Latonay

Since bees were now a daily part of Galen's life he did decide to go looking for the hive the next day. However, after a full day of searching, he found nothing. That didn't stop him from looking tho. In the end, it took him two full weeks of looking before he find a very small hive. It was pretty close by and the only reason he had missed it was because he hadn't expected to be so small. That would mean no honey for some time... Yet it was fascinating to watch the hive. All the bees that came and went to collect more pollen. From that day forward he visited the hive every single day for a week to see it take form and grow. He had no idea how long it would take the little creatures to build the hive to its full glory. It was inspiring to watch and made Galen wonder if he could ever accomplish something more meaningful. Then a shudder ran down his spine and his mood soured a bit. Those kinds of thoughts reminded him of his father's words. Galen closed his eyes and took a few deep

Galen never really had a lot of bells but what he had was always spend on new seeds for his garden. A little bit of everything was growing there, tomatoes, lettuce, bamboo, apples, peaches, cherries, but also flowers. His favorite flowers were Cosmos and Hydrangeas because they were so easy to grow. The garden looked a bit wilder than he would have liked but the green bear was a bit lazy after all. Well, technically it wasn't his garden, he would never claim land and everyone was welcome to pick fruit from his trees. Some had suggested he should put a fence around it but he never dared even thinking of it. The only thing he had changed was adding a little pond. It had taken him a few months to dig it out with a shovel and put clay and stones on the bottom so the water wouldn't seep away too fast. He sometimes used it as a place to get water too if he had no other choice. Of course, it would get boiled first. The past few days he had spent some more time in his garden to remove some

At some point Galen heard some murmuring voices coming closer but he just shrugged it off. It was probably someone who decided to go fishing as that was a very well-liked sport around here. He didn't really understand the fun of fishing because it would always hurt the fish in the process. It seemed sadistic to him. However, Galen was also not the bear who would walk over and lecture someone. He always hated the ones he got from other people. Instead, he concentrated back on the sun shining on his face while he washed his clothes. When the voices came closer sometimes he could hear bits and pieces of conversation. It sounded like it was a brother and his sister, and Jerry? He tried to block it out tho because he was also not a fan of listening in on other people's conversations, that was just rude. The pile next to him was almost gone when Galen suddenly heard a shout from the brother, "Even during fishing!" "Calm down it is just a bee," his sister responded, "Speaking of bees, have

Galen was doing his early morning routine next to his tent on a blanket in the grass. He always liked to do that without a shirt and in his favorite yoga pants. Even if it was slowly becoming colder the green bear never seemed to be bothered by it. His favorite yoga was doing the sun greeting. It only seemed fitting so early in the morning. The first pose was just him standing straight holding his paws together slightly bend before his chest. Taking a few deep breaths before stretching his arms above his head and bending backward as far as he could. The feeling of a few joints popping was always great. He held this pose a few minutes before bending all the way down holding his feet. Another few deep breaths. Next was a step forward with his left leg and putting his paw on the blanket. He then took a moment to concentrate deeply on the sound of the wind. For it was peaceful but something told Galen it wouldn't be like that for long. Suddenly a buzzing noise flew by him breaking his

The next day Thalia, Theodor, and Jerry all walked back over to the beach. Thalia was still wearing her uniform even tho she thought it would be kinda odd to dive for trash while wearing clothes. She was also wearing a life jacket because she wasn't sure if she needed it. Theodor was wearing his swimming shorts. And Jerry was wearing his brand new collar. Once they arrived, Pepper was already waiting for them holding two empty trash bags out to them. "I also got some gloves or grabby sticks if you don't like picking up trash with your hands." Both kids shrugged, they could always wash their hands later. "We're good," Theodor responded, "Thanks tho." "Okay, let's get on the boat then. We will first check on some old fishing nets that I hang out and after that, you guys can do some free diving." It was a lot of work getting Jerry on the boat. For some reason, he didn't like it very much. Thalia definitely thought it was an improvement comparing to the canoe. A lot less wobbly. Theodor

When Jaclynn, Thalia and Theodor came back from their visit to the beach, it was still a bit early in the afternoon. But Jaclynn decided to start dinner anyway since they all had skipped lunch. However, she had forgotten to shop for food. "No worries mom I can get some veggies from our garden, ask for fruit from uncle Stanly, or go to the store." "Hmm after our trip and renting that canoe I am a bit low on bells. If you are okay with it I can make a salad with whatever we have and what your uncle can miss." Thalia already had one foot out the door when her mom stopped her. "Just make sure you only pick high quality and ripe fruit and veggies okay?" That gave Thalia an idea and ran back inside to grab her notepad and pen. This would be a great opportunity for her Meal prep badge. "No problem mom. I will only pick the best!" But once Thalia was in their backyard and looked around at the veggies they had, she wondered what would make a high-quality veggie? So she started to write some

Warning! Sad ahead A few days after their trip Thalia was rested enough and ready to do more badges. And now that they had a new pet she was super excited to show Jerry around town. Even her brother really liked Jerry so he would join them today. Her mom had bought all the necessary supplies for the lizard, including a collar and a leash. She would also join them with George, Georgina, and their kids. Turned out that Jaclynn had their genders wrong and that George wasn't fat but pregnant. When Jaclynn and Thalia came home they were surprised to find a terrarium full of babies, around 25 or so. And Jaclynn did not have the bells, space, or mentality to care for that many pets. At first, she had considered giving the babies away but she knew from experience that these animals were not very cuddly and took a lot of time and care. Plus the kids really insisted on keeping Jerry too. So it was time to set the giant isopods and their family free. The first stop was obviously the sea because

The next morning everyone got up really early to have some leftover stew before getting dressed. Like all the times before they made sure everything was clean and nothing got left behind. Sadly, Thalia's phone was empty so on the way back she wasn't able to take more pictures of bugs. But that was okay, she was sure to have enough pictures for a lifetime. And because they only stopped for a short lunch break, they actually arrived early in the afternoon at the station. So instead of staying one more night as they had planned, they hopped on a train to travel to a villager where her mom had rented a canoe. They both hoped it wouldn't be a problem that they were a day early. This time Thalia wasn't able to look out of the window tho because her eyes kept closing. Even tho she had enough rest the night before, she still felt pretty tired. All the excitement was catching up on her. "If you want you can lay your head on my lap and sleep for a bit. It will take at least another hour before