Feathered Finds

As a kid, Thanksgiving weekend at the cottage was always prime time to get "show and tell" ( I think some crazy schools call it share and care, or look at me brag or something along those lines) objects that you thought would blow away your friends (until you arrived at school to find that everyone had brought in a piece of birch bark) and enough nature supplies to get you through the fall season of crafting.

And as we get older, I find that bringing in a perfect yellow leaf or bull rush to my colleagues at work just doesn't have the same sense of accomplishment. Luckily my family is full of budding teachers and child care providers, so we still get to enjoy the hunt and know that some little kids are going to get to enjoy our finds.

This thanksgiving weekend we struck gold in the nature departure, which made me wish my kindergarten self could go back and show those kids with their birch bark my amazing feather and bird's nest. I hope that the delicacy of a birds nest never looses it wow as you look at each of the tiny strands wound together to create a home safe enough to cradle tiny eggs and then squawking babies. The only downer - it made me miss Mr. S terribly - he loves this stuff and I wish he could have seen it. Luckily for him, these items now sit proudly on the nature table at my Aunt's day care, so if he doesn't mind fighting off a million toddlers and exposing himself to the plethora of germs they love to share, he can still enjoy them when he gets home!