I have been missing Nature Study with the kids, and finally decided we needed to make room for it again in our busy schedule. We chose to start with the first of Barb's Autumn Series Challenges and study Cattails because I was certain I knew where to find some. Our search didn't prove to be as prosperous as I had hoped, but we had a wonderful time nonetheless. We went to one of our favorite nature study locations, our local river trail.
For some reason I was under the impression that I knew just where there was a large patch of Cattail growing. We got to the spot and there were no cattails just lots of these plants. I'm not sure what they are, but they are pretty.
We continued up the river, but never did find any cattails. We saw lots of golden grass,
and these prickly plants,
but no cattails. We got to a bend in the path where I told the kids we would turn around if we still didn't find any cattails. There weren't any there, but we did find a little side path that led us right down to the water's edge.
The kids were thrilled. Skipping rocks is better than cattails any day. . .
Once the boys depleted the supply of skipping-quality rocks, we headed back. At the very top of the hill, quite a ways from the water, we finally found one small patch of cattails.
Of course we had to take home a souvenir of our find.
All-in-all it was a very rewarding day. Spending time in the crisp Autumn air, playing with rocks, searching for an elusive treasure (a.k.a. cattails). What better way is there to spend a beautiful October afternoon?
1 comment:
Welcome to the Autumn Series of challenges. :)
It sure looks like you all had a great time during your Outdoor Hour. Spending time together outdoors is the meat of every challenge and the fact that you stuck with it and did eventually find some cattails, well that was just the icing on the cake.
Great entry and I thank you for sharing your link.
Barb-Harmony Art Mom
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