Wordless Wednesday - Thorn Lodge

Poetry by Tim

 

Tim  loves many things in life, writing is not one of them;)

 

His disdain for writing covers both Norwegain and English and has little to do with his ability.

 

Unfortunately having a teacher for a mother means he doesn't get a choice.

 

So at our weekly, warm, fuzzy, let's study English session I decided to tackle poetry.

 

What a surprise that turned into!

 

He is surprising good at analyzing a piece of text. He nailed the interpretation on the poem 'Upon a Snail' by John Bunyan (1628-88) - old English and all.

 

I think he actually enjoyed discussing 'The Eagle' by Tennyson too.

 

There is hope:))

 

 

 

So we moved onto producing a piece of poetry. I decided to keep it simple and combine teaching the concept of alliteration with poetry.

 

What surprised me the most is the wealth of his vocabulary (and 1 spelling mistake is not too shabby either;) - remember this is my Norwegain educated boy who only speaks English with his mummy!!

 

So here you go - short and sweet .....

 

Snake

 

Slinky snake

Stupidly stumbling

Spontaniusly slithering

 

Sleepy snake

Slowly slurping

Suddenly stopping.

 

 

 

 



Tim's Weekend

These days Tim is not too happy with his mother taking his picture. Often I get huffs and puffs and 'Muuuum', when I raise the camera in his direction.

 

 

 

So a quite a number of shots are candid, when he does not know I'm clicking away.

 

 

 

 

He does the best scowels and turns his back. Since he is 11 years old, I repect his right to say no to having his photo taken and usually stop snapping.

 

He recently was allowed to purchase and part own an air gun with Tig. We have VERY stict rules for storage and use. He loves doing target practise and takes it all very seriously.

 

 

 

 

Great fun was had bbq and toasting bread dough on a stick. This is common in Norway. I know Tae has done this on trips in the forest with his barnehage, but this was a first for Tim and I.

 

 

 

Finally, I managed to capture Tim looking at the camera on the boat on the way off the island:)))

 



Wordless Wednesday - Brothers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Apple Picking

 

Hmmm,

 

 

 

 

nothing beats picking an apple straight from the tree,

 

 

 

 

perhaps, picking an apple from a tree on top of a mountain on a sunny day,

 

 

 

 

with a little help from Pappa,

 

 

 

 

 

 

yummy, scrummy apples,

 

 

hmmmm - happy day.