Observing Leaves with a Microscope

This afternoon, I finally found (made) time for the leaf-gathering field trip I promised Jed two weeks ago. Jed wants to be a scientist when he grows up so I thought this would be a fun start for him.

Right beside our third floor apartment is an untamed lot, filled with lots of plants, shrubs, bananas and trees. Jed put on his gardener's boots and gloves and we went on a leaf-picking adventure.

Then, he spent the whole afternoon sitting down on the balcony floor, looking at the different leaves through his little microscope.

There were long leaves and spiky leaves. There was a heart-shaped leaf and a fan-shaped leaf. I wish I knew their names. Next week, I will teach him to draw in his journal what he sees through his microscope.

 

It blesses my heart to see the rapt focus on my son's face, in the warm afternoon light.