Lemon Layer Cake

Last night we had a birthday party for a 13 year old friend. Here is the birthday cake. I baked the cake from a mix and made powdered sugar lemon frosting. One friend made the chocolate curls (dark and white chocolate). The other friend (mother of the birthday girl) decorated with shredded coconut, strawberries, blueberries, lemon zest and the curls. There is lemon curd between the layers. It tastes as good as it looks.

THe Eagle

Today I went for a walk down to the Wabash. For the first time in two years, I saw the eagle that sometimes sits in the trees between the overflow pond and the river. He was a bit far away, but I got his picture both in the tree and in flight. The flight pictures are blurry, but here he is, sitting in the tree. If you click on the picture, you will see him bigger.

Here is a picture of the paper boat I made using the instructions from www.alisonosinski.com/pooltips/9.htm which are based on the boat making instructions in "Curious George Rides a Bicycle" by H.A. Rey