Teacher's Pet

Yesterday was Alex's last Nature Class at the Rye Nature Center. We only made it to 3 of them, so naturally, it took this long for him to adjust to the idea at all.

We arrived very early for the class, having taken a cab there with Dan. We spent the early 15 minutes exploring while the teacher, Adam, set up for class at the benches outside. Alex saw Adam and wanted to tell him all about what's been going on with him, to inform Adam that Max the cockatoo was gone and to ask Adam what he was doing. Adam happened to be heading out to the class seats at that moment, so Alex reached up to take his hand and walk with him to the benches.

I'd never seen Alex take to a teacher like this. Not even Teacher Pete!

Unfortunately, Alex won't be able to take another class with Adam until the fall. They don't offer Preschooler Ecology classes in the summer, at least not on a drop-in basis like this one. I'll be sure to bring Alex by to see Adam during the summer though. He's just graduated from SUNY Purchase and has taken a full-time job with the Nature Center.

Wednesday, May 26