Old Sturbridge Village has been on of the highlights of living in the town of Sturbridge. Honestly, I don't know what we would do without it. Before the boys were in school, we would visit there every Friday. We go there less & less now, and especially at the end of last summer, I knew both boys would be in school full-time so sadly now, our visits there are few & far between. So we took the opportunity to go one more time before the school year began.One of the things I love about Old Sturbridge Village is that each time we go, it is a different experience. Here the boys got to participate in a tug-o-war, to represent the battle between the French & English in the 19th Century.
One of the sweet workers (below) there at OSV spent a good hour talking with the boys about all the different flowers, plants & herbs found there in one of the Village gardens. And actually, I believe this one in particular was called The Children's Garden.One thing we learned was that the plant shown above "plays dead" much like a possum. When you touch it, the leaves lay down & point to the ground. After about 15 minutes, they spring back up. You can imagine this kept the boys attention for quite some time :)
Merrik found a cool path that goes right to the water at the Mill Pond. It was such a beautiful day!
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