A Walking We Will Go

I always say that Sawyer is ALL girl and ALL boy!  She loves to be outside playing with the chickens or in the hay stack or brushing her pony or stomping in the mud…as long as she has on a bow and some bracelets, of course.  One of her favorite things to do is to go on walks.  Not just leisurely walks, but walks with a purpose.  We’ve been on listening walks and animal saving walks and stick hunting walks…but her favorite is a good ole nature walk!

This morning was doggone cold quite brisk, but we bundled up and headed out to see what we could find.  She dressed for the occasion, of course.

Wrong feet and all...but they had sparkly jewls!  (And heels, mind you...)
Wrong feet and all…but they had sparkly jewels! (And heels, mind you…)
Juniper berries
Juniper berries

Daddy came along for the fun and was REALLY good at finding less “natural” objects, but it made for a fun display in the end.

Daddy always makes our adventures more fun!
Daddy always makes our adventures more fun!
Pine cones...
Pine cones…
and pine "noodles."
and pine “noodles.”

Once our pockets were full and our hands were numb, we took our finds back to the barn.  I had seen this idea on Pinterest and knew Sawyer would love it!  We took contact paper and tacked it to the barn door, sticky side out.  Then, we started sticking our nature walk treasures on to the tacky surface to showcase them.  (Way less messy than construction paper and Elmer’s…)

Stick it to it
Stick it to it
Isn't she a doll?
Isn’t she a doll?
What's a nature walk without a shotgun shell?
What’s a nature walk without a shotgun shell?
Paint the cat had to get in on the action, too.  He's a very patient cat.
Paint the cat had to get in on the action, too. He’s a very patient cat.  (Note the Tootsie Roll Wrapper at the top.  Another one of daddy’s finds.)

Fun morning!  I’m curious to see how long our treasures will stick to the contact paper.  Wrex is excited to see what gets stuck there inadvertently just because it’s hanging around.  🙂 I’ll keep you posted…

 

One thought on “A Walking We Will Go”

  1. This is awesome and I actually, for real did {lol}. Haha! What a cool way to showcase and I love the total opposite takes you and Wrex have on the future of the contact paper.

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