You can never go pond-dipping too many times, especially when it's a glorious late summer's day and you meet lovely new friends.
Katie and I went to an event hosted by the Peterborough Home-Ed group. It was held at the very beautiful and picturesque Ferry Meadows at Nene Park. This was a taster session about Animals and Habitats and if successful is set to be held monthly.
I was a little nervous beforhand, as I am always unsure of myself when meeting strangers and venturing in to new territory. Katie on the other hand was eager to make new friends and she was hopeful that she might find a fellow Pokemon enthusiast amongst the children there.
There was a good crowd and a wide age range of children, and I was relieved to see a few kids around Katie's age. We spent the first hours in the Education Centre listening to a talk from one of the Rangers, although it was difficult to hear sometimes above the constant chattering of a group of kids (and their parents!) at the back of the room.
We had to work in groups and we shared a table with a lovely lady and her 2 daughters By the end of the afternoon we were all friends and we have arranged to meet after our holiday to Florida (which is only 2 more sleeps!!)
After the talk, we all headed outside in the direction of the lake, carrying our trays, nets and insect ID sheets.
The weather was lovely, and the girls had a great time pond-dipping and examining the "catch" with their magnifying glasses.
All in all a lovely day; not only did we catch some pretty amazing pond critters, but we bagged ourselves some lovely new friends too!
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