Taking a cue from Waldorf....learning in nature

We learned a lot on our nature walk yesterday;

Apparently, fire hydrants sometimes need to be opened up. 

We never learned why the men were doing this.

???

BUT....

The rivers this flooding leaves behind are great to float sticks down!

AND...

If you listen, you can find the culvert where all the flooding drains into.

And if you follow it, you may just find a man made waterfall flowing into the river....

which may be irresistible to a goofy dog.

Cracking open acorns isn't as easy as one little boy thought,

BUT....

victory is thrilling! 

Old stumps can look a lot like owls.  3 year olds may get oddly attached to "my owl" stump and have a hard time saying goodbye to it even if it IS out of reach and across the river....

BUT....

identifying deer scat is a good diversion from parting with Owl Stump.

Being too little to play in the rock laden stream is hard, especially when you're the one who first spotted it and pointed it out....

BUT....

finding a really cool acorn makes up for it.

AND...

sleeping in the stroller under the oaks is heavenly!

Playing in the abandoned outside kitchen while baby brother naps is really fun...

....and so is making up games of tree tag...

BUT...

nothing beats being patient and keeping your eyes peeled for a REALLY long time and having it all finally pay off when you find a coveted oak ball pod just like big brothers.