We visited a wonderful wood with friends recently. A beautiful place up in the hills to do some adventuring.
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| We loved this wise-looking, mossy, bumpy tree. |
Best of all was the stream that ran through the woods. All the children worked together to build a dam wall using sticks and stones. Noah especially enjoyed splashing about in the water despite how icy cold that water was.
We also discovered natural deposits of clay. I found the deposits along the banks were really hard so couldn't be collected but if we dug deep down beneath the pebbles, it was soft and easy to scoop up handfuls. We collected up a small bagful and look forward to working with that clay.
Look at this magnificent fungi tower.
Oooh...I just love that first photo with the tree. Spring and summer are so pretty with the greenery, but I love fall and winter when we can see the unique branches and shapes of the trees.
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome knobbly tree. It looks like it will start to speak at any moment!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful stream. How do children manage to wade about in icy water?? Mine were doing this outside today and now we have wet wellies drying by the fire - again!
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Gina xxx
I love old trees! They're so fun to enjoy! Just found Nature Connections and joined up!
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So much character in those beautiful trees. Those gorgeous rosy cheek little bumpkins must have enjoyed their adventure. We to have so much clay here, the boys love to play with it,, and in it of course. It does make the skin feel soft.
ReplyDeleteA wise tree, icy water, and clay! Love this post--thanks for linking at Nature Connections. :)
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