Gemma high up on the root ball. This is a great place for a climbing challenge with all the frozen mud but lots of little sticks for foot and handholds. 

Rowen with his snowman. He and Nathaniel were rolling balls of snow down the hill into the ravine to make them larger.

Lyndon: “The nature was singing to me.” You can see him sitting under his tree at his Sit Spot and the bird in the tree that he heard. 

Emilia: “I went in the tree. I found a tree stump.” You can see how Emilia is writing the beginning and ending sounds of her words! And she got her snap words right too.

Amelie: “There was water by the benches. It was melting.” She didn’t quite finish coloring, so I hope she’ll forgive me for posting. But Amelie shows here that naturalists notice even the smallest things, especially about changes in the weather. 

More ice fishing.

You could see where the water level of the drainage dropped, leaving a gap under new, thick ice. Jackson was playing in the hole and everyone was pretending to find pretend frogs and snakes.

It was fun to learn that crows talk to each other and that spiders are active in the winter! 

Hiking

Hikers stopped plenty of times to play!

Laurel: “We all had to go through the creepy forest. It was dark.”

Jackson explained, “We went on the bridges.” You can see the blue ice beneath.

Meanwhile, the other kids were sawyers working hard. Astrid: “The wood box was so full. And Mr. Smaha helped.” We were glad to have Nora’s dad with us today!