Tag: nature study
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Canoeing the Chestatee (Nature Study!)
One of the moms in our homeschool support group has started a sort of off-shoot group for monthly outdoor adventures that focus on the beauty of God’s creation. Yesterday was the group’s inaugural trip: canoeing on the Chestatee River in the mountains of north Georgia. That sounded like a whole lot of fun, so we…
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Nature Study: Pond Critters
It’s still really hot here in Georgia, so our nature studies are a bit shorter than they would be on a pretty fall day, but I’m determined to do them weekly — or nearly weekly, anyway! Thanks to the August edition of Barb’s “Outdoor Hour” newsletter, I decided we’d do a month-long pond-related nature study….
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July Garden Update
We’ve finally started getting some goodies from the garden! These are two different types of peppers, and our first cucumber of the season. Kathryn gets a big kick out of checking each morning to see if there is anything she can pick. I have our two blueberry bushes planted right in the midst of roses…
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Our Robins Grew Up
I’m so glad my kids don’t grow up as fast as bird babies do. Last Monday (May 30th), we noticed that our baby robins were very nearly as big as their parents and had most of their real feathers. They finally had orange coloring showing up on their breasts, too. Can you see another little…
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Up-close robin nature study
For as long as I can remember, I have watched birds, read about birds, and watched documentaries about birds. I made my first bird list when I was twelve as I spent hours poring over a 1982 edition of the Reader’s Digest North American Wildlife guide. I still own that book, though it’s looking rather…