Nature Walk

The glue on the front of our nature journals wasn't even dry, when we donned our moccasins and set out on a neighborhood expedition. Here are the young explorers. Son L even wore his indian tunic from last Halloween. If you look closely you can see that Little Man's moccasins are about 5 sizes too big, but it was the smallest sized kit they had, so he gets to grow into them!


This is daughter G's nature journal after we returned home. She found lots to draw and write about!

Son G trying a bark rubbing.

Son C painstakingly drawing the leaf that is lying next to his journal.

We only walked for about a quarter mile but it took an hour! We saw, among other things.....a really big nest in a tree (not sure if it was a bird's nest or a squirrel's nest), a very large cricket (which several people drew), a baby cricket, a dead worm (fried on the sidewalk, but still interesting!), various berries, leaves, sticks, and rocks, and a beautiful butterfly!

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As we walked we talked about how Lewis and Clark had to take quick notes or collect items while they were traveling, so that each night when they made camp they could write a detailed description of what they had found. They had to write by campfire or lantern light of course, and with a quill pen dipped in ink! Having tried writing with a quill pen and learning how difficult it is, all of us could appreciate the amazing sketches that Lewis and Clark both made in the margins of their journals. It was a wonderful afternoon of learning, "naturally"!

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Thank you, Lord, for the amazing world you've made for us to explore and subdue. We praise You, the Creator, and thank you for the variety of creation you've given us. Help us to be observant and always curious, and help us to care well for the earth and its inhabitants.