Trees are a natural magnet for the boys, because of course they like to climb them! So it makes it easy to point out the different types we have in our area. As they gain a familiarity with a few favorites they begin to take notice of ones that are different.
Here they are admiring the long branches of a live oak.
The boys have always loved a tree with a hole in it. This one had a mushroom growing inside the hole.
This is a pecan tree that is over 200 years old and is still alive despite the fact that you can climb inside its hollow trunk!
This is a pecan tree that is over 200 years old and is still alive despite the fact that you can climb inside its hollow trunk!
Our five year old has been going on nature walks most of his life, but recently he has really taken an interest in trees. I came across a lovely little book about trees in the used bookstore and brought it home little thinking he would latch onto it. Yet he has been requesting it at bedtime and it has caused great interest in the trees around us.
Nothing can replace our actual time spent outdoors, but the right book can certainly enhance it.
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