We had a great trip yesterday. It was quick because our time restraints were quick, but it was fun and well worth doing. We got on the bus about 10:00 and drove down to Owensboro KY through Newburgh and Reo and then across the bridge. It was a beautiful day, hot and dry. Glad the kids wore shorts! That sun is still pretty strong.
The Botanical Gardens are developing a wonderful family place with a rose garden, an herb garden and a pond and many expanses of grass. There is an education building with live samples of insects and a great informative movie. There is a wonderful brand new play house.
The gigantic insects that dot the gardens and the grass are constructed out of what looks like bent willow. They are quite large and we walked under the praying mantis and the ants. There are dragon and damsel flies in the pond and a lady bug in the rose garden and an assassin beetle in the herb garden and a grass hopper in the field. The insects have been beautifully preserved and are quite nice to look at.
The children's response was wonderful. They enjoyed the outing, loved being outdoors, liked the insects that had been displayed in the education building. They had a brown recluse spider and a black widow spider along with a praying mantis and some ants.
Mrs. St. Louis found a beautiful garden spider and photographed it, but I'm not sure you can see it.
We loaded the bus at about 12:00 and came home through Newburgh again and stopped to pick
up some pizzas at Dominoes. Then it was back to school for a great fun lunch of pizza and fresh fruit.
After lunch I took the kids into Miss Amy's classroom to talk about different occupations. The wheels are turning.
Next week is Grandparents Tea!
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