At the beginning of the school year, I started ready Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. We took a break for other work and projects, but I am starting back into it. So far, the story goes like this: A family of four met a ten year-old
named Winnie Foster, and told her the secrets of the forests water, and how it makes people and animals live eternally. She stayed at their cottage for about a week, but when her parents get worried they ask a detective wearing yellow to look for her. And he had a suspicion that it was the Tucks (the people that Winnie is living with) . The next day Winnie and the older son, Miles, Tuck, went fishing for breakfast (which is weird because... fish.. for breakfast?) One day, the detective found the Tucks cottage and took Winnie away and also took some of the youth water.
(This is as far as I have gotten in the story so far). I've also been watching some of the movie on YouTube.... the movie is different than the book in some ways. For example, they deleted scenes and put scenes in off the top of their heads (meaning, scenes that were not written in the book). The scene that stands out the most in the movie that was not in the book was the scene where Winnie and the Foster family were in the market.

I made this last year... it was the first movie/video I made... enjoy.

I love to draw... lately I like to draw Invader Zim character that I make up. This one is called Skir.. I draw it with a marker... (the marker is important)

After, I scan it, and I have been learning to change it in Photoshop. My mom has been teaching me about layers, colouring, editing, adding dimension and this is what it ends up looking like....

Animal shelters are dealing with a huge problem. There are too many pets, and too little homes for them.
Over 176,185 cats were admitted in Canada 1993 to SPCA's, and 60% of those cats killed. And over 
dogs 102,132 are admitted in 1993 Canada and 30% were killed. Just like the cats just a different species.

People drop off pets at animal shelters because: lost pets, death of owner, moving, divorce, and allergies.
Shelters should be the last choice for options, try at least three other options before shelters. Try training your pet, or finding a loving home if you have to.
Overpopulation is the biggest problem. Theoretically a female cat and her offspring can produce 420,000
cats in 7 years.
Always keep your pets until they die, and remember to get your pet fixed.

The reason pets get killed in shelters is because there is not enough room for all of them (if you didn't know),
or sometimes the animal is too sick.
Things are getting a little better, in 2008 the number dropped with admissions and killing of pets to about
120,952  were admitted and approximately 36.5% killed. (84,301 cats and 54% put down & 36,651 dogs and 19% put down).

Pet tips:
-fix your pets
-if you have a cat don't let it wander off
-adopt instead of buy

In October, I went to a vineyard owned by family friends, the Cerqueira family. We learned all about
grapes like: Semillon, Shiraz, Chardonnay, and Merlot. Their orchard is 15 acres, and about 80
rows.I even shot a flare (my favourite part). They have so many different rooms in their house. In this
picture I'm in one of their cellars. We went inside for about an hour and a half, I had portuguese 
coffee after lunch. They have chickens too. Behind their chicken coop is their shed (it has so
many different tools etc.) After that I had a tractor ride and my mom was behind us on the golf cart.
We then went to the Borrowing Owl winery. Luckily we got a VIP tour around Borrowing Owl. I also
got to do a worker's job for bit. All thanks to the Cerqueira family.

Sincerely, Cole Hentzelt