Nature Day

We went to our first Nature Day with our local homeschool group. It was a beautiful "winter" day here in Texas. I think the temperature was near 70.

Some of the things we did:

• watched finches at the birdfeeder
• sketched near the water
• watched a garter snake slither by the pond (see photo)
• used nets to scoop water in the pond (caught a snail's shell)
• observed a lethargic bee up close
• 3 mom's stepped in a "surprise" present from a dog (including me!)
• used binoculars - a lot!
• ate lunch outside
• made new friends

It was a lot of fun and we both can't wait until our next monthly Nature Day!
P.S. After seeing the snake, we checked out the book "S-S-Snakes! by Penner, a Step Into Reading Book Level 2