Katie's comments

Today is June 14, 2007, and today I learned how to go on a nature hike and take pictures of bugs, flowers, flies, and granddaddy longlegs. The Japanese beetle, Sweet Pea, and the granddaddy longlegs were my favorite pictures. The Sweet Pea smelled really good. The flower showed up really well and it had rain on it. The hike was fun. I learned that I could eat Virginia rose. I looked at the Granddaddy Longlegs and its babies were on its legs and its joints. The Hovering fly was really cool. The Tiger moth looked like a Tiger at the tail.
By Katie

Mary-Hannah's Thoughts

Today is June 14, and I went on a nature walk taking pictures of plants and animals. I saw many different plants and animals like the Japanese Beetle, the Tiger Moth, and the wild Virginia Rose. I really liked the picture of the Tiger Moth because it was orange with black stripes. When I was out there, I felt like I knew more than I usually did. I learned that I could eat the wild rose. We heard Catbirds, Crickets, and Crows. We saw the Sweet Pea Flowers plus Thorn Apples. I got to experience the real thought of nature and I enjoyed it. Mary-Hannah

Nature Hike

Today at tech camp we took pictures of nature. I learned about different flowers and bugs. We found many flowers, insects, and more. We heard many birds but we didn’t see them .They were in the air in the woods and we were on the ground .It was hard for us to take some pictures of the fly because it was moving. The rain helped us make a good picture. The rain made the texture of sassafras leaves show up better.
By Sam

Lindsay's Thoughts

Today we went on a nature hike outside. I found a Tiger Moth. It was really cool. It was flying all around the place. It was tan with black stripes and had small antennas and six legs. We also took pictures of flowers, thorns, and, different insects. The thorns that we took pictures of are really colorful and beautiful. On that picture we cheated and put a leaf with dew beside the thorn. That helped made it look like a photographer’s picture. It had a lot of purple and yellow in the thorn. We took a lot of pictures of Granddaddy Longlegs. One of them we saw had seven babies on its leg. The babies were red. We took a beautiful shot of the longlegs it was standing on the leaf with a lot of green in it. This Granddaddy Longlegs was hard to find. When we first found the Longlegs it was on the bottom where all the leaves are. My trip was relaxing and a learning experience.
By Lindsay

Kayla Thoughts

We went on a nature hike. We took pictures of the beautiful nature at Washington-Lee Elementary. I enjoyed seeing all the nature that was here. I took pictures of ground ivy, raspberries, and a hovering fly. It was quite interesting. First, I took a picture of the ground ivy. It was purple and very pretty. It was easy to take a picture of this plant. There was a lot of them. Then, I took a picture of raspberries. Some of the leaves looked white. That is because when the leaves flip over, it means rain is coming. At the end, I saw a weird looking fly. It was hard to take a picture of the fly. I managed to take four pictures of the fly. We couldn’t figure out what the flies name was, so we called it “Mystery Fly”. I had fun today.
By; Kayla

Our Nature Hike!

We went on a nature hike and we found a mama granddaddy longlegs. I was a bit surprised because it had eight little red babies on its legs! The granddaddy longlegs was red and fat and it had eight legs as well. It was hard to take a picture of the mama because she wouldn’t stay still. We also saw a beautiful sweat pea flower. It was purple and it was shaped in a weird way. It wasn’t really big or small. I had to be really quiet on our nature hike and it was hard for me. We also had to listen really good so we wouldn't scare any creatures away. Also, we had to look with our eyes to see them. The weather was calm. We had rain last night and it made the pictures look prettier.
By Baylee

Kimberly's comments

Today is June 14, 2007, and today I learned about all kinds of bugs and flowers that are behind my school. I heard the sounds of birds and a lot of other sounds. It was a great experience. I learned that we could eat the Virginia Rose, but I never tried one. My favorite part was taking the pictures. We took a lot of pictures. All of them were great. It rained yesterday, so that helped us take better pictures. I took some pictures of Honey- suckles, Sweet Pea, and Granddaddy Longlegs. Some of my friends had better pictures, but I still liked mine. I had so much fun!

by Kimberly