Oh, I see what you're interested in. Get down from there!

Hey! Bad rat! Get off of the train track before you're a flat rat.

And get away from the train station stuff!

You can't take this rat anywhere!

I mean it, Ingmar! You'll be spending the rest of the trip in Nancy's backpack if you don't knock it off!

Bad Rat!
Geeze, Ingmar. Out of the trash can.

Now let's be civilized. The chocolate eclair is for sharing.

Time to go home. Next time I'm inviting Astrid. She's a nice, well-behaved rat.

A rabbit in Culoz

C'mon Nancy, let's see where this train is heading!

I'm all excited. I love going exploring. When are we going to get there? Whaddya mean, not today? We have to stay over in Lyon?

OK. They have great coffee and muffins for breakfast in Lyon.

And here's our next train. It's not quite so sleek and lovely as the last one.

Ah, fresh air at last. Let's hike around this mountain for a while.

Betcha can't catch me!

Which way is lunch??

Ohhh, cool. Abandoned trains! All the neat picx will be over at Have Genes will Travel on Monday.

Hmmm. These look just like the sort of rocks you pile on top of other rock

Actually, it's not easy to get them to stay.

Back in Lyon the next day. Look at the treasures we got at the book fair! Good thing the hike is over...

Hey look, I'm in a fountain, and I'm not even getting wet!

...Well, maybe a little bit...

See you after a new adventure next week!

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Yard work

I'm out inspecting the vegetable garden. The green beans were planted pretty late, and so far there are No Beans. I'm gonna starve!
The sweet corn is getting ready. Slowly. I'm ready already!

Plenty of tomatos! Tonight we're going to put up a nice batch of sauce.

The rest of the yard could do with a bit of mowing. Now that we have a mower, and all... Hey, how is this thing supposed to work?

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Leap Tall Buildings in a Single Bound

Alright. Here I am with two of my trusty assistants, Astrid and Britta. Today's Superhero Assignment: Leap Tall Buildings in a Single Bound.
Todays target: the Gardening Shed.

I hear that squeaking!

Um, a little help, someone? Where are those assistants when you need them?

Thank you, Jérôme.Let's try that again.
I did it!
Jumped right over the gardening shed!

Landing is still a little rough. Could use some assistance there.

Now where are those assistants?

Oh, sure, I see the cheesy snack bowl is almost empty.

Stay tuned, faithful followers: Film of the Fabulous Event is forthcoming!

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Barbeque

How many humans does it take to assemble a mini Weber barbeque?

Hey!

Lemme outta here!

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Christened!

well alrightthen. If there are no further votes, Frank Snakelunch it is.
Mister Snakelunch joins us as the special inhabitant of the right panel. He'll be running in his wheel, sleeping, staring into space, and drinking his water all on his own. The thing he can't do is feed himself - so please click on his cage and give our hungry little friend some virtualhamstersnacks.