tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post8646272578897128675..comments2024-03-28T10:05:36.756+00:00Comments on Crafty Green Poet: Children and NatureCrafty Green Poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-73466980902775124642012-12-03T07:49:43.182+00:002012-12-03T07:49:43.182+00:00I think some people just feel that connection and ...I think some people just feel that connection and it starts early.<br /><br />Enjoy your break.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10162908970037557053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-28090491003632672922012-12-02T16:27:41.496+00:002012-12-02T16:27:41.496+00:00i wonder if you have heard of Forest kindergartens...i wonder if you have heard of Forest kindergartens? My youngest child went to kindergarten in the forest for two years, between ages four and six. No building whatsoever, no roof or heating or toilet. Just a msall clearing in the forest. Rain, snow or sunshine, everday they spent in the forest. She thrived.P. M. Doolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16673509230835222713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-81236382704757265502012-12-01T18:11:29.886+00:002012-12-01T18:11:29.886+00:00I grew up on the edge of The edge of The Mendips, ...I grew up on the edge of The edge of The Mendips, limestone hills in the north of Somerset where I spent hours roaming with fiends on our own.<br />I it also where I started to learn about nature from my parents and have loved it ever since even though I have lived in many places in England.<br />Your blog covers so much about your love for the natural world.<br />Thank you.Cubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12925180435458519715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-30275986910526051452012-11-30T20:44:47.988+00:002012-11-30T20:44:47.988+00:00How interesting that you learned to love nature th...How interesting that you learned to love nature through books. Just goes to show that every person is different. ;))EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-13274224679713828842012-11-29T15:23:40.698+00:002012-11-29T15:23:40.698+00:00At least you did have the garden, and those rural ...At least you did have the garden, and those rural trips. So many kids these days never get near anything natural. When my kids were growing up, their classmates liked to visit our house, because I was the only mom who would actually let them get dirty! So many older kids are actually afraid of nature, finding it icky. Such a sad state....Karen Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07589381487144096056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-40116914642355630452012-11-29T11:01:23.923+00:002012-11-29T11:01:23.923+00:00Thank you for this ... I keep meaning to write abo...Thank you for this ... I keep meaning to write about my childhood experiences with the natural world! When you return to your blog, Juliet, you might enjoy <a href="http://my-life-outside.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/childhood-inspiration-bees-bittern-and.html" rel="nofollow">this post</a> by Adam Tilt ...Caroline Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203454486693014969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-33856015886685042022012-11-29T04:10:34.418+00:002012-11-29T04:10:34.418+00:00I suppose you can't always know what triggers ...I suppose you can't always know what triggers what.<br />Mostly I believe it is important for youngsters to come to understand that what they experience in nature is real, while books, tv, shops, movies, talk, news, etc. is not real. I am not sure how that understanding happens. But seeing and watching and learing about - for example - clouds certainly helps drive the point home.RGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02017190779860810318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-63462246291494389922012-11-29T01:16:16.471+00:002012-11-29T01:16:16.471+00:00I find my enthusiasm for wildlife and the environm...I find my enthusiasm for wildlife and the environment increase as I get older. My flock of turkeys are a joy along with all the other animals that frequent the wooded lot. Ms Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417670251423549014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-42474227922784032722012-11-28T23:53:54.786+00:002012-11-28T23:53:54.786+00:00I wonder if it's genetic then!I wonder if it's genetic then!<br /><br />Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-64987282068922006332012-11-28T22:03:39.808+00:002012-11-28T22:03:39.808+00:00It would be nice to see more children outside enjo...It would be nice to see more children outside enjoying nature. I think it is hard to drag them away from the games they play in the TV and internet. Enjoy your week off!eileeninmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070309645796725309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-70832712810835730852012-11-28T18:51:34.306+00:002012-11-28T18:51:34.306+00:00Well my knowledge of wildlife or so is based on ep...Well my knowledge of wildlife or so is based on episodes, here's three I now remember: stopping my bike on a tarmac road and taking a hedgehog in my hand who was crossing very slowly and laying it on the other side on the grass.<br /><br />Taking a lamb in my arms on Achill Land, who looked lost and was crying his throat off...I kept walking along the coast not finding anywhere his owner...<br /><br />Dismounting from the horse on a path in Donegal to disentangle a sheep knotted in barbwire, it took me half an hour, in the rain. I felt supremely accomplished when she hopped away, although a bit lame and bloodied.Tommaso Gervasuttihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137499390434949734noreply@blogger.com