Rock's Outta This World Blog

fishing

2011-10-18T19:46:00.012-04:00

Yesterday I went fishing with pop pop. We caught 11 fish!

3 catfish

6 bluegills

1 small mouth bass

1 pumpkin seed

pumpkin seed

bluegill

small mouth bass

cat fish

bluegill

foot ball

2011-10-10T18:06:00.002-04:00

I'm number 33.

Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake. reptile #4

2011-09-06T08:40:00.004-04:00

Eastern diamondback rattlesnake

image courtesy of wikipedia

venomous

size: 33-72"

size:33-72"

venomous

reptile of the week #3

2011-08-22T13:10:00.005-04:00

American alligator

image courtesy of wikipedia

size: 6-16 1/2 ft.

They are not as pretty as some snakes and lizards but they

are still pretty neat, and I would like to see one in the wild. I did get to hold a baby albino one at the fair a couple of years ago. That was fun!

birthday trip

2011-08-15T11:29:00.009-04:00

On our tenth birthday each of us get to pick a place to go for the weekend, so this weekend me and Daddy went to rocky gap state park in Maryland. First we did one of the trails and got to get really close to some deer,

Here's a short video of the deer.

then the next morning we went back, as we were driving to the parking lot we found a turtle.

then we did the trail again, and after that we went fishing.then we decided to try fishing from a canoe, but all we caught were weeds.

Reptile of the week 2.

2011-08-05T09:22:00.005-04:00

Five lined Skink

non-venomous

Size: 5 - 8.5 inches

adult male

the young ones have a bright blue tail.

Juvenile

we have them all over the place at our house.
I like to catch them and observe them in a jar for a bit before letting them go again.

Reptile of the week 1.

2011-07-28T08:47:00.010-04:00

Eastern Kingsnake

(image from Wikipedia)

Non-venomous

35-46 inches long

They make great pets and I wish I could have one.

This is one of my favorite snakes!

reptile quiz--updated with answers

2011-06-10T08:27:00.018-04:00

can you guess what these are?

The first one is a five lined skink that I caught in the backyard.

Second is a black rat snake I caught right next to our back patio.

Last is a toad on the patio.

Look what I caught!!

2011-05-24T08:42:00.009-04:00

The other night I was just standing on the patio when all of a sudden I looked over and saw this little black line sliding under the bike, so I began to chase it and when i finally caught it by the
tail, look what it turned out to be!

I think it's a young black rat snake . He was a feisty little booger! He kept striking and did bite me when I tried to grab him to let him go. It hurt a little, but not as much as I thought it would. I wish I could have kept him!

Bentley

2011-05-19T12:15:00.009-04:00

our Dog, Bentley's birthday is next month. She's grown a lot since we got her.
here are pictures of when we got her and now:

(when we got her.)

(Now.)

You can't really tell in the pictures I guess, but she really has grown a lot.

Field trip

2011-05-04T10:42:00.013-04:00

A few weeks ago we went to Fort Miles at Cape Henlopen state park. we got to go on neat tour of the inside of the fort, see lots of BIG guns!! they even shot one of the 3-inch ones. and they did a re-enactment thing. after that was over we went to the beach, and then we went on the ferry. it was a really fun day.

Discoverys last landing

2011-03-16T13:51:00.008-04:00

Discovery landed for the last time the other day. It was it's last trip to space, and now they are going to put it in a museum (hopefully near Delaware) I still want to be an astronaut even though I won't get to ride in a space shuttle. There are 2 more space shuttle missons still to go before the program ends, April 19th is Endeavor's last launch and, June 28th is the last one for Atlantis.

If you go here, you can see videos of Discoveries launch and landing. (there are many other videos too). Just put "Discovery" in the search box and that makes it easier to find them. I could not figure out how do post a direct link to the right videos.

Wordless Wednesday

2011-03-16T10:44:00.002-04:00

(I miss this bus)

Lego fun

2011-02-04T09:41:00.006-05:00

A few months ago, me and my brother made a lego movie by taking pictures of the lego guys. When you scroll through the pictures really fast, it makes it look like a movie. It is about a builder and a police officer who don't get along very well. After chasing a run away tire, and getting into a bunch of fights they finally become friends.

Here are a couple of pictures:

space quiz

2010-03-25T18:30:00.005-04:00

Here's a little trivia for you:
#1 What are Russian astronauts called?
#2 Which of the space shuttles is the oldest?
#3 When did Neil Armstrong land on the moon?
#4 Are all of the planets solid?
#5 Why is Pluto no longer considered a planet?
#6 Does Mars have any water (frozen or liquid)?
#7 Who invented the telescope?
#8 Name all of the NASA space shuttles.
#9 Do you have to have military experience to become an astronaut?
#10 Which planet is closest to the sun?

I'll come back in a few days and give the answers.

Escape Artists

2010-02-11T18:36:00.007-05:00

We have a lot of snow. Our dogs, Raf and Bentley, have enjoyed climbing the fence and running around the neighbors yard. I have enjoyed catching them. We had big snow drifts that were as high as the fence. That's how they climbed out. One time, they almost got hit by a car.

After that, mommy dug a trench in the snow all the way around. They will have to prove that they are good jumping artists to jump over now.

Bentley really likes the snow

After the last time they escaped, we put them in the pen. Raf was tired and went to sleep right away.

wordless wednesday : bentley.

2010-01-27T15:01:00.003-05:00

Bible memory

2010-01-12T08:21:00.004-05:00

We are memorizing psalm 23.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth Me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil for thou art with me thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil: my cup runneth over.
surely Goodness and mercy shall follow me all of the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

Football!

2009-11-12T09:15:00.002-05:00

I love football! This year, I'm playing flag football. I hope I can play tackle next year. I have one more game left. I hope we win. We are 7-2-0 this year. It's been a lot of fun. Jay is on my team too. This week the dolphins play against Tampa Bay. Go Dolphins!!!!

our trip to the firehouse...

2009-10-13T10:35:00.007-04:00

Last friday we went on a field trip to the firehouse. We did lots of neat stuff such as riding in a real fire truck, going in a hay maze that had pretend smoke in it, shooting the firehose, etc. The only thing we didn't get to see was the kitchen thingie at the end but they were supposed to light the pan on fire and tell us what to do if we were helping in the kitchen and a grease fire broke out. they showed us thier suit and gave us plastic fire hats

-mister astronaut-

Happy Birthday Nana!

2009-04-25T20:40:00.000-04:00

Mouse SOS

2009-03-04T09:18:00.002-05:00

Our Trip to the Tribe

2009-01-14T20:36:00.003-05:00

We went on vacation to NC. It was lots of fun! I love the Tribe, they are really special friends.

We went to a neat park. We watched a movie. We played games. I hope they visit us soon.

The Fair

2008-07-18T09:43:00.004-04:00

I won four ribbons at the State fair!

1st place for a woven potholder

3rd place for a drawing of astronauts

3rd place for a drawing of a space shuttle

honorable mention for a lighthouse painting

The drawings were way up high and we couldn't get good pictures of them. Here's pictures of the potholder and lighthouse painting though.

My bird poem

2008-06-24T11:19:00.003-04:00

Bluebird
pretty songbird
singing, flying, nesting
Bluebirds love eating mealworms.
bird

Wordless Wednesday

2008-06-18T08:10:00.001-04:00

Wordless Wednesday

2008-06-11T09:51:00.002-04:00

Mousetrap

2008-04-16T13:07:00.004-04:00

I built a mousetrap. The mouse steps on the center blue connector and that makes the top come down and squash him. At the same time, the center falls and all the little blue connectors pop up like little teeth.

Helping with firewood

2008-04-16T11:48:00.003-04:00

My Pop-pop chopped down the tree in our backyard. I had fun helping with loading all the sticks into his truck. I also moved firewood to a neat pile near the fence. He will come back to get it soon.

Did You Know...

2008-04-16T11:29:00.003-04:00

Leonardo Da Vinci
*was an artist like me
*He had ideas for many things, like a helicoptor and calculator
*he wrote his notes backwards in mirror image a lot, I do this sometimes to. Sometimes by accident and sometimes on purpose.
*He painted lots of famous paintings like The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa

Here is a link to pictures of some of his paintings.

My littlest brother

2008-04-03T21:12:00.004-04:00

These are pictures I took last week with mommy's camera.

Giddy-up You!

Touch Down!

2008-04-03T21:00:00.003-04:00

Endeavour landed safely back to earth on March 26, 2008 after 16 days in space. Here is an article about the mission. On the sidebar of that article, there are links to watch the landing and the launch and other cool stuff.
The next scheduled shuttle launch is May 31, 2008 and that will be the Space Shuttle Discovery.

Old Farmer Rock

2008-03-25T19:44:00.005-04:00

This is from last summer. I saw it when I was posting the explorer picture and wanted to post it. We were at the fair and I was pretending to be an old farmer.

and here is one of Jay, Mag and I on the combine...

Famous Explorer Rocklin

2008-03-25T19:39:00.005-04:00

We went to the park a week or so ago. I had fun pretending I was an explorer. Here is a picture of me claiming the land I discovered.

I forgot...

2008-02-21T08:50:00.003-05:00

Maybe you don't know what a Lunar Eclipse even is. It is when the moon passes into the earths shadow. The sun shines on the earth and casts a shadow onto the moon. The red and brown colors are from stuff in the earth's atmosphere.

Lunar Eclipse 2008

2008-02-20T22:37:00.004-05:00

Tonight was the last total lunar eclipse until December 2010. I have been waiting to see it and was sad when it was snowing and cloudy. I stayed awake and stayed in Jay's bed hoping it would clear up. His bed is near the window and so I was looking out the window the whole time. Finally, it cleared up and I saw it. Daddy got out the telescope and we also went outside to get a glimpse. It was cold out so we didn't stay long. Only me, Jay and Mag went out and Mag's hands got very very cold. Here are a few pictures that daddy took from the telescope.

My two new songs

2008-02-12T20:30:00.001-05:00

i rote two songs today. i hope you like them.

YOU ARE SO GOOD TO ME
I love you
You are my shield end my savior
Lord I'm so glad your in my life
I was lost but now Iv found you Lord.

WHO MADE ME
You are the King
You made the earth
You made me, end you made the deer
you made gras
end you made the sun
You made me.

The horse and buggy

2008-02-08T15:43:00.001-05:00

Yesterday, we pretended we had a horse and buggy. Mag's horse was "Merrylegs" and she was pulling our buggy. We went through a lot of swamps. It was a big buggy so we could all fit. I lived in the bottom of the buggy. It was bumpy there. It was noisy in the bottom too. I was the driver. All the ropes and reigns and stuff went into the bottom. Mag and Jay were the lookouts 'cause I couldn't see so well in the bottom. Here are pictures...

"Hi"

"Merrylegs"

"cheese"

The Race

2007-12-14T17:56:00.001-05:00

The cat got in the car. And then five more cars pulled up next to hir.
Want to go race?
Yes. Let's go then.
The cat was car 3. Dog was car 4. The sea hors was car 5. I was car 6. Turtle was car 2. Bear was car 1. And Dog won.

Thee End

I drew a picture, but I have to post it later. Time for dinner.

Crocey's in the hospital

2007-11-26T20:16:00.001-05:00

She got hurt at work. She was drilling a hole in concrete. A big piece came flyin' out 'cause she was drilling too close to the edge. It knocked her on the floor and she hit her head. She broke her verterbrae thingy in her neck. She also got a piece of her skull cracked off. Dr. Jerald cut her head open and glued her skull and put bone cement on her neck bones. Then he gave her medicine. He took her temperature and it was 102 degrees and then dropped all the way to 79 degrees. She had trouble breathing so he had to put her on the nebulizer. I was the paramedic and I drove the ambulance to the animal hospital. She's okay now and will be back to work in a week.

Here's her xrays:

cracked/chipped skull

broken neck

All fixed

Dr. Jerald and Nurse Parker give Crocey medicine

Nebulizer treatment...notice the magnadoodle thermometer.

Here's me putting the equipment back on the ambulance. The snakes are the ropes we used to tie her up.

Today is my birthday.

2007-10-26T10:37:00.001-04:00

i am 7. i got a miami dolphins hat and shirt. i got other things too.

(switching gears...Rock is dictating now and Mommy is typing)

I'll post a picture later. The camera batteries are dead, mom forgot to charge them. So we will take pictures later. I don't have to do chores or school today. We are having donuts tonight. So far it's a good day. I hope you like my blog.

-Mr. Astronaut

Happy Birthday to me...

2007-10-26T09:32:00.001-04:00

Just trying this out. i will be back.