Said the leaves upon the branches,
One sunny autumn day,
“We have finished all our work, and now
We can no longer stay;
So our gowns of red and yellow,
And our cloaks of sober brown
Must be worn before the frost comes,
And we go rustling down…”
-by Margaret E. Sangster
I have been attempting to take a photo of my front yard from my office window each month for comparing. This was an idea that came from Alex over at Life on a Canadian Island when she shared her photos each month with the Outdoor Hour Challenge Blog Carnival. I looked back through my images and I found that I have been fairly successful in capturing an image each month. I thought today would be a great day to share a few of the pictures with you because they show the autumn colors we have finally experienced.
This is from March 2015 back when everything looked so neat a tidy. You can see the daffodils and the forsythia are the stars of the show.
This one is from August 2015. The butterfly bushes and the sage have taken over and are created shelter for the birds, bees, and butterflies.
This was from the beginning of November 2015. The dogwood tree, the redbud, and the butterfly bushes are all starting to take on their autumn colors.
This is the view out the other window in my office…looking out into the Chinese pistache trees. I love having these trees in our yard because there are many birds that are attracted to them at this time of the year. I get to see flickers, robins, starlings, and bluebirds as they hover and perch around the nutlets that are crimson red on this tree.
Now this week we have had hail twice and it has changed the look of the view out my living room window. I spend lots of time observing the birdfeeders from this particular window and since we trimmed a few of the butterfly bushes and the lavender and the yarrow I have a clearer view of who is visiting.
If you would like to read more about starting a window study or any year long nature study, members can look at the July 2014 edition of the Handbook of Nature Study newsletter. There are quite a few ideas and suggestions in that issue. Or, you can start a year-long tree study by using the ideas in this entry: Four Seasons Tree Study Photo Project.
You might also like these nature color ideas:
Color Cards – These printable cards are perfect for younger students.
Signs of Autumn – Printable notebook page.
November World – November in your own backyard activities and printable.
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lesson plans to use to help you with your nature journal
