Despite coming back from the park yesterday absolutely black bright and covered in ice cream and with a re-bandaged canula we managed to negotiate another afternoon pass from hospital and took a walk up to Manchester Museum as my son wanted to see the lizards and frogs. Unfortunately today was early closing time and we made it to the museum with only 5 minutes to spare before it shut, but having been there a few times before we managed to nip in and see the snakes and other reptiles before we got kicked out by the staff. On our way back we called in at the Whitworth Art Gallery, where in all honesty I really didn't understand most of the exhibits being the heathen that I am, but at least there was another cool slide next door to it for my son to have a play on... he thought it was pretty cool, but not as scary as the one at Heaton Park.

Kim is big into the local farming scene -- so much so that she makes her own little garden. However, seeing as how we live in Alaska, and that means such a short growing season, you have to make some starter plants inside and wait before you can plant them outside in a suitable temperature. This plastic covering tops the starter plants and traps the moisture around them. Boomer loves to eat all of our indoor plants and thus became curious when he saw the starter vegetables sunning near the sliding door. On his own, Boomer removed the top from the starter's planter and patiently sat inside waiting for his picture to be taken. We were around so he knew better than to get at the plants, however, the next day when we were off at work, Boomer again removed the top from the starter plants and chowed down. He's lucky he's a cool cat.