Indeed, least we forget we are scientists, and not only did we measure the height of the trees, we used our new skill of hapazoning to capture a survey of what flowers and grasses came to the land this year, the 2nd year of wildnerness. But first homework: What lives in the wood, or for… Continue reading Elders 10 – Hapazone sheet as evidence of land survey
Our home work was how seeds spread, and there were a few gold stars (Mary top of the class) Water a conduit - to which Kally added the example of Aldercones, which she soaked in water Air, like the helicopters of sycamore Walnuts taken by squirels Esther (gold star) bought in an exotic Baobab seed… Continue reading Elders 9 Hapazone in tandem
Inspired by Kally, (oh how she inspires us all), Leslie has forgone housework and instead created hapazone kit bags, which are beautiful and were the talking stick which we passed around. It was VE day, so along with what we witnessed in nature, we shared our VE stories, mainly from that of our parents, although… Continue reading Elders 8 – Mandala hapazone continued
A spring-kiling of Elders relaxed in the calm, green woods today. We hapazomed delightedly creating a mandala of flowers and juicy leaves, pond dipped and studied blossom. A beautiful start to the summer term. Screenshot
Most had done their homework. Virginia got a frog gold star, producing 3 fascinating facts about frogs Frogs can lay up to 4,000 eggs out of which 1 in 50 survive. Frogs can survive being frozen, going into a suspended state (like moss). Toads can be 24 hours underwater absorving oxygen through the water into… Continue reading Elders 5 – frogs, trees and eggs
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Another glorious blue sky day (oh for rain) we returned to the wood with our homework: How to nurture a healthy pond? Frog life cycle? Fossils? Sap? Was Amber, a resin, sap? The jury was out on this, and despite trying for 2 weeks to study sap and listen to it rise in the trees,… Continue reading Elders 4 – Frogspawn, Fossils, Friendship and not much sap
What is budding in your life or around us, was our question. A great grandchild / a talk on sewing inspired me to make a day bed / chopping up cabbages in Findhorn / Last year I felt drained, but this year my heart is budding / Even the oak trees are starting to bud… Continue reading Elders 3 – spawn, land, bridge
On this day of equinox, we opened the conversation describing the balance in our lives. (Kally was in London looking at soil, and Gina came in her stead). Rachel began with the feeling of balance seeing her friend from the 1980's at the start of her working life, in her 20's, and seeing her again… Continue reading Elders 2 – Pond life, tree size
The Elders became Professors, Doctors of science today and embarked on our project to survey the land for a year. To observe the changes this year of plantation, when 6,000 trees were planted this January on a land which was once a field of wheat. Below we are preparing to go on to the land… Continue reading Elders 1 – The Scientists
Kinda Elders in the woods 