Tuesday, September 28, 2010

We have had a busy year so far learning........

Here are some of the things we have done and are learning about!

We have been hiking every week and identifying trees, insects and looking at seeds!


                                           Butterfly from our walk in the Prairie!



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Prairie Grass
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Morning Walk in the Prairie
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Hiking in the woods after the hot Prairie
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We found a Honey Locust! Gleditsia triacanthos
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Spotted the Seed Pod on the Honey Locust!
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Found a Red Bud and it's seed pod too! Cercis canadensis
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Red Bud Bark
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Osage Orange Tunnel. We learned these trees were used to define property lines and keep people off properties.
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Osage Orange Bark
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Playing in the Osage Orange Tunnel
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We went to Wegerzyn Gardens for our first field trip with FAITH Homeschool Group and learned about Cob Ovens! Thanks Tim!
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Playing with Cob while our cookies bake in the oven
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Making Cob animals with our friend Cloe!
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Cookie Time!
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Spotted some silver spotted skippers during our visit at Wegerzyn!
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We found Milkweed Seeds!
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Nature Play at Sugarcreek Reserve
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Making a debris hut!
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Micah Jude hangin out in the woods!
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