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Melissa | June 28, 2008
It may seem quite simple, but so often we overlook this goldmine of opportunity. It’s just a rock, but under it flourishes a whole new world teeming with life! So, grab your camera, your magnifying glass and maybe even a bug net and container, and turn it over!
Each time the kids and I do this, [...]
Melissa | June 22, 2008
The garden has been primarily Alex’s responsibility. He loves it! And he has done a great job for his first year.
Potatoes and Zucchini
Zucchini Bloom
Corn
Basil
Carrots
Gabby likes to help too, and big brother has been so kind to let her!
Other Nature things we have been observing:
Mushrooms
Bird’s Nest with Eggs in Bushes by Creek
Alex found a wild Black [...]
Melissa | June 18, 2008
Virginia Rose
How do you know the name of all those things?…is a question I am frequently asked. So I thought It’d be helpful to give a overview of just how I have come to know the names of so many things in the great outdoors.
First, I think it’s important to note that since I’m so [...]
Melissa | June 17, 2008
Today we had a very special nature blessing…an up close and personal interaction with a Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly! Alex brought him to me, and I quickly realized that he seemed to have an injured wing and wasn’t going to fly off. Which meant we were going to get an amazing opportunity to observe him closely. I was able [...]
Melissa | June 16, 2008
Before I fell head over heels in love with nature, mud was a “dirty word.” Literally! Mud on the walls, mud on the floors, mud on clothes, all invoked a gasp of terror from me. But, like everything else in nature, I’ve learned to appreciate, yes, even mud. Do you remember as a child taking your [...]
Melissa | June 14, 2008
Wouldn’t you know it, I sure did, that all but one of our toad tadpoles had turned into tiny toads by the time we got back from vacation! But what a blessing that this one little tadpole held out for us! My very good friend Kari was tadpole-sitting them for us and had to release them [...]
