Lace up those hiking shoes and grab your water bottle, we're going for a hike! Three of my friends and I hit our favorite park Tuesday afternoon. With such beautiful weather those hills were begging for attention and we couldn't decline. So we loaded up the car and took the short drive to Ledges State Park.
"What was there to see at this time of the year?" you ask? Lots of things! Just because the trees are still working on their buds and the grass isn't quite green doesn't mean there aren't things to see. We saw all kinds of spring ephemerals- Hepatica, Dicentra, Claytonia, Trillium. All great finds worthy of the workout we had!
It's never too early, or late, to get the kids outside. You'll enjoy it too! There are always things to see and explore. Look at the early spring flowers, go on a hunt for bugs (trust me, they're already out!), take a picnic lunch to the park. It doesn't have to be green and bursting at the seems to find flowers and explore the nearest park or your own back yard. In fact, about an hour ago I got back from the park with the kids I nanny and we talked about the flowers we saw along the way- daffodils- what color they were, how they were cool shaped. When we arrived at our park it was still barren, the little guy didn't understand where they flowers were so we had to talk about how flowers die in the winter under all that snow and the people who take car of the park would come back soon to plant more. Now we're on a mission to keep track of how long it takes before the flowers come back.
There doesn't have to be anything scientific or structured to go outside, just enjoy the fresh air and sunshine!
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