Featured Article: Through The Gate - Nature Hikes

1-16-2009

By Rhonda Bierman, Environmental Science and Games Teacher

THROUGH THE GATE QUIETLY AND WITH RESPECT, "Good morning, Mother Nature!" We walk softly on the earth, leaving only footprints.

Will the Magical Land of the Wispy White Weed, still be "poofy" in her winter sleep? Is Daisy land quietly dropping her seeds on the earth, preparing to yield another beautiful, golden meadow in spring?

Did the recent rain leave magnificent patterns on the earth and deposit more rocks in the treasure pocket at Treasure Island? Are the birds back and bathing in the all-too-temporary waters of Mud Island? Did the torrential downpour make our world "Mudlucious" and our secret slide more screamingly "puddle-wonderful?"

Has the sun created new alligator dirt and a clear path to imprint fresh tracks - letting us discover with whom we share this earth?

If the wind blows, will the tall grasses bend to reveal the secrets hiding beneath?

Shall we gather at Lightning Rock and read the stories the ancient ones have passed on through the years? Or shall we run down then up the rollercoaster to sit atop Desert Star Ridge and sing songs?

Strap on your pack, take your water and a delicious snack - it's "Fanny Pack Friday" and the joys of being connected to Mother Earth await!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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