My son LOVES!! fishing and he’s constantly plotting a plan to convince me to take him to his favourite spots. He knows he can persuade me with the promise of a nature ramble, journal entries and opportunities for discovery. He may speculate, ‘I wonder what we would find today?’ Well, that’s enough pondering to satisfy my curiosity. Fishing we will…
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There are so many spiders at our place. Our guests are very cautious when visiting and I’m quite sure a few leave traumatised as they have a spider phobia or something. I don’t particularly like spiders either but if they’re not sitting on me I’m ok with being near them. Every spring we have funnel webs on our window frames….
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Two stumpy tailed skinks visited our compost pile this week. It was a warm summers day and they didn’t mind us at all. They were content munching away at a tomato. This is not surprising since they like to eat fruit and plant matter. The lizards inspired us to pull out our nature journals. We sketched the skink and chose…
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Summer is a wonderful season to explore God’s world through various activities. After the Christmas season, our summer holidays begin in earnest. Keeping the children entertained may become a challenge if you’re not away on holiday or you’re fresh out of ideas. There are a few free, nature based activities you can enjoy as a family: Beachcombing If you live…
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