Nature Walk, Glenmere Park, Fall 2009

I had some whiney kiddos this past Wednesday. So we headed outside for an impromptu nature walk. We live within walking distance of a very pretty park, so we headed down that way.

Caleb found quite a few interesting nature items. Pretty much a nature walk for him includes finding and collecting nature treasure. I have tried to convince him we can just be outside and enjoy, but then I realized collecting nature treasure is how he does that.

Here he is with a cattail he found. He really wanted to see the seeds, so he opened the cattail up and had fun.

The seeds are so pretty and fluffy.

Caroline enjoyed trying to catch them as they blew through the air.

"I want a turn." Or really she said, "ahh, uhh, aaa," so Caleb gave it to her. We really need to get some signing videos going on with this girlo.

Boy did those seeds fly!

"Where'd the cattail go?"

Down by the biggest pond at the park is an old Walnut Tree. Most of the Walnuts have been eaten by the squirrels. The ones that are left are all yucky and rotten. This did not stop the kids from collecting though.

Here they are counting their nature loot.

Here's Caroline not getting her way. She wanted to throw the Walnuts into the pond. Caleb wanted to bring them home and look at them further.

We compromised, some in the pond and some in the bag for home. Then mom was done with the refereeing, so we headed home.

Some of our nature walks are ideal, and some are, well, nature walks with a toddler. This one was a little bit of both. But we got the whininess dealt with and we got to spend time outside. Not a bad way to end the day.