Jump Start was here!

 Jump Start"s Chinese and English Teachers visited Toucheng Leisure Farm
for a day.
Here they are in front of the mud hut..

 

 

They printed their T-shirt using leaves of trees gathered in the Farm.

 

A bevy of beauties around the Farm animals area.

                                        And last but not the least, the prime movers of Jump Start!

Taipei European School, French Section

 Teachers and Students from Taipei European School stayed at Toucheng Leisure
Farm for 3 nights and 2 nights starting last May 15.

The 5 or 6 years old children belong to the Kindergarten Section - French
  Section of the said School.

 

 

 

 This is one of the places they love to play, and even took the bamboo raft

for a ride around the fish pond!

 

One of the Teachers, Sabrina played a real, alive and green praying mantis

found by the parking lot. Imagine the children's joy to touch an original insect!

 

 

 

Here are our wishes written on the sky lantern.

 

 

We crossed the river and played with stones and water on the other side.

 

 

 

We fed the goats and heared their song: Meii........ 

Can you see our dirty hands? We built some kiln

made of clay, DIY!

 

There so much water for washing anyway, and free!

From the eternal spring up the mountain, to the Farm's faucet.

 

We have more pictures, but too many to choose.

You have to visit Toucheng Leisure Farm to enjoy

the view!

                                                                            
                                                                    See you again next year!

Agapanthus africanus

This flowering plant is a native of South Africa. 

 

 

 

It blooms white or bright blue funnel-shaped flowers and they are in bloom this time at Toucheng

Leisure Farm. 

 
During summer, they need plenty of water and they thrive near lakes and running streams.

           This picture was just taken at the Farm, you can still see this lovely and attractive  flower in f ull bloom!

Fireflies

Can you see them? Who? or what are they?
They are fireflies, the mystic of the night.

 

 

 

 Fireflies are actually beetles and nocturnal which means, they only comes out at night

and there fly with their "fire".

 

 

How come they glow? A substance  in their abdomen known as luciferen produces light but no heat. 

 

 

Environmental Educators has said, that the  presence of fireflies

in an area is n indication of its cleanliness - not polluted! 

 
There are thousands of fireflies lighting the mountains around the Farm every night.
Make sure to catch them at 7:00 pm. but by 9:00 pm they go to "sleep"!

Welcome to  Toucheng Leisure Farm these days and watch them with us!

Garden petunias

 Garden petunias or Petunia hybrida, is a flowering plant which originated from South Americas.

 

 

 It has tubular-shaped flowers and comes in varied colors.
Here are some samples.

 

 

 Petunias has become a favorite flower in home gardens either in a hanging basket or outdoor gardens.

 

 

 Here at Toucheng Leisure Farm we decorate it in a garden where they can grow and bloom in abundance.
Pick your favorite color to "match" your feelings of the day!

Woodcraft galore at the Farm!

 Lately Toucheng Leisure Farm is decorated with wood crafts
exhibition in its pathways.

Here are the dancing flamingos on stage!

 

 

 The kangaroos from Australia has come. too!

 

 

 

This is the biggest praying mantis I have ever seen!

 

Two merry monkeys on a tree!

 

 

The porky pigs greets all the guests with open arms!

 

The robots are coming, Hello there!

 

 

 

The ever slow snail!

 

There are still more coming waiting for you to come!

 

When are you coming?

 

Welcome!