Shining Dawn Books

He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun. – Psalm 37:6

Practical Life Skills and Nature Study

Cindy | August 3, 2010

*Although this post is about home vegetable gardening, you’ll notice some of the pictures are from a field day class my children and I took from the University of Kentucky School of Agriculture.  I wanted to encourage you that even those of us who have been gardening for years have room for growth.  Your local [...]

Wild Blackberry Walk

Cindy | July 22, 2010

In our neck of the woods, July is wild blackberry month.  Over time, we’ve located several wild brambles growing along fence lines around our farm.  I have to admit that harvesting is a tad difficult because of all the thorns, but well worth the effort.  I wanted to share just a few pictures from our [...]

Searching for Seeds

Melissa | September 25, 2009

As part of our Fruits and Nuts study this month we’ve also spent some time learning about seeds. After all it’s the fruit and/or nuts that protect the seeds, therefore they go hand in hand. On one of our nature walks we set out to search for seeds along with fruits and nuts. We were [...]

Finding Fruits and Nuts

Cindy | September 19, 2009

Our weekly nature walks so far in September have been so exciting as we’ve been on the hunt for fruits and nuts.  This is the perfect time of year for finding an abundance of them! If you’re also studying fruits and nuts this season, I’d love to hear about some of your adventures! ~Cindy

Fun with Fruits and Nuts

Melissa | September 9, 2009

This month we have began our study of fruits and nuts during our schooling time. We started off by heading outside for a fruits and nuts hunt in our backyard. It didn’t take long for us to begin finding some. We have a several large Black Walnut trees and lots of Hickory trees as well [...]