Sharing Nature
April 14th, 2010 | Author: Shannon
Tonight after dinner we went for a walk to the pond.
When we arrived at the pond, we listened for the ducks and geese and looked for the beaver, then we started to head home, but decided to walk through the woods to the waterfall.
The air was a little chilly, but not cold and the sun hung low on the horizon.
As we walked we chatted about glaciers, kettle ponds, and how the big huge boulders were placed all over by ice a long time ago.
The path winds along parallel to the pond; we sat and watched a flock of geese swim through the water, then one made a bunch of noise and took off into the air; the others followed.
We saw the reflection of the sun in the water as we sat on a big boulder and hung our legs over the edge.
When we arrived at the little dock and the waterfall, we planned to swim and canoe and wade in the water later this Spring in warmer weather.
On our way home, my son choose to cut through the woods rather than follow the path, he turned to me, “Mom, this is a real adventure.” And that it was- we climbed over logs and stumps and rocks, finally arriving in our neighbor’s backyard.
When we go home, we ate a little snack and he headed to bed (and me to the computer).
I love to share these precious moments with my son in nature- so straightforward, rewarding and simple. This is why I wish for every person to have a connection with nature as a foundation for life!
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I love that you were telling him the story of the landscape — about how the ice, so long gone, left it’s mark.
I live clear across the country from you; here we talk about volcanos, not glaciers!
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It was really fun… he’s 3 and a half too, so he’s full of questions and his own imagination!
Thanks so much to everyone for participating. I love the stories and ideas that come from them! Hope you come back next week and I look forward to enjoying your blogs when I am “plugged-in” but it’s just too gorgeous to stay cooped up and online! Head outside and enjoy the weather!
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