This week, I have been encouraging my girls - esp bookworm Beth - to go out to the backyard after school to make the most of the warmer weather and greenery.
The girls enjoy a bit of gardening and are quite good at weeding, even the little one.
I suggested to Beth that she try and see if she could spot which grapevines had started to curl around each other to form a "secure partnership" under the pergola. I had only just discovered the cleverness of the grapevines myself, and I want to encourage her to notice the little things that make our world so special.
Yesterday, Beth went on a walkabout, noting the way each plant was growing, and decided to take to the citronella plant with the secateurs. It was her first time handling the secateurs, those curved scissor-shear gadgets that let you quickly trim branches and leaves.
I told her to put on her gardening gloves, handle the secateurs with care...and left her to it.
She spent a good half hour trimming as she went. J was the helper, cheerfully making trips to and from the black trash bag to deposit the clippings.
So proud of them both. Good teamwork girls!
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