In addition to picking apples and watching the deer, the kids had a blast using their imaginations while playing in the pine forest. We also had a demonstration of how a mousetrap works (fortunately not with a real mouse). There were no bat appearances in the camp this year.
One of the exciting experiences at camp is going for a walk - over the Days River and into the deep woods.
Everyone made it to the trail-head. I think the kids were told to look for acorns, which is a challenge because there aren't many (any?) oak trees at camp. Instead, they've identified several pine cones.
There are feisty crayfish in the river. This is one of the bigger ones.
After crossing the bridge, we handed out the cameras. We took pictures of the flora and fauna:
Everyone had to have a leaf:
We found another frog. Actually, there were tons of these little guys. They jumped around like grasshoppers.
A nice crow flew by and offered to take everyone's picture:
We found more to photograph:
It was a good walk.
6 comments:
Great post, do you want me to send acorn tops so the kids can learn to whistle with them?
We'll find some acorns to practice with when we come to Muskegon.
nice pictures! I especially like the first acorn watching picture : )
Love the pictures! Sounds like you had some quality time there, making good memories. If you really want the kids to find acorns, maybe you can get Dad to send you some little Oak trees. Might be hard; he just loves his Oak trees, and tends to be a little stingy with them:)
Those are some beautiful pictures. Did the kids take any of them? Does Peter get a camera too?
We haven't downloaded the kid's pictures yet and unfortunately, the batteries died almost immediately. I think Peter will get a camera next year.
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