One of our continuous activities is observing and studying nature, masha Allah. Yesterday, I was pleasantly surprised to find a lone lady’s slipper which is a type of orchid in the woods. I haven’t seen one of these flowers since I was a child and it was my children’s first encounter with one.
Lady's Slipper
My son picked the first rose from our rose bush todayand offered it to me as a gift, masha Allah. I try to explain to them to leave the flowers on the stem for everyone to enjoy, but they don’t seem to comprehend that concept. Nevertheless, it was a beauty and had a nice fragrance as well.
Rose
We are always finding oak galls in our yard that have fallen from the oak trees, masha Allah. An oak gall forms when a tiny wasp lays it egg on an leaf from an oak tree and the leaf engulfs the egg.
Oak Gall
Finally, we captured an image of a mysterious puff ball on a stem of an oak tree seedling (possibly a fungus?). I am posting it in hopes that someone may be able to identify it, insha Allah.
Puffball on oak tree seedling
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