A while ago I stumbled across the book The Listening Walk. Perhaps most of you have heard of/ thought of a listening walk but I really hadn't until I read the book. People always tell you to stop and smell the roses but no one ever says "Stop and listen to the crickets."
Since then I have tried to take the kids every so often on one, especially in a new environment. This week we took a wonderful one at night. Our condo has a large pond on one side and the ocean on the other so we got the best of both worlds. We heard crickets chirping and frogs bellowing at each other. The kids had fun trying to guess what all the animals were saying and talking about. Then we strolled over to the beach and listened to the waves crash on the shore. Finally we looked up and tried to count all the stars in the sky.
It is amazing what you can hear when you shut up for a moment and listen (not to mention listening is a great way to keep your children quiet so you can steal a moments peace). So if you have a moment stop and listen to the crickets.
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Fabulous! Zach loves to sit on deck by himself and listen and sky watch. Makes my heart sing.
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