This week, we were fortunate to be involved with a 'Natue Day' at our local natural springs.  Activities included geology, water-watch, reptiles, birds, insects, mammals and plants. 

There were talks and activities on each subject, and we enjoyed them all!  The geology segment created quite a discussion, as he presented the 'age of the earth' lecture, complete with '600,000,000 years' - my children rolled their eyes at this, but I quietly encouraged them to listen - it is always good to know what others believe, and their reasons, so you can compare and contrast your own beliefs.

I think he 'blew it' quite nicely when my 9 year old showed him a piece of sandstone she had collected - he told her that rock was '600 million years old'!  I had to bite my tongue, let me tell ya - we have sandstone rocks here at home that we 'made' 4 months ago - so to make that particular statement was pushing it somewhat, I thought.

Otherwise, though, it was a very informative day, complete with patting snakes, lizards, birds, and a baby wallaby.  I was amazed at my 9 year-old - she helped out with showing the insect specimens around, asked heaps of questions, and drew pictures in her notebook during every talk.  She has struggled so much with reading and 'normal' schoolwork - it was amazing to see her as the 'shining star' of the day!  Just goes to show, how we are all different, with different talents from each other.

Here she is with the baby wallaby:

What fun we had!  They hold the nature day each year - we're looking forward to attending again next time.

God bless,