The first Friday of September found us at Jemison Park in Mountain Brook. We spent some time reading about the history of the park and trail, and then we set off with eyes wide open.
We seemed to see spiders (and their spectacular webs) everywhere. We spent some time noticing the differences in webs and types of spiders, and had plenty of conversation about our favorite spiders at our homes.
The last part of our adventure was spent wading around in Shades Creek next to the trail.
We even found a crayfish/crawdad!
Two weeks later, we went to Georgetown Lake Park in Hoover. This is a park that I went to often about 10-12 years ago. My boys always enjoyed the wildlife, and I remember that there were Mallards, some white ducks, and Canada geese. At first I was confused by the ducks I saw, but as the parents and I began to talk, we came upon a possible explanation. We think that the ducks have bred and created a mixed breed! Take a look and see what you think.
I started a conversation about the differences between ducks and between ducks and geese, hoping that the geese would drop by...and they did, to the delight of all the kids. Much squealing was heard, when, an hour into our time at the pond, about 6 geese flew in. That is when the conversation really took off..."their necks are so much longer"..."their feet are further back on the geese", and on and on.
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