Inspirations from the Smokies
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Hornet Nest
Just recently, our oldest daughter noticed this hanging in our neighbors maple tree. It is a huge hornet nest. I mean HUGE!!! It is bigger than a soccer ball, perhaps even slightly larger than a basketball. We were hoping that it didn’t have any hornets in it, but we found out that it did once we threw a rock at it. They came swarming out! (I don’t recommend doing that!! LOL) It is probably about 25-30 feet up in the tree. We have tried thinking of ways to get it down and to save the nest. My daughter wants to cut it open and look at the inside of it. I think it will be a great science lesson. Again, we have to get it down in one piece. Any suggestions?
The outside is so neat looking. You can tell where they have added on to it over and over. It even has twigs going right through the nest. You can also see several openings where the hornets can go in and out of the nest. It also has leaves sticking in it too. I think what fascinates me the most is the color. It looks like there are 3 different colors on the nest. It is in a layered pattern.
Have you ever seen a nest this big? I have seen hornet nests before, but nothing this size. I have heard of them being much larger out in the forest though. For now, we are just leaving it alone. We are hoping that once the cold weather comes, it will be easier getting rid of the hornets so we can take it down.
Have you ever found anything like this and let the kids dissect it?
Hornet Nest
Just recently, our oldest daughter noticed this hanging in our neighbors maple tree. It is a huge hornet nest. I mean HUGE!!! It is bigger than a soccer ball, perhaps even slightly larger than a basketball. We were hoping that it didn’t have any hornets in it, but we found out that it did once we threw a rock at it. They came swarming out! (I don’t recommend doing that!! LOL) It is probably about 25-30 feet up in the tree. We have tried thinking of ways to get it down and to save the nest. My daughter wants to cut it open and look at the inside of it. I think it will be a great science lesson. Again, we have to get it down in one piece. Any suggestions?
The outside is so neat looking. You can tell where they have added on to it over and over. It even has twigs going right through the nest. You can also see several openings where the hornets can go in and out of the nest. It also has leaves sticking in it too. I think what fascinates me the most is the color. It looks like there are 3 different colors on the nest. It is in a layered pattern.
Have you ever seen a nest this big? I have seen hornet nests before, but nothing this size. I have heard of them being much larger out in the forest though. For now, we are just leaving it alone. We are hoping that once the cold weather comes, it will be easier getting rid of the hornets so we can take it down.
Have you ever found anything like this and let the kids dissect it?
Junaluska Memorial and the Trail of Tears – field trip
Yesterday, the High School co-op my daughter takes part in went on a field trip to the Junaluska Museum and Memorial. Junaluska was a Cherokee Indian who was who was thought of highly not only by the Cherokee, but the Whites at the time.
We then were taken to a section of the Trail of Tears. All I can say is that it was very humbling. Words can not describe what we heard from the guide. Words and stories that are not mentioned in the History books. What the Cherokee Indians went through and were forced to do. Can you imagine just being forced from your home and told to walk hundreds of miles to a place that you have never heard of much less seen? Losing family members to sickness, starvation and hypothermia. Sometimes a whole family was lost along the trail. Then to listen at how some Indians hid in the mountains from soldiers and how some managed to stay behind and actually make a life.
The pictures tell a little about Junaluska and major events that happened in his life. At the bottom of each monument, it also has the name of a clan from the Cherokee Indians.
The burial site of Junaluska and his wife.
Even though you can’t really see it, this is a section of the Trail of Tears.
The kids are listening to the guide.
If you are ever in the area, be sure to stop by and visit this place. I know you will enjoy it as much as we did.
Junaluska Memorial and the Trail of Tears – field trip
Yesterday, the High School co-op my daughter takes part in went on a field trip to the Junaluska Museum and Memorial. Junaluska was a Cherokee Indian who was who was thought of highly not only by the Cherokee, but the Whites at the time.
We then were taken to a section of the Trail of Tears. All I can say is that it was very humbling. Words can not describe what we heard from the guide. Words and stories that are not mentioned in the History books. What the Cherokee Indians went through and were forced to do. Can you imagine just being forced from your home and told to walk hundreds of miles to a place that you have never heard of much less seen? Losing family members to sickness, starvation and hypothermia. Sometimes a whole family was lost along the trail. Then to listen at how some Indians hid in the mountains from soldiers and how some managed to stay behind and actually make a life.
The pictures tell a little about Junaluska and major events that happened in his life. At the bottom of each monument, it also has the name of a clan from the Cherokee Indians.
The burial site of Junaluska and his wife.
Even though you can’t really see it, this is a section of the Trail of Tears.
The kids are listening to the guide.
If you are ever in the area, be sure to stop by and visit this place. I know you will enjoy it as much as we did.