My heart sings out when my almost seven year old boys notice and wonder about things in nature. Today one of my boys said, "we have that flower in our yard," as he pointed to a patch of purple crocuses along his path to school.
My other son asked, Isn't it early this year that the daffodils are already blooming? I noticed them as early as Valentines day?!"
I suggested, we should keep a journal so that we note when they are opening and can notice if they are coming up earlier each year.
These understandings of nature, climate and the seasons let me know that even though my boys are in a dense city - they are not disconnected from Nature.
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