Pond Life

This week we took a day off from "school" to spend a day studying nature. We hiked, collected leaves, caught tiny minnows, waded in the pond, did leaf rubbings, and had a picnic lunch. I think we're going to go again next week and the week after. Its so much fun to watch the changing of the trees during this season. This week was probably the last one warm enough for wading, so next week we can concentrate more on the trees along the trail.

 Wonder what lives in that hole....

 turtle, crayfish, snake???

 Checking out the minnows.

 Levi shed his jeans to go wading.

 Trying to catch his own minnows.

 He lost his shirt and diaper along the way too. Call me a horrible mother, but I enjoyed watching his innocent delight in running naked in the sun by the pond. I think its sad how seldom kids get these opportunities in this day and age!

 A couple pics to show off baby's chub rolls....he's getting so big!