Challenge #3: Journal Collecting

May 13, 2009
Today our goal was to collect entries to our journals...photos are ok, but we began working on rubbings of leaves & bark, and leaves & blooms for pressing. Embree collected the most in her journal, sketching as well as pressing many bits & pieces. I prefer photography, and Reeves prefers hands-on exploration, occasionally stopping to photograph something. He hasn’t made an entry into his journal yet, but remains excited about exploring on our walks. Embree enjoys stopping and really examining a leaf or ant in fine detail. Brice runs and runs, and then usually falls asleep in the stroller, as he did today. We walked the 6-8 block stretch around the College and investigated the flora in the Scott County Native Plant Arboretum on campus, as well as our own and our neighbors yards. Our discoveries mounted again today.

Phlox that has appeared among the peonies.

Lupines in our flowerbed. We brought these back from the farmer's market in Ashe Co. last summer.

Locust Study:
The kids had never noticed that the Locust trees on campus produce bean pods. Opening them was a challenge and inside was a gooey surprise.

Fringe Tree

Wild Columbine

Sweet Shrub (Nana calls this a Bubby Bush)

EXTRA: Reeves has finally begun to lose teeth!