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We went out into the woods

behind the school

for Nature Journaling class today.

First we stopped near a patch

of wintergreen

and I encouraged them

to munch on it to taste

the mintiness. After meandering

through the trees

we settled in a fairly dry spot

and started writing about green.

I saw green spikes of grass-like

weeds, green moss, green pine needles,

green leaves with a red berry,

a pink hoodie,

 polka-dotted boots,

bare legs,

jeans and sneakers,

and students sitting in the lemony

sun creating.