Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Monday, July 11, 2011
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Yesterday, the scent of lilacs wafting through the air reminded me that it was time to pick some to bring into the house. I grabbed a few vases, the clippers and the camera and set to work selecting some of the many "blooming blooms" to fill the vases. Little did I know that as I was hard at work, my efforts were being documented by the littlest photographer in the family (the first five pictures below were taken by Emma).
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
In my Easter basket was a lovely nest for our nature table! Both girls were quite taken with the nest, and after they had played for a bit Grace asked if she could put it on our nature table. Carefully, she carried it in and placed it on the table, along with her lovely Rose Fairy. It's the perfect addition to our spring table!
Thursday, April 7, 2011
As you may know, one of the things that we have adopted from the Waldof philosophy of education is the creation of a seasonal nature table. With how much we love nature, being outdoors and the seasons it made sense that we would choose to incorporate one into the rhythm of our home. The girls love adding things that they find outside to our nature table, and I imagine that when things are finally in bloom there will be many new additions each day! Our day today was full of nature. Not just the type that you can place on our nature table, but also the type that you experience, or revel in. The kind whose memories you take with you and keep with you for years to come.
Our day began with a visit to our friend Annie and her precious chicks.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
It happened totally by accident that we created our first nature table. We have this beautiful half round table in our dinning room. The table has always been one of my favorite pieces, and I have been looking for something to bring more attention to it than it often gets. Above it hangs our wedding document and on it usually sits our Welcoming Spirit (a figurine from the Willow Tree line). With having company the last few days the centerpiece from the dinning room table was often relocated to make space for whatever meal we were having at the time. One night for dinner we moved the centerpiece over to the table and bam! Our first nature table was born.
