On the nature trail there are no birds in the bird house in the winter. It is peaceful and quiet. It’s a lovely path to walk on but it is hard to walk with all the branches on the ground. The wind blows them down.
Category: December
Forked Path
A forked path is something that is a trail and the path separates. You could pick which path to go on. It is on the nature trail. The forked path is near Abbot School. The nature trail is in the woods.
Golden Valley
I went on the nature and I found a bunch of golden leaves! I can actually tell you some facts about leaves so are you with me? Okay let’s go! Don’t you know why leaves change colors? It’s because the leaves are dying. When a leaf is alive it’s green and when it’s dead it’s brown. Some leaves are awfully large! Didn’t you know that leaves even had relatives! Did you know that leaves were here before dinosaurs? Wow leaves are really interesting!
The Downy Woodpecker
On the nature trail I saw a tree with holes. They were woodpecker holes! It was from the Downy Woodpecker because they live in our area. They are a common breed of woodpecker in our area. They are about 5 in. and 3/4. Males have a red spot on their head, females do not. In the winter they often visit feeding stations for food. You can identify them by the white stripe on their back. Now you know about the Downy Woodpecker.
The Soccer Ball
One day in December my class went on a Nature walk and I was a photographer. At one point I saw a soccer ball while we were going downhill and took a picture of it. It was a very weird experence. How do you think it got there?
Queen Anne’s Lace
I saw a Queen Anne’s Lace on the Nature Trail. A Queen Anne’s Lace contains clusters of tiny cream-white flowers on the top. It is 1-3 feet tall. The clusters can be from 3-5 inches wide. The leaves are 2-8 inches long, and look like ferns. They can show up in dry fields and waste places. The Queen Anne’s Lace is the ancestor of the Garden Carrot. I wonder why it is called Queen Anne’s Lace?
The fallen tree
I think the fallen tree fell when the ice storm hit us last year in 2008 because the tree looks pretty old. The tree has a whole bunch of weeds wrapped around it. And the tree is laying through another tree.
Dock
Dock can grow almost everywhere. Dock seeds are smaller than popcorn kernels and are shaped like 3D hearts. In spring the dock is green and changes to red when it gets colder outside. It can grow 30 inches tall and its leaf is shaped like a narrow shield. Geese ducks and other animals eat it.
