Nature Walk with your kids

Nature Walk for Home schoolers.

So our family is currently in Wa right now for family business and what better way to take advantage of the North West then to take nature walks.
 1st we saw a nice dead tree with lots living inside the trunk.
So then naturally the kids wanted to know  why it was still standing being dead and what a nurse log does.
I love how they just take control of their learning.

Turkey tail Mushroom

 Then we found real cool mushrooms. Which is always educational. This is a Turkey Tail Mushroom.

 Conocybe Mushrooms are native to the North West.
This mushroom is a very poisonous mushroom only found in the north west.

Conocybe Mushroom

 We of course didn't touch ANY of the mushrooms. This one is very pretty in person too. Which makes me worry about when this pops up in peoples yard.

The Barren Owl. Very awesome ..

He just sat there and watched us
This guy hunts at night and just sits and watches  during the day.