Nature Study
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Read Aloud Thursday: It’s a Butterfly’s Life
Believe it or not, we’ve been reading The Burgess Bird Book faithfully every day since I posted on it on July 28. We’ve also made a few forays into others works as well,…
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Metamorphoses
We started school yesterday. We layered in a few subjects and “met” the books for the others. Then today, we layered in the rest. I’m struck by how much our concept of “school”…
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Butterfly Farm
The last few weeks have seen several posts here about monarch butterflies. I wrote about our unsuccessful search for monarchs in Milkweed Adventures. Then I followed it up with Monarch Musings, about the…
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Beauty on the wing
I’ve seen some interesting butterflies lately in my wanderings. Today’s walk revealed three. The first is this variegated fritillary. The second, I identified as a pearl crescent. It’s only about 1 1/2 inches…
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Jackpot
This evening, we went back to the spot where I saw all the monarch butterflies. “We can always head across to the airport and look there if we don’t find any caterpillars,” I…
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Birthday sights and thoughts
Isn’t it beautiful? The hummingbird picture (which is impossible for me to photograph without reflections) is a gift from my older daughter, who’s apparently been on the lookout for one after watching me…
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Friday Fave 5
The Friday Fave 5 meme at Living to Tell the Story invites us to reflect on some of the things we’re most grateful for over the last week. I enjoy participating, though it’s…
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Blowing it
Yesterday, I took my daughters on a nature walk. We started about an hour later than I’d intended, and it was quite hot. There was a great deal of jostling for who would…
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Monarch Musings
I’ve been confused for several years about the time frame for monarch caterpillars in our area. As a child, we would find the caterpillars and observe the metamorphosis in September, after school started.…
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Sights and Questions
My husband and I explored yet another local nature preserve recently. It’s amazing to me how many such places there are nearby! We have a very rich field for observation and study in…
