There is still lots of beautiful colour around this week, though it is beginning to fade, as so many of the trees have now lost their leaves. I found a huge hall of Oak Galls, which I collected in anticipation of dyeing some wool. I have no idea what I will knit with the wool, yet, but do let me know if you have any ideas. I did think perhaps some colour work mittens.
Happy exploring!
This week in Exploring Nature With Children is ‘Lichen Week’.
Here are some helpful links to get you going:
Please note that lichens are a very delicate structures so should be collected responsibly.
Happy exploring!
This week’s Calendar of Firsts.
So much COLOUR all around!
In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they’re still beautiful.
Alice Walker
As some of you will know, I had the pleasure to visit Ambleside, home of Charlotte Mason’s House of Education twice over the last couple of months. Whilst there, I spent time documenting one of the student’s Nature Notebooks from the Armitt archives.
It is with much joy that I share with you a PDF of the Nature Notebook of Monica Watson who was a student at Miss Mason’s House of Education.
This is a free download, but I would ask that you consider making a donation, however small, to the Armitt Library in Ambleside, England. The library is responsible for the conservation of the archives from both Miss Mason herself, and the House of Education.
You may donate here at the Armitt website: Armitt Donations
(Please do not send donations to myself, donate directly to the Armitt, thank you.)
Nature Notebook from Charlotte Mason’s House of Education
This week in Exploring Nature With Children it is ‘Moss Week’.
Here are some helpful links to get you going:
Happy exploring!
Rosie has done a lot of sketching of animals this week. Here are a couple of examples
This one she copied from the internet
My Calendar of Firsts: Week 45
Happy exploring!
This week in Exploring Nature With Children is ‘Fungus Week’.
Here are some helpful links to get you going:
Happy exploring!
Rosie’s phenology wheel for October:
My wheel:
Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.
Frank Lloyd Wright
