Here we are at the end of July and another great selection of Outdoor Hour Challenge blog entries for you to read and enjoy. Summer can be a great month for getting outdoors and learning more about your natural world, unless it is too HOT like it was here for most of the month. Our drought continues to color the landscape a golden brown. The highlight of my month was sharing a few hours each week with some little people who are nature lovers. We explored my backyard together and seeing the world through their eyes was amazing. You can read about our adventures in the entry below.
Our family’s July entries from this month’s study (in case you missed one):
Summer Cattail Study – Our Cattail Spot
Round Lake Hike – Nature Study Goals 2014
Summer Bird List 2014
Be inspired. Be encouraged. Get outdoors!
Summer Tree Study
Janet from Pursuing Joy in the Journey shares their entry: Summer Tree Study – Oak. They are completing their year-long tree study with the summer entry! You will enjoy seeing the images of their tree, outdoor time, and journal in this excellent entry.
Potpourri
Barbara from The Schoolhouse on the Prairie shares their family’s entry: Fun in July. They took a trip to my neck of the woods to visit Sequoia National Park and San Francisco. Closer to home, they experienced a loss of part of their cottonwood tree, the tree that they are studying as part of their year-long tree study.
Carol from Journey and Destination shares the NSW coast of Australia in their post: July Nature Notebook. You are really going to enjoy seeing the images of the coast and so much more in this excellent example of combining travel and relaxed nature study.
Dorina from Outside Blue has submitted their entry: Summer Solstice Nature Tree Study for you to enjoy. They are watching a Burr oak near their home in each season. She gives us a great entry that includes some wonderful images, journal examples, and a short video. Love it!
Kerry from Keeping Up With The Kordishes has created a photo journal of their Nature Study in July. Pop over and be inspired!
Don’t forget to share your blog entries with the Outdoor Hour Challenge Blog Carnival. All entries done in September are eligible for the next edition. The deadline for entries is 9/29/14 and you can send them directly to me: harmonyfinearts@yahoo.com since the Blog Carnival website is down.
Thanks, Barb. I’ve enjoyed looking & reading through these posts.