day4: a finding walk.

thursday, elle and i took a field trip of sorts, right down our very own street. when i slow down enough to take notice, i find that wonder blooms with extravagance in the cracks and seams of my ordinary world.


a few steps from our front door, we happened upon an industrious bumblebee.




elle plucked an acorn from the dozens that line our driveway and crunch and roll beneath our sneakers.




a silvered leaf.




we brought along our field journals, and sat down at intervals to sketch our findings.




(this beautifully crafted journal came from my dear friend gina, and also holds bits of my favorite quotes and wonderings.)






a leaf from a ginkgo tree (rare in the midwest, and yet our end-of-the-street neighbor has one in his yard).




a heart-shaped red bud leaf.




there's something preternatural about the way the fur of a seed head snares the light.




our trove of treasures, arranged just so.






“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.” [roald dahl]