Searching for cicada shells happens on a regular basis here at Mt Royal. This afternoon I joined C, E, T, L and T as they searched for some. We found a plastic container in the shed that C said would be ‘just right’ to hold the shells in. We started off in the garden where the lemon and feijoa trees grow – a cicada shell was spotted on the trunk of the feijoa tree and hastily placed in the collection container. We then found some ladybugs on the lemon tree leaves and E and L really wanted to hold them on the leaves. Our search then continued under the slide and along the fence under the avocado tree and then carried on to by the pirate ship. We found 8 cicada shells all up and decided to take them inside to show the rest of our friends.
Great team work and cooperation happening here – everybody had the same goal in mind and had a lovely time exploring the garden together.

By Ally – March 2015

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