We seem to be feast or famine when it comes to nature study, and I’ve come to accept that. When the opportunity to explore nature arises, we take it wholeheartedly. (Likewise, when the chances aren’t there, I refuse to feel guilt about it. ) So the weekly nature study hasn’t been our norm even though […]
Nature Walk March 20
This week Sprite wanted to take the photos, so I obliged. These were the three images selected by her to share on the blog. We had a great time watching this butterfly. Its wings were green like a leaf on the outside, but when it flew, you could see the most beautiful, brilliant yellow on […]
Nature Study — Scrambled Egg Tree
This week, we focused on plants in our apartment complex, particularly the cassia surattensis. I found some plant books locally, and although I can’t read much of the Chinese, I can look for the pictures that match our plant and search the Latin name on the Internet. These trees have been in full bloom for […]
Nature Walk at the Park
We took our nature walk at a park this week. I’m trying to do nature walks in a variety of locations to maintain interest and enthusiasm. So far it’s working. DD is looking forward to our weekly nature study! Inside the park is a very simple and small zoo. The doves and deer were the […]
This Week’s Nature Walk
We had our nature walk Tuesday afternoon. It was mainly plants and bugs again since we stayed in our apartment complex. But we were pleased to identify a tree — the hornbeam also called blue beech. Actually, I think it is the Chinese beech (imagine that!). But I can’t find a lot about the Chinese […]