Mohr was our first Pleasanton school group to visit for the year.  What a beautiful week!  We celebrated the fall equinox by being aware of the abundance of life that is present during this time of the year.  The garden is definitely awake and alive.  The students were able to taste the bounty of our garden and a local orchard that allows us to pick apples and pears from their trees.  Not only did the students get to eat these apples but they also learned about eating local organic produce and how making such choices benefits the earth and ultimately ourselves. 

 This is also an abundant time of year on the coast because of the animal migrations on both land and sea.   Flocks of chickadees and bushtits (little birds) enlivened the forest and they provided community for the more solitary migratory birds (warblers and flycatchers)  moving down the coast.  Flocks of ducks and a few shorebirds visited the Pescadero Marsh while the students were at the beach.  The hawks graced the sky with their majestic presence.  The weather was ideal with a little fog in the morning.  The tides were not ideal for outdoor school and the swell was insignificant.  But once again this is the hot spot that is and will continue to be created by the children.  So here is their list of life that they witnessed while attending the outdoor school:

1) mayflies

2) black fly larvae

3) brown creeper

4) raccoon

5) banana slug

6) kingfisher

7) two coopers hawks

8) ruby crowned kinglet

9) quail (so many)

10) deer and coyote tracks and scat

11) beaver dam

12) Rock Crabs

13) Ochre sea star

14) Two red-tail hawks

15) northern flicker

 Take care and be greatful for the abundance that we have in our lives.  Happy Equinox

Burl