Even though budget cuts have eliminated ALL field trips for ALL grades (ugh it stinks) Molly's 1st grade at her school was able to take a field trip to the BU nature preserve and greenhouses thanks to some PTA money. After an uneventful bus ride, we went right into the greenhouses, where plants, trees, flowers and shrubs grow to unbelievable heights and girths. The greenhouses were nice and warm on a pretty wet and chilly day outside, the children thought it smelled weird. There is also a small pond where there are hundreds of goldfish and lilypads, so my guess is that there are some frogs there as well, although we didn't see any.
Through the greenhouse, Molly is in the tie-dye shirt
Goldfish pond
Molly and friends walking around the pond
I have no idea what these orange upside down flowers are, but they tree they are attached to is at least 30 feet tall and these flowers hang down very low. They smelled so wonderful!!!!
Key limes, made me think about a gin and tonic at 10:30 in the morning.....
A most ginormous cactus that has grown into the wall...
Fuzzy red things that looked very cool
A banana tree, but they weren't quite ripe
Part two of the field trip was a hike through the nature preserve. We divided into 6 groups and each group had 2-3 guides, students and volunteers. Our group had three very funny and nice girls helping us see many interesting plants and weeds that we may have otherwise missed.
Here we are looking at pinecones that the squirrels have munched their way through
Opening up a milkweed pod and letting the seeds go in the wind
At the bridge over the pond, Dylan (head of the nature preserve) found a red spotted newt for us to look at
More seed pods
The brown blob in the middle of the grass and weeds is a beaver. She found herself surrounded by 80 first graders who were squealing in excitement at her presence. She was not impressed by us!!!
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Maybe the brown blob was just not feeling herself that day.
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