WALKING JOURNAL

This listing of journal entries forms an ongoing adventure that can be used by your walking club to direct activities and discussions at your gatherings. Here are some tips...

1. Take one day at a time, and read just one journal entry per day.

2. Learn from what you read and use what you learn to follow your own trail.

3. Take some time to think and write down your experiences, findings, thoughts, and dreams in your own personal journal. Then you will more clearly understand how YOUR story unfolds.

4. Then share your clues and your stories with others.

Are you ready to set out on the trail? Let's go...


The Beginning - LIL HOOT
While having trouble figuring out how to best draw an owl, I went out for a walk, and found help in half of a black walnut shell.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - WITWIT
(Where In The World Is TrailLeader?)
Nature's clues lead me to a home for my owl avatar, an old sycamore tree, and we learn about what makes a sycamore tree special.

Thursday, July 14, 2011 - A RUBBER CIGAR?
Something reminds me of my 6th grade math teacher, and we learn about a fun new kind of math, Numerology, and the inkblot test.

Friday, July 22, 2011 - CRYPTIC
Reading a string formation, sticks, pine needle clumps and other shapes leads to some interesting ideas, and we learn about trompe l'oeil and varying perspectives.

Saturday, July 23, 2011 - CARD PLAY
Headstones in the cemetery provide the clues for some interesting life stories, and we learn new strategies for Word Play.

Tuesday, August 2, 2011 - WINGS
Observing how maple seed pods are like wings, I spell out a silly wish for my own pair of wings, wondering if and how the angels will respond my written request. While waiting for the response, we learn that maple seeds are edible.

Wednesday, August 3, 2011 - WHEN PIGS FLY
The angels respond with fun clues, which I have to piece together, and we learn about irony and what it means to write "by the seat of your pants".

Thursday, August 4, 2011 - NUTS AND BOLTS
Investigating wing nuts and bolts and their practical uses, and we learn about collecting and storing lettuce seeds.

Friday, August 5, 2011 - SNITCHES
Clues lead us to consider the many meanings of the word from 'someone who steals French fries to the famed winged ball of Quiddich.

Saturday, August 6, 2011 - WILD BLUE
After finding more clues, TrailLeader gets her wings and takes off into the wild blue, and we learn about an owl's keen sense of hearing.

Monday, August 8, 2011 - VAMOOSE
Discovering evidence of a neighboorhood skirmish, a squirrel suggests that we dig into it and find out what's going on.

Thursday, August 11, 2011 - APPLEBOMB
A pile of spilled BB's on Middle Road has us wondering when we end up meeting a battle worn, yet nimble, five-legged daddy long-legs spider. We also learn something about chemistry.

Sunday, August 14, 2011 - WHITE RABBIT
A White Rabbit candy wrapper leads us further into Alice's Wonderland, while a second wrapper has us contemplating white and red hearts, and we learn how to create tessellations.

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