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Melissa | August 28, 2008
Did I say we were finished studying wildflowers? That was before we took our lovely walk in the woods….
On Friday, for our Nature time, we decided to be outside a bit longer than usual and venture back into the woods a bit. The woods behind us is currently owned by a developer (they promise us they [...]
Melissa | August 21, 2008
This past weekend, we were so blessed to be able to take a trip down to Cindy’s Farm, and wow does she have a beautiful place! We had an absolutely fantastic time! I grew up on a mini farm, but my hubby is from the heart of the city, and we’ve settled on the suburbs for ourselves, [...]
Melissa | August 18, 2008
Below are notes from a nature workshop that my friend Cindy and I taught at the CHEK conference this past July. I thought this might be helpful in aiding those who are trying to include regular nature walk and study time into their home schools.
Are you including regular, consistent nature study in your home school? Here are some [...]
Melissa | August 15, 2008
I just love alliteration, don’t you?!
I don’t know what the weather’s been like in your neck of the woods, but in ours it’s been simply delightful! I can hardly believe it’s August with the low humidity and Spring-like temperatures and periodical rain. Last August we were well on our way to temps close to 100 [...]
Melissa | August 10, 2008
Shhhh…..listen closely, can you hear it? Can you hear the wind blowing in the old oak? Listen closer, how about the Mockingbird singing his heart out while sitting on the fence post, can you hear it? And there’s the serenade of the cicadas coming from the treetops, listen.
One of the most enjoyable things for my [...]
Melissa | August 6, 2008
August means sweltering hot temperatures, high humidity, and the buzzing sound of insects everywhere. And our personal favorite insect sound is the serenade of the Dog Day Cicadas in the woods behind our house.
Ever since the last emergence of the Brood X 17-Year Periodical Cicadas in 2004, Alex has been simply enthralled with them! When I [...]
