06.24.09
Welcome to Friends in the Meadow Blog
First Blog Post
Welcome to our blog! We love kids, nature and animals of all kinds, especially birds. Come and share anytime!!
The book, Friends in the Meadow – Birds, has passed the initial test of the most important critics to us who include our grandchildren, nieces and nephews. The three year old grandson became a “birder” when he was around eighteen months old. He found a weak Goldfinch on the ground, was able to get close to it and said, “See birdie”. He has been hooked since, so his approval of the book was pretty much automatic. He especially likes birding when he can get his hands on my binoculars! The seven year old liked receiving the certificate from the book after identifying his first twenty birds. The others were not so quick to approve, but agreed to its merit after reading the book. Whew. . . . . , the worse is over!
This blog post is the author’s introduction of Friends in the Meadow - Birds to all interested audiences. Children of parents who are bird watchers will most likely enjoy the book as they are already familiar with the parent’s involvement in birding. The book will give them a way to relate more to their parent’s interests. Other children will also be interested. Children of parents who are not birders may find themselves becoming interested in the hobby, as the child reads the book, or has the book read to them. More interest in the hobby will develop as the parent and child begin birding activities together. Who knows, the child may make a birder out of their parents! There are many ways the hobby of birding can enhance any relationship. But it really takes the parent-child relationship to another level as both are spending time with the other. Time together is the key to building a great hobby but more importantly, a great relationship.
