 While on vacation at Gramma and Grandpa’s house we have made friends with a Bluejay. Every day he flies into the backyard and we run to get some nuts for him. Sometimes he cracks the nuts and eats them, other times he buries them in the ground.
It has been great fun to observe our bird up close. He lets us get just inches away. It has been even more fun to see the curiosity and wonder shine through the eyes of my children at each of his visits.
After a little searching we believe he is called a Scrubjay.
One morning my daughter went out into the backyard without me. I heard her talking to someone and rushed to see who it was...she wasn’t talking with a person but with our bluejay. A most animated conversation it was...she told him that she did not have any nuts yet but she would go and ask her mommy for some! How sweet.
We have played outside a lot during this vacation. The kids have spent much time digging in the dirt and discovering new bugs and such. We are enjoying sunshine and fresh air.
This experience has confirmed the importance of including Nature Study in our children’s eductaion. Charlotte Mason was really onto something. It is wonderful to see my kids delight in God’s magnificent creation. It is also fun for me to feel excitement as I see and learn more about the world God has made.
To top it all off - my son, who is 21 months old, found a beetle yesterday (which he calls a "beekle")...when I asked him "Who made the beetle?" He replied, "GOD DID!". What a blessing to hear those words from his lips.
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