In a time when it is easy to be overcome by fear or worry, we want this series of blog posts to give you simple, gentle, and dynamic ways to reclaim an atmosphere of peace, joy, and wonder in your home. We can all then help shine light to the world by sharing how we are choosing beauty daily. Please join us by using the hashtag #choosingbeauty on social media.
#ChoosingBeauty – Day 18
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“…the search for Small was still going on all over the Forest. Small’s real name was Very Small Beetle, but he was called Small for short, when he was spoken to at all, which hardly ever happened except when somebody said: ‘Really, Small!’ ”
-A.A. Milne, The House at Pooh Corner
Insects and a Sprig of Rosemary by Jan van Kessel (1653)
Activities
Look: Study the picture. Notice everything you can and try to remember it. How many insects are in the picture? Do you recognize any of them? Have you ever smelled rosemary? It is good for cooking. Ask to see if there is any in the kitchen or in the garden that you can smell. Can you still imagine the picture? Look again. Now look away. Tell everything you remember without looking.
Read: “The Ant-Hill” Wildlife in Woods and Fields by Arabella Buckley
Observe: Go outside and look for insects to watch. When you find one, sit very still and observe what it does. How does it move? Does it fly? If so, is it in a straight line, or does it flutter about? Can you tell by watching what it eats? How many body segments does it have? If you like, draw or paint a picture of it and tell what you saw.
Read: “The Ant Village” by Marion Edey
Listen: “The Wasps” by Ralph Vaughn Williams
Share: What was the most beautiful insect you saw today? #choosingbeauty
More to Read and Do:
The Storybook of Science by Jean-Henri Fabre, ch.3-5
“The Ways of the Ant” Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Botsford Comstock p.369-373
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