Easter #5

I have been doing a lot of engineering lately. Here is my latest power plant design:

It’s an adaptation of a design from Richard Scary:

It’s weather month in the Branch room. Here, I’m creating a cumulonimbus cloud and a rain storm with shaving cream:

Last weekend, we cut down a tree. This weekend, we planted one:

The tree. A 22′ Bowhall Maple:

Easter basket:

Keepin’ the peace and huntin’ eggs:

I started refinishing the Adirondack chairs this weekend:

I let Mom help:

Later, I traded in my stain brush for something smaller:

Easter dinner was Meyer lemon spring grain salad with asparagus, almonds, and goat cheese:

Two pounds of shrimp. The Bigs each got four shrimp:

And, a yellow layer cake with chocolate frosting (from Cheryl’s cookbook):