For this months Handbook of Nature Study the suggestions were; thistle, maple seeds, November world, and seasonal weather. This post is our walk exploring nature in November. Moss, it is everywhere. Collecting woolly bear caterpillar. Discovering dog tracks. Fall colors. Hiding behind grass. A local River with high tide because of all the rain. What [...]

For this months Handbook of Nature Study the suggestions were; thistle, maple seeds, November world, and seasonal weather. This post is all about seasonal weather. Our rainy weather has begun here which has caused wingnut to ask many questions about rain, so I decided we could make a rain gauge. This is the gauge on [...]

For this months Handbook of Nature Study the suggestions were; thistle, maple seeds, November world, and seasonal weather. This post is all about maple seeds. There was a funny coincidence that happen when the newsletter came out, the day before we were at the park and I saw some helicopters, that is what I have [...]

For this months Handbook of Nature Study the suggestions were; fall colors, chipmunks, leaves up close, and house sparrows. This post is all about Leaves up Close. I must confess up front that wingnut was not interested in this project. I did keep trying to engage him by trying different activities which I am going [...]

At the beginning of the year I put together quite a few of these bags. Basically they are science experiments in a bag. That way when it comes time to do some science, all we have to do is pull out a bag and go; no need to search the house or go to the [...]

My niece, who is little miss nature girl, found some praying mantis when we were camping last month. Her mother told her she could not keep them so I quickly snatched them up. I had no idea praying mantis lived this far north; I always thought they were in warmer areas. I thought this would [...]

For this months Handbook of Nature Study the suggestions were; fall colors, chipmunks, leaves up close, and house sparrows. On this day we went on a fall color walk. In the October newsletter it provided a link to a fall color names activity from Hearts and Trees. I decided to use it as a way [...]

This is a little late being posted because our first day was actually on the 11th. But better late than never right We started out with where we left off in the letter of the week program, which was on K. In some ways I feel he is beyond this now but I think I [...]