Nature Journaling, the kid way

For his science class, J is to make a nature journal. I decided it's a good project for all of us, so we began looking at nature in our yard. There are a lot of interesting things to be found close to home. We've seen some awesome things in our yard. Okay, okay, I really didn't want to go anywhere so I took the easy way out. I was being lazy. I admit it. We will explore other natural habitats soon, but our yard works for now. So off we go, out the door, three kids and one camera. We're ready.

After a few minutes we're left wondering what happened to nature. The kids are quickly bored of photographing leaves and, quite frankly, so am I. Where are the bugs? Where are the birds? the snakes, even? Is a quick glimpse of one tiny green lizard asking too much? How many times, when I'm in a rush to get somewhere, do they become fascinated by some random creature in the yard? Creatures, oh creatures? I can't say I blame the creatures actually. I've been known to hide from the kids myself from time to time.

Hmmm...okay, speaking of...where are the kids? Whose journal is this anyway?

At least one of us is enjoying nature. Nothing more natural than a horse back ride in the late afternoon.

We'll just take a few flower pictures,

some leaves,

and a fern. As N informs me, they are prehistoric plants after all. We'll call it a day.

Hey, I think I hear an airplane.

When you live on a flight path for the airport this is part of nature, I guess.