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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Outdoor Hour Challenge - Family Mushroom/Lichen/Moss Grid Study


Fungus, lichen, and moss have been at the top of our nature study list for a few weeks now in anticipation of this month's grid study....that is one advantage to being the author of the challenges. :)

I feel like we have done a decent job so far at keeping our eyes open and finding some subjects for our fungus, lichen, and moss studies.  I highly recommend pulling out your March Newsletter and printing out the Study Grid....keep it in sight so you will remember to spend a few minutes each week looking for subjects to enjoy.

Words that come to mind as part of this grid study are amazing, colorful, and surprising.


Amazing - How do I miss really seeing all these lovely things? The more time we spend looking at them up close, the more amazed we are at their variety and heartiness.

Colorful - From deep greens and bright spring greens to orange and then all the way to black....there is no end to the variations.


Surprising - We found subjects at the river's edge, alongside our walking trail, up in the mountains in the snow, and in our own yard.

Here is my number one moss, lichen, and fungus hunting buddy....after her swim in the river. Kona is always ready to accompany us on our expeditions...especially if there is water involved. She is also amazing, colorful, and surprising...

Hopefully you are finding some things of interest for your own Mushroom/Lichen/Moss study....make sure to share your entries with the Outdoor Hour Challenge Blog Carnival.



OHC Blog Carnival
You are welcome to submit any of you blog Outdoor Hour Challenge blog entries to the Outdoor Hour Challenge Blog Carnival. Entries for the current month are due on 3/30/13..


3 comments:

  1. I love your choice of words to describe your study of moss / lichen -- amazing, colorful, and surprising. I certainly agree!

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  2. I would love to be able to access the grid study referenced in your March 2013 newsletter, but when I click on it all I get is a link to a flicker page with pictures readers have submitted. Is there any way to access the old newsletters?

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  3. When you subscribe you will receive every entry for the month in your email box. At the bottom of the email there is a download link for the newsletter.

    Stay tuned because by the end of the month there will be a way to get the archived newsletters. :)

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