"We're making a habitat. It's their home." -Brooke
Looking closely in the garden, children are finding slugs! Over the past few weeks a small group of slug investigators has grown larger and their project more elaborate. This past week, searching in the garden led to a slug parade and a last iteration of a habitat created on a plank of wood.
"Slugs coming through! Slugs to see!"
“It’s food.” – Brooke
“It’s dinner time!” – Beatrice
“Dinner for the slugs, I’ve got some dinner for the slugs.” – Lyla
“Yep, get all the gross stuff like this and beans.” – Beatrice
“Yeah, that’s a lot.” – Chester
“Dinner time for the slugs. Don’t let the slugs dinner go. I don’t want the slugs to fall.” – Brooke
"Bea, you have to hold it not too high." - Arya
And then, a place to rest and create anew…
"One, two, three, four, five, six . . . I thought we had seven. Where is the other one?" - Maren
"Can you hunt for more beans?" - Arya
"Maren, is this a slug?" - Beatrice
"I smashed this [eggplant] and one came out." - Maren
"Should I go get a book about it?" - Lyla
“Slugs eat decaying plants,” Emily reads.
"What is decaying?" - Graeme
"Emily, how do you write slug habitat people?" - Graeme
I'm writing J for Jane because she's driving that [rickshaw]. Next is A for Arya." - Brooke
Back to the garden for now. . .
