trees, geocaches and a different day!

i was working this weds – had a day long faculty meeting. less stressful than most of my working days, but i strongly dislike losing my weds. have a meeting for part of next weds too. grr! ANyway, i made a bargain with work, so took part of monday off instead. I worked from home in the morning and then went out with the girls to the trees group in the pm. this is the second session, last was on beech, a mixture facts and feeling the tree and then crafts after.

This time was walnut, and we found a nice tall walnut tree to sketch, feel the bark and measure. we were told various facts and folklore. SB particularly loves the group and concentrated and filled her scrapbook. BB a bit more variable! I did feel a bit of an alien though, as they were expecting DH, and know him not me in the group, though I have met some people before. I rarely get out to play . However, it was lovely to see the people I do know.

When BB started getting a bit too much of a pest i whipped her away to find a geocache, and some of the le ciel rouge as well, which we did find, and also a travel bug – i love finding travel bugs to move on :). came back to measure the tree and then do the crafts. Girls made wax resist leaves, a walnut shell tortoise and a walnut shell little ring box [v cute] . had a lovely afternoon in glorious autumnal weather, thankyou

other things this week – some bookwork from both girls [must nag SB to prioritise music theory as she is sitting grade 4 this term - eek!] , reading from BB. BB and i made some great marbling patterns on card – now we need to decide what to do with them! SB has had her ballet class, gym, swimming and judo, and BB swimming judo and gym. there was a HE multisports session yesterday which they both enjoy and tomorrow they have a wild place [sort of foresty school but not really]

edited to add: Hannah commenting below reminded me we saw a v cool caterpillar belonging to the pale tussock moth