On Monday we walked to Fitzgerald Park for a wildflower tour with Miss Jackie, a naturalist for the park. She showed us all sort of flowers, including violets (which are called violets even if they aren't purple!) and toothwort (we learned that "wort" in a flower name means "looks like"). We learned that our state tree, the white pine, has needles that grow in groups of five (the same number of letters as in "white"). We saw wildlife including turtles and a snake! He seemed just as afraid of us as we seemed of him!
We also got to enjoy a beautiful morning outside. The weather was perfect! Our three-mile walk wore us out and many kids didn't even want to go to recess when we returned!
We can't wait to go back again to learn about Native Americans.
Here is more information about programs available at Fitzgerald Park.
http://www.eatoncounty.org/images/Departments/Parks%20Department/Newsletters_and_Brochures/NaturalistProgramBrochure.pdf
