Exploring at the Creek

Today I decided to give a bit of direction for our time at the creek. I asked each of my children to look for three (3) things they hadn't seen before (on a previous trip here). I told them that we'd take a photo of whatever it was. This is what we noticed and found.

A crayfish.
Unfortunately, he was no longer living.

Seeing what she can find further down stream.

I think she found something!

A red leaf floating in the water.

This photo didn't come out so well. But this is a shell that Jaya found.

A mushroom.

A plant with lavender-colored flowers.

An acorn.

Jaya noticed the roughness of the bark on a nearby tree.

Kari noticed this hole in a tree.

Melvin found a very smooth rock in the water.

He also found two small sticks and two additional acorns.
He was very proud of his finds! ;-)

A shot of the girls 'searching' for something new.

We still spent a good deal just being in the water, as we usually do. It was rather hot today so the cool water and shade were great! After exploring with them and walking through the creek myself, I was able to get in some reading time for me!! Yeah, it was a good afternoon!

Shade, Water, Food & Friends = Good Summer's Day

We couldn't resist another day in the creek. It's rained over the weekend...and whole lot so when we got there we immediately noticed that the water was deeper. Another thing we noticed was that since more of the large rocks were covered that water moved a lot faster.

We invited our homeschooling friends to join us...and they did! You just can't beat a nice cool water day with all this heat! It was also great to have our friends with us.

After eating lunch and driving home in the heat of the day, the children were ready for a nap--they're napping presently!! Thinking about doing this again tomorrow!

Wading in the Creek

I've been wanting to do this all summer!!! We finally took some time to do it....and today we went again with Daddy! We had fun discovering just want one can find in and around a creek! Enjoy!