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Pinecones Are Boats Too
October 26th, 2006Take two girls + carefree hours + nature = imagination at work
One of my greatest joys is watching my daughters use their imagination. With all the books, electronic devices and scheduled life left behind, these girls can have a blast using their imaginations.
At Yosemite we hiked the Lyell Canyon near Tuolomne Meadows Lodge. Only a few minutes on the trail the girls worked on making boats out of pinecones. The pinecone boats would have pinecone people on them (made out of pinecone needles.)
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Jackie in particular loved to set them sailing on the stream. She even developed a “method” setting the people in her boat and setting the boat sailing.
I absolutely love carefree, relaxed times like this one.