Today was our first day back to school--a gentle start with a little bit of kindergarten. Our older ones will start their own thing next week. We ended up having a really good day when a bird's nest was discovered in our hanging flower pot. I forgot to water the flowers (oops!) and they died, but that was a good thing for our new friend. Justin noticed a bird perched inside, then later David discovered her two eggs.
Here is the proud mother, a mourning dove.
After we finally left the scene she returned to her nest and has been there all afternoon while little ones watch from the window.
Just a few feet away we also found an egg that had already hatched. It was a much bigger egg.
We ended up having some good unplanned nature study today. I love surprise lessons! And I'm especially glad we are home to find them :)
2 comments:
Great opportunity for learning! More than likely, this would not have happened had your little one been at a traditional school. Oh, the joys of homeschooling!
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