Thor's 6th Birthday

I decided to measure Thor to check how big is he is getting. He is 59 cm high and 59 cm wide! 

Thor, I calculated, is 6 years old! 

Our class begins with seedlings again!

We are in the computer lab and eagerly awaiting our new seedlings.
We are having trouble logging and we are having trouble getting our blogs started.
We discovered that to use BlogSpot that we have to log into goggle first and then start our blogs.


They arrived! I am excited to announce that this year's seedlings are "Blue Spruce".
The Latin name is Picea Pungens!
In Latin it means Latin "pix" (pitch-producing) from Greek "pissa" (pitch) / sharp (leaves) - Latin "pungere" (to prick).
I guess that means a tree that produces pitch and has sharp needles.
Check out some of the websites I found about our trees:
http://www.arborday.org/treeguide/treeDetail.cfm?ID=39
http://www.hiddenspringstreefarm.com/Bluespruce.htm
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/pubs/silvics_manual/Volume_1/picea/pungens.htm

Thor

I can't believe it but it has now been over a year and Thor still lives!

Thor in the snow

I feel badly that in all the snow Thor keeps getting snowed in! Will the snow ever stop?

Beging from Norway I guess he should be used to it!

Thor moves to a new address

Just in case anyone out there is checking Thor moved with us to a new address!
He seems happy at his new home.

Thor survives the summer

Just in case anyone is checking, Thor has survived the summer.
We are moving and I don't know where Thor will end up!
He is still in his planter so I guess he will just have to be packed up with the rest of the household items.

Has he grown?

So on this somewhat cold day in June the 2nd to be exact I went to measure Thor.
The new total =24.5 cm!
This is the last week of the project and I have to say I think Thor will make it to the one month mark.
I also am happy to report that we have new grown on the edges of the little branches!
The new growth is definately a lot greener and softer than the orginal growth.