Stop and smell the flowers- a great idea for day trip on a weekend

      (click-) A great place    to  take  the family for a day trip!







 







the following quotes found here, I am borrowing them.

About Nature

"take in what they can of the beauty of the earth and heavens...wherein to wonder and grow."

They must be let alone, left to themselves a great deal, to take in what they can of the beauty of earth and heavens.
(Vol 1, II, Out-Of-Door Life For The Children, p.44 )

Let us suppose mother and children arrived at some breezy open wherein it seemeth always afternoon. In the first place, it is not her business to entertain the little people: there should be no story-books, no telling of tales, as little talk as possible, and that to some purpose. Who thinks to amuse children with tale or talk at a circus or pantomime? And here, is there not infinitely more displayed for their delectation? Our wise mother, arrived, first sends the children to let off their spirits in a wild scamper, with cry, hallo, and hullaballo, and any extravagance that comes into their young heads.
(Vol 1, II, Out-Of-Door Life For The Children, p.45 )

This is all play to the children, but the mother is doing invaluable work; she is training their powers of observation and expression, increasing their vocabulary and their range of ideas by giving them the name and the uses of an object at the right moment,--when they ask, 'What is it?' and 'What is it for?'
(Vol 1, II, Out-Of-Door Life For The Children, p.46-7 )

All this is stale knowledge to older people, but one of the secrets of the educator is to present nothing as stale knowledge, but to put himself in the position of the child, and wonder and admire with him; for every common miracle which the child sees with his own eyes makes of him for the moment another Newton.
(Vol 1, II, Out-Of-Door Life For The Children, p.54 )

As soon as he is able to keep it himself, a nature-diary is a source of delight to a child.
(Vol 1, II, Out-Of-Door Life For The Children, p.54 )

"take in what they can of the beauty of the earth and heavens...wherein to wonder and grow."


We hope to make it atleast twice this summer... maybe heading there this weekend!