Katrianna has been busy refining a self-watering seed contraption. Despite the fact that she actually enjoys hovering over her plants and watering them at the slightest indication that they might need it (or even without any indication whatsoever), she spends much of her time inventing and perfecting various irrigation systems which, theoretically, free her up to pursue other botanical designs.
Her "capillary action machine," as she calls it, has gone through several modifications and improvements, including the use and abandonment of juicy juice box straws, regular straws, popsicle sticks, glue, qtips, duct tape, toothpicks and about 35 dixie cups. But, it still takes more time to implement than the good old-fashioned watering can option.
Believing she actually did want to develop an easier method, Chris got caught up in the excitement and, like any true, empirically-motivated scientist, googled it. He then replicated a satisfactory (to him) solution - oh, did he ever miss the point!
But, now his "experiment" sits alongside hers and provides some good tension and suspense - less in terms of observing how the seeds progress, more in terms of observing how and when my daughter's patience with her overzealous assistant wears out.
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