Nature Study: Dogwood Tree

This week, our nature study focus was our Dogwood Tree.

The bark of a Dogwood tree is quite distinctive.


We noticed that the leaves came in pairs, with one directly opposite another.


Except this one. It had three leaves.


Here's what the white blossoms look like.


Here's the center of the dogwood blossom.




Is this the fella that's eating the blossoms?


He reminds me a little of a lightning bug.