Reclaiming Wonders
The image depicts three young children engaged in an impromptu investigation around a wooden table in what appears to be a sunlit living room or dining area. In the foreground, a girl wearing a teal long-sleeved shirt is sitting at the table, intently writing or drawing on a piece of paper. To her left, a boy wearing a black t-shirt is leaning over the table, his head resting on his arm as he observes the activity taking place. Another boy, seated across the table, is focused on sketching or drawing something on a separate piece of paper. Various objects are scattered on the table, including a plastic figure or toy, a green bowl, a cup or container, and loose papers. The scene suggests the children are conducting some sort of informal scientific inquiry or artistic exploration, with the large windows behind them letting in natural light and greenery visible through the glass.

Children's Impromptu Investigation

I came across this impromptu morning planning session of their investigations into the cause of the flower blooms closing. The original hypothesis was that Dad plugged up the carpenter bees he found carving into the deck so there were fewer pollinators. It has changed to be that perhaps there has been too much rain lately. While I was yelling about breakfast, it seems there were outside counting the number of worms around the base of the blooming flowers and plan to compare to the nonbloomers. Perhaps I should stop scheduling and yelling about “things that should happen” and see what they are making happ... Read more

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