A Full Moon Walk

| October 17, 2008

    For me, there simply isn’t a prettier time of year to view a full moon than the falltime, the air is so clear.  One day recently, my oldest daughter and I awoke very early before twilight and headed outside in the crisp fall air for a walk under the full moonlight wash.  It was a beautiful [...]

Nature Art ~ Leaf Bursts

| October 14, 2008

On our nature walk yesterday morning, we gathered LOTS of leaves up and headed back inside for a fun project.  We used tempera paints and regular paper and construction paper, a roller and brushes.  We ended up liking the brushes better for this project.  I’ll let the slideshow do the rest of the talking!   [...]

Nature’s Paintbox: Autumn Tempera Paints, Poetry, Vivaldi

| October 6, 2008

A haze on the far horizon, The infinite, tender sky, The rich, ripe tint of the cornfields, And the wild geese sailing high – And all over upland and lowland The charm of the goldenrod– Some of us call it autumn, And others call it God.   (taken from “Each in His Own Tongue“, by [...]

Simple Backyard Nature – Imagination Play

| October 3, 2008

You never know what kids will do if given a little time to stretch their imaginations in nature.  For us not all nature study is organized.  Sometimes it’s just all about play.  And in the process, they are exercising and growing their imaginations and sometimes they are even getting along and growing their relationships.   [...]