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365: Day 241- The Arboretum

8/30/13: After breakfast today S&Z decided to pretend that Grandma's bed was an airplane. Next thing I knew they had gathered up a bunch of animals and were fake sleeping. By the looks of it, they must have been in first class :)


Derek had to work this afternoon, so we all went to the Y this morning. It was beautiful outside so I took the kids on a hike at the Arboretum after nap.


Today they realized that most of the trees in the Arboretum have name placards on them, so they made me stop at nearly every tree on the Conifer Path to answer the question "what kind is it?". I pointed out that one of the trees was native to Japan and China, and I commented on how different the bark was compared to indigenous North American trees. 


This meant we had to touch every single tree thereafter.


Best classroom, right?


I hope everyone has a fun, inquisitive, and safe Labor Day weekend!



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Location: Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston, MA

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