Botany in the Backyard

Nature study doesn’t have to be far from our own surroundings. While I was making lunch today, the boys went salamander hunting in the backyard. It was a successful search.


Mama and baby salamanders under the big rocks




scarlet pimpernel growing in the grass



Mexican sage



Butterfly bush (with pretty bougainvillea in the background) attracting morning cloaks



Flowers on the Japanese maple