Restoration Place

Hike at Eden Mill

When I feel weary and have lost my joy, I must get out in nature. Yesterday, despite the morning's rain and the sky threatening more, we headed out to Eden Mill for some joy restoration time.

It's been a long few weeks of sickness and stress, and our joy tanks needed some refilling.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Back home again, the nature treasures we had collected were spread out on top of all my kitchen counter clutter (calendar, decongestant, homeschool log, papers...)

I think that's pretty significant, don't you? I get the message ~grin~.

The Big Fall List

To celebrate the change from summer to autumn we made our Big Fall List yesterday.

It's made with a cardboard box leftover from a new range hood. Jacob took all the staples out and turned it inside out and it was big enough for all four children to write and draw on.

Our list includes lots of typical autumn doings, like going apple picking and drinking hot yummy stuff, but also some of our own unique favorites such as "hawk searching." We know hawks and other birds of prey are easier to see when perched in a tree which has lost its leaves and we're constantly on the watch for them.

What does your Big Fall List include?