The Wren

The winter wren is a cute little bird, they always love to go and see what's happening . For
instance,
We have wrens that love to fly in and out of a pile of pine tree branches in our backyard. They
also like to fly up on our deck. They are also very brave. Flying here, flying there, I love wrens,
and I think they are very nice little birds. Rachel Bunk

Nature Study

Nature Study of a Bird

Home educating with nature. My daughter and I like to watch the birds from our window. We have these little birds that like to come up to the windows. They are some of the smallest birds we see in the winter season. The wren is what they are called.

In the afternoon, can be a time to go walking in the woods. What is nice about doing this is we can come back into the warm house and have some hot tea. Luckily, in the summer months I collected some flowers from my camomile plants. I cut the flowers off and dryed them. The flavor is intense when you collect them from your garden.

I found this poem which I thought went along with our nature study today.

A Little Bird Song

Once I heard

A little bird

Singing very clearly;

And the bird

That I heard

Sang:"God loves me dearly

Please stay now

And tell me how,

Little Bird, you know it

"Everyday,

Come what may,

Many kind things show it.

"Sun and rain,

Ripening grain,

Food and water given,

Leafy trees...

All one sees

Under the blue heaven."

Then the bird

That I heard

Sang it very clearly:

"God loves you"(off it flew)

"Loves you very dearly."

Taken from The Collected Poems of Amy Carmichael Mountain Breezes

Planting

Planting

Planting is just the process of your getting your seeds to germinate. Now, that you have gotten your lettuce seeds lets get them in moisten soil. This is how they will germinate and become plants.

To moisten the soil I will start by using concentrated fish emulsion. If you take a 1/2 gallon of tap water or rain water and add it 1/2 tablespoon of fish emulsion. Take your soil that you have prepared and moisten it with your water.

After the soil is in your planting trays add your seeds. Only lightly cover your seeds with soil. Next, place your lid on the top of your seed tray. If you place your seeds on top of your refrigerator it will give your seeds a jump start. Now, we will check back on the tray in a couple of days.