Nature Hike

Breakfast was finished, teeth were brushed, coats and shoes were donned, we were all ready to head out the door to visit Miss Emma, when she called to say she was sick. Not one to waste all the effort it took to actually be able to exit the house before 9:30 a.m., we continued out the door... and ventured out on a nature walk!

Our route took us south of town to Mirror Lake Park... but we had to wait for a train to pull out of town before we could cross the tracks.


The park itself was a bit too slushy/muddy to play at (Yea for "warm" weather! 40 degrees is awesome!), but we were able to spot all sorts of cool nature stuff along the back roads: animal tracks in the snow, scat (very cool to little boys -- just don't touch it!), birds, iced-over streams and others that were flowing. We talked about hibernation and migration, plants and seeds, climates and the environment (next time we'll take a garbage bag along with us) and even finished up with a little social studies lesson as we trekked home through the cemetery.



Although there is still a fair amount of snow and slush on the ground, it was a very comfortable day with our coats and mittens on, and somehow we managed to make it home without anybody falling into overly deep puddles or creeks! Dry feet do make for much happier walking!


Two hours and about 3 miles later we arrived home and called it a field trip day. The boys drew pictures and maps of our adventure, and I think they'll sleep well tonight!