We are very blessed to have the opportunity to visit a pond, which is right next to our accountant’s office. We pick up cheques from our accountant biweekly, so we try to get down there before or after each visit. This picture was taken in May:

It’s a bit hard to see, but there are 3 Canadian Goose eggs in the middle of the little island. We had watched the geese take care of these eggs for a few weeks. The last time we saw them, the geese were close by, but no longer sitting on them. I knew then that these eggs likely wouldn’t hatch. When we came back, and the geese were gone, but the eggs were still there. Although my Little Miss was SO excited to see some goslings,  it was a great opportunity to talk about the life cycle, and how not everything turns out the way we think it will.

I love learning through natural opportunity. I like to call it casual learning. Children are insatiable when it comes to curiosity – which I can absolutely vouch for now that my daughter asks “why?” roughly 35,000 times per day! Feed it as much as you can. Let them learn!

These next two photos are fun shots of our little piece of pond paradise. Can you spot the frog in the second one?