I have been practicing what I preach, by doing a little nature study out the window! It’s been dreadfully cold and snowy here this week, as it has been over …
Winter Nature Study – From Inside
I marveled when I first read The Selected Poems of Wendell Berry and came across the section called Window Poems. He has since published a book devoted to these Window …
Winter Nature Study Inspiration
“Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.” -Thoreau’s journal, dated August 23, 1853 …
Summer is a Good Time to Practice
My family owns a lake house that is only fifteen minutes from my house, and it is by far our favorite place to spend our summers. Some days it’s just …
Out-Of-Door Life – An Outline
Charlotte Mason’s first volume focuses on the child up to 9 years old, but we must remember the time period in which it was written. Children went off to school …
Anticipation of Nature
Last week I wrote about our recent attempt at daily nature study. I mentioned that it would be easy to direct their study a bit. My soon to be beautiful …
Tree Collection
“To make collections of leaves and flowers, pressed and mounted, and arranged according to their form, affords much pleasure, and, what is better, valuable training in the noticing of differences …
Preserving Autumn Leaves
Last week we considered the Chemistry of Autumn, and tried to preserve some of the best colored leaves for our nature study wall/shelf. First, we collected the most colorful leaves …
The Chemistry of Autumn Color
I have always loved this time of year, and now that I live in the Appalachian Mountains I love it even more! I thought we might break into our regularly scheduled …