Wednesday, January 2, 2013

HMNH field trip: a photo essay

Since I didn't have to cook, I took the boys to the Harvard Museum of Natural History for their last day of Christmas vacation. The trip was an unqualified success - the boys were more engaged here than at previous trips to an art or science museum.

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We couldn't believe the flowers were really made of glass...
















or that minerals could be this big.
















We were fascinated by animals, both "living"...























and extinct.
















Nikita helped Ivan look for a turtle backbone...
















and compare the weight of 3-year old vs. fossilized bone.























On the way home, we saw a snow fort!
















Nikita added to it, while Ivan...did not.