To know a plant by its gesture and habitat, its time and its way of flowering and fruiting; a bird by its flight and song and its times of coming and going; to know when, year after year, you may come upon the redstart and the pied fly-catcher, means a good deal of interested observation, and of; at any rate, the material for science.
Charlotte Mason, School Education, P. 236
Show Summary:
On The New Mason Jar this week, Cindy sits down for another conversation about nature study with Jeannette Tulis, this time focusing on autumn
What can we look for when we go out to do nature study in the fall?
Look for seeds and fruits
Look for autumn wildflowers
Examine leaf scars on trees as leaves drop
Find resources that help identify your local flora and fauna
Jeannette’s list of autumn nature study books and resources can be downloaded HERE.
…a love of Nature, implanted so early that it will seem to them hereafter to have been born in them, will enrich their lives with pure interests, absorbing pursuits, health, and good humour.
