"Oh, Christmas Tree"

 When we first moved to our house a few years ago my mother immediately wanted me to cover up this great glass wall.  It took me a while to decide what to do with it.  I think that this has become the perfect spot for my little guys to just stop by on their way to the kitchen or living room and hang out.  I caught my little one scrutinizing our evergreen treasures from our latest walk.  There is a stool to sit and usually something under the table for them to play with too.  This month it is a wood blocks nativity set.  I actually love how the nature table looks when you walk up to the door.  It really has become our nature seasonal area of sorts.

This month on our nature table:

The books in the basket:

• Christmas Trees and How They Grow by Glenn Blough
• Look out for the Forest: A Conservation Story by Glenn Blough
• Plants in Winter by Joanna Cole
• In Woods and Fields by Margaret Waring Buck (the winter section)
• Peterson First Field Guides: Trees
• The Littlest Evergreen by Henry Cole (just for my little ones)

Just a little bit on the last book.  We really enjoyed it.  Our favorite part, of course, is the end.  Mainly because we have heard Dad's stories (before we even knew of this book) of how this was a tradition his parents did and guess what:  they are still on the slope of his parents house.  I hope you read it and find out what I mean ; )

A closer look at one of our nature journals:

And just a quick look at my crochet trees:

"O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree,
Your branches green delight us!
They are green when summer days are bright,
They are green when winter snow is white.
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree,
Your branches green delight us!"
(first verse of the Christmas carol "O, Tannenbaum")