Mushroom Study

We meandered outside to do nature study this morning, intending to identify a tree on our property, but we were sidetracked by a mushroom. We took the opportunity to sketch or paint it in our nature notebooks, and then followed directions we found online to identify it. It will be harder than we though! We have set it out to get a "spore print" which should help us narrow it down further.

Blueberry Picking and Playing With Friends

We went Blueberry Picking again last week. This was our 3rd year in a row. We've determined that 7 gallons is the right number for us. (At $5/gallon that's do-able, if not a lot of work!) After laying them out to dry we made a few blueberry treats (muffins and cobblers,) and then froze several gallons (for Mitchell to snack on and the rest of us to use in our smoothies.) After picking the blueberries we went to a nearby creek to have a picnic and play with our friends.





We came across a nest of baby birds while we were picking.

Williams King Museum

Bays Mountain Nature Study

Homeschool Coop, Then to the Park

At coop this week we made Paper Snowflakes. It's supposed to snow a bunch tonight, so we hung them from the ceiling once we got home.





Then we went over to the park to play with our friend. The weather was getting colder and colder, but we stayed warm, running around with our friends.

We even got a game of Red Rover going with several of our friends.

Coop Camping Trip to Big Creek