Signs of spring?

We are now past the Spring Equinox, and the best sign of spring is the sun. There is still snow on the ground, and the temperature is below freezing, but Haitula took a spring chicken with him and went looking for signs of spring


Haitula: Here is a bare patch with a bit of moss from last year. Does this count as a sign of spring?

Chick: Peep!



Haitula: There is still enough snow to make a snow angel...


Haitula: ... or a snowman.

Chick: Peep!



Haitula: Look! A frozen waterfall!

Chick: Peep!



Haitula: Does this count as a sign of spring?

Chick: Peep!

Sailing

As the weather is still bad, the kids have to amuse themself inside.


Umbriel: My person thought I look cute in this stupid sailor suit. At least I found a ship to go with the suit.


Umbriel: Maybe I can sail it in the kitchen sink... Well, maybe not, it looks kind of deep.


Umbriel: Maybe I'll just sail the little bark boats in a tub. Here are Niña, Pinta and Santa Maria on their way across the Atlantic...

It looks like someone else is interested in playing with water, too...

Deimos: What do you have here?

Umbriel: The Atlantic Ocean.


Deimos: Here's Godzilla destroying the whole fleet in Tokyo Harbor!

Umbriel: This is not Tokio Harbor. This is Columbus's fleet crossing the Atlantic.

Deimos: Godzilla can destroy Columbus's fleet, then.

Umbriel: Godzilla was created by radioactivity after the Second World War, Columbus lived in the 15th century. Godzilla cannot destroy Columbus's ships.


Deimos: You are boring. I'll take Godzilla to meet Mothra or Destroyah. Or as long as we are in the Atlantic, I'll take him to destroy New York...


Umbriel: In spite of an unexpexted attac by a sea monster, Columbus is continuing his journey though the sailors are starting to complain...

New toys

There is a new kid in the house. His name is Puck, but that's about all I have been able to find out about him. Maybe he'll tell more later.

Umbriel has a surprise for Puck and Caliban.

Umbriel: I have some toys for you if you promise to share them nicely...

Caliban: Toys! Gimme, gimme, gimme!

Puck: We'll fight very nicely over them.

Umbriel empties his bag.

Caliban: Look! Monkeys! All monkeys are mine! Mine! Mine!

Puck: I like these lions - and the crocodile and...

In the end the boys share quite nicely: Caliban gets all the monkeys and Puck gets all the rest. Both seem to be happy.

Umbriel: It looks like you're both satisfied...


Caliban: Yes! Look, one of the monkeys has babies!


Puck: And I got all kinds of African animals... They'll all live in Serengeti...