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 29
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So God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
-Genesis 1:21
“Fishing In the Spring” by Vincent van Gogh (1887)
Activities
Look: Do you like to fish? Study the picture. Notice everything you can and try to remember it. Tell what you notice. Vincent van Gogh painted this in Paris. Are you surprised that this is part of a big city? What clues do you see? What river runs through Paris? Look at a map to find out. Tell a story about the picture. Close your eyes. Can you still imagine it? Tell everything you remember. If you like, make a sketch.
Read: “The Stickelback’s Nest” By Pond and River by Arabella Buckley
Observe: If you can, go to a pond or river and look for fish along the edge. What do they do? Can you find any Sticklebacks? Look carefully, because they are very small! Tell what you see. If you like, draw a picture of any fish you observe.
Read: “A Boy and His Dad” by Edgar Albert Guest
Listen: “The Moldau” by Smetana, performed by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra. This piece follows the course of the Vitava River from its source of two small springs to a mighty river that runs through the countryside towards Prague. Can you find it on a map? What do you imagine as you listen?
Share: What is the most interesting thing you did, heard, or read today? What thoughts did it make you think? #choosingbeauty
More to Read and Do:
“The Stickleback” Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Botsford Comstock
Where the River Begins by Thomas Locker
Go fishing!
©Charlotte Mason Institute 2020
