Fall Science: Of Wood and Cones and Mushy Things
It’s getting colder out there. That means that everyone is creeping into holes to stay warm. They might live in big holes, like our warm house with its nice warm blankets. They might live in small holes, like the holes in cones and logs. This is the season to peek into little cracks and holes in the forest and see who’s living there. Cones are like animal apartment buildings. In the winter and late fall, small animals creep into the cracks between the scales of the cones. When you bring them indoors, they creep out again to see what is … Continue reading