Here we are with our best audience manners, listening to the Talking Tree. I think the adults in attendance were impressed with all the knowledge about trees and the environment that we already had! Hands were raised quickly to answer questions and usually the answers were ‘right on’.
Here is M. Amy, the naturalist who was our guide on the hike. She is talking to us about Douglas fir cones and how they can be identified by the little seed casings that poke out of the creases in the cone, looking much like the tails and hind feet of little mice.
Here are the boys, hands all washed and ready for lunch!
The girls are ready to eat too!
How come food always tastes better on a field trip?
The whole group of us, after eating. I fussed with editing the photo quite a bit but still did not totally capture the beauty of the blue sky, the new green of the leaves and the sparkling of Lake Washington with Mt. Rainier in the distance. I just couldn’t pull the mountain into view, no matter what edits I chose. You’ll just have to believe me; it was a spectacular day!
