First Spring Outing

Mama has been planning an outing for us to find the first signs of springs for a few weeks. However, spring has waited a little while to start so it wasn't until this weekend that my family got to go outside for the very first time. Mama was visiting her mother, so she packed all of us carefully into a sewing basket. Ms. Merriweather called it cozy, but I called it crowded. At least we were headed toward an adventure, crowded or not.

We started our search in grandmama's backyard. There were plenty of signs of Spring! Betsy, Nim, Hitty Rowan and I decided to climb up in a bush full of blooms. Elrond helped us. Ms. Merriweather was a bit worried at first, but she finally believed we were really not high enough for a tumble that would actually hurt.

Next, we all piled into our travel basket again to go to the park. The park is called "Mammoth Cave" because there are a lot of very large caves in it. People can go on tours of the caves, but we didn't get to do that. We DID, however, get to explore the forest.

In the forest, we saw a nice log to sit on for a rest. It was covered with green moss, a sign that spring is on its way.

A little bit further up the forest trail, we came to railing that overlooked the river. We sat there for a moment, although Ms. Merriweather and Elrond held on to us to make sure none of us fell. It was a bit scary being up that high!

After we went further up the trail, we decided it was time for a picnic. We stopped beside some lovely daffodils. Elrond said we musn't pick any because it would be selfish. Many people should get to enjoy the blooms, not just a few. Nim found one already spent blossom lying on the ground. She enjoyed looking at it close up for a bit, then carefully placed it on the ground again before leaving.

The best part of the trip came as we were leaving the park. We saw a deer!


After we got back to grandmama's house, it was time to pile in our basket for the trip home. Our adventure was exciting, but it was good to be back in our house. We were so exhausted, we took a long nap!