I hit the beach in Florida along the beach with my son Henry. Every now and then we would stop looking at something wonderful. A sea bowl, a bird or a small crab. Every time Henry drew my attention to one of these things, we are amazed at how amazing nature is.
Next, he turned his attention to the waves and quite soon he screamed and pointed to the turquoise water, exactly over the waves on the shore. A small sea turtle swam there! We followed for a long time on the beach and watched how it appears here and there from the water and completely loses time. It was beautiful! We were so fascinated by the sea turtle that we had gone a fairly long walk without realizing it.
I once read something about the different advantages that you get when you spend time outdoors. From the improvement of intellectual clarity to the lowering of the inflammation, there are many reasons to get outside. Apparently only a 10 -minute walk in nature can improve their mood and lower their stressful values.
But I think the most important advantage that nature offers is a feeling of amazement. It's good for you to be impressed. My family met so often on our travels. No matter where we are, there is always something to marvel at when you experience nature. And traveling with children increases the chances that you will see all the wonderful things in your area because nobody slows down better to smell the roses than children.
At regular intervals I clean the bag that I take up with the boys and myself on our adventures. I just did this recently and found some of the many treasures that they had inserted there: interesting rocks, sticks, mussels, mussels, brochures from visitors to the State Park visitor etc. The search for treasures in the natural world has also proven to be a major starting point for learning. All of our boys enjoy time outside, but Henry in particular has become a little naturalist.
When Henry and his brothers spent a summer evening at a campsite that caught the firefly, he wanted to learn more about these insects. So we looked at some library books and researched online. We learned from their flashing communication patterns, but unfortunately we also learned that their population groups are in a decline due to losses of the habitat and the slight pollution.
When he found out that the theme of the column this week was about how good nature is for them, he asked me to insert a plug for the “flash errors”. Here are some ways that he learned that you can help: turn off unnecessary outdoor lights, plant things like Blackeyed Susans and Coneflowers and consider, add a water feature like a bird bath in your garden.
The weather has finally been controlled here in the middle west. It's a great time for a hike! Go outside and be amazed at the natural world. It's good for you.
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