Building a Nest

This morning’s outing to the park was one of those perfect mornings when everything just seemed to go right.  The Littlest Apple and I got out of the house early while The Picky Apple slept in.  We had the park to ourselves.  We saw mommy turtles and baby turtles poking their heads up out of the water, a big white bird gliding low over the water, scanning for fish.  The thirty adolescent ducklings now old enough to fend for themselves.  Big fish and little fish swimming close to the edge of the lake.  A beautiful rainbow created by the sun bouncing off the water fountain when you stood at just the right angle.  Caterpillars and even a caterpillar egg on a leaf (just like in The Very Hungry Caterpillar).  We sat at the top of a small waterfall and watched the water rush and bubble down into the lake.  There were no tantrums, no need for “No”s and “Stop that!”s.

It was wonderful.

We collected sticks, twigs, leaves, pine needles and pinecones to build a nest.

And when we got home, we glued it all (along with some twine) to a piece of cardboard to make our very own nest.  I did most of the construction, but The Littlest Apple enjoyed examining all of our leaves and is so excited about “our” nest (or is it a wreath?).  This is definitely a project we’ll be doing again!

Glue happy…..