#3 The Nature Connection Activities

Nature Poem

Snow is falling gently down
Swirling down across the trail
Trees swaying in the wind creaking as they go
Snow crunching underfoot as I walk down the path
My breath coming out in puffs like a great mighty snow dragon
Bunny and deer tracks cross out in front of me creating patterns in the snow
It's peaceful, quiet, and relaxing. In my own little world

A story about nature and how it shaped a girl

When I was a young girl, around the age of 6 my parents a bought me a book on fairies and another on fairy houses. I set to work writing letters to fairies on the little pink pieces of paper that came with the book. Soon I found out that I had two fairies to write to. Pansy and her friend Sunflower. I soon learned that they were both outgrowing their family houses. So I instantly set to work finding the perfect place to build my houses. That summer I spent almost all of my time outside building and working on the fairy houses and coming up with neat ways to make them interactive. My father helped me build a little natural swing for the fairies. And we had found a plastic plumbing cap that I put into the ground and covered the edges with moss and turned it into a swimming pool. Which my cat thought was now her own personal outdoor water bowl. I created relationships with my fairies writing to them everyday and finding their letters the next day around the house or if the weather was nice, in their houses. This was one of the most fondest memories of my childhood and it really shaped me into who I am as a person today.

The two books I received from my parents.

My fairy Pansy

(Sunflower said she was too shy and that's why Cicely never painted or drew her)

My complete fairy guide that I took everywhere with me

Going on a field trip

I took a trip to my hometown down to the beach on a quiet sunny day.


Colors I saw:

• Blues of all shades from the ocean 
• White for the snow covering the rocks and for the frothy sea foam
• Gray for the sand and the beach rocks scattered about from the past storm
• Brown for the periwinkle shells and seaweed on the rocks at low tide
• Green for the kelp and seaweed that was floating in the shallow tide pools

Sounds I hear:

• The call of the seagulls flying above my head
• A dog barking as he runs up the beach
• The sound of a lobster boat motor humming out to sea
• The crashing of the waves hitting the rocks
• The swishing sound as the water laps at my feet
• The sound of trees creaking as the wind blows through them
• The shriek coming from me as I slip on an icy rock

Some clues of the season

• Dead grass
• Snow on the ground
• Ice covered rocks
• The chilly cold wind blowing
• An empty beach

Finding my favorite spots in nature..

This is a metal swing at one of my fathers clients summer homes. It's right next to the water and is a great place to swing and think deep thoughts or to curl up with a pillow and blanket and read a book.

Some of the beautiful views from the swing during the summer

Another one of my favorite places in nature is on my paddle board at Brandy Pond. I love finding a shallow quiet spot on the lake to anchor down and to either lay down or to just sit and relax. I love taking in the views and on some days I can have the lake all to myself.

A beautiful view from a evening paddle