Until this point, I was always under the impression that Charlotte Mason's Nature Study was all about the nature journal.  Go out, draw specimens, find out about it.  It may be, I have to look at her writings more carefully to see.  We have done very little of this because, well, sitting and drawing is not really congruent with my sons' natures.

Browse many of the Charlotte Mason blog carnival articles about Nature Studies any you will see few sketches.  It's all about studying nature in a variety of ways, ways that would certainly spark three active boys' imaginations.

We have been reading a lot of wonderful, inspiring, and informative living books, but I am a hands-on science gal.  It is high time to get the boots on, the Handbook of Nature Studies out, and hit the woods!