Poison oak has three leaves, but in the winter it looks like a stick growing out of the ground and it has no leaves. But, in the summer, it has three leaves. They are reddish green and it looks oily. It is even worse in stick form. 

Some people may initially seem immune to it. But, no one is totally immune to it. The more times you touch it, the more affected you are. If you hear that if you eat it you will be immune to it, don’t believe it. Because I heard that someone did it and nearly died. Do not burn it because even if you have a gas mask your neighbor does not have one and it will get in their lungs and they could die. If you get poison oak you should wash the area with cold water within ten minutes. But if you don’t do it by then, it probably won’t work. And don’t scratch or you could get an infection. 

This is about Redwood trees. Here is some stuff I will tell you about them. In my yard I have some Redwood trees. I like to climb them. I haven’t gotten very far, but I keep on trying.  Redwood tress have reddish/brown bark. Their bark is good to protect them from fire. Their leaves are edible and smell good. When they are a light green they taste a little bit sour. I like to eat them. Redwood trees can grow to be very tall. Because they are tall they can push through the lower plants and collect sunlight. Their roots help them stand up through big storms, because their roots go out and not very far down it keeps them secure. The Giant Sequoia Redwood is the thickest tree in the world. The Coast Redwood is the tallest tree in the world. The Dong Redwood is another type of Redwood, but it only grows in China.  I don’t like logging and I try to save the trees up in the mountains. Redwood trees are one of my favorite trees.

My dog loves to run around there and take drinks out of the stream. There are many big rocks and you can see miles of beautiful woods when you are sitting on them.

There is a burnt-out redwood tree that we like to go inside. My dog likes to jump around in there too. The branches sometimes look like animals and different shapes.

There is a pile of rocks that the stream goes over. It makes a waterfall. One of my friends named it the Fairy Creek because it looked like a place that fairies might live. I think the same.

There is a stump that is hollowed out and you can get inside it. Right next to it is a steep drop off. Nearby there is as huge fallen tree that reaches from the top of the hill to the bottom.

There are many fallen trees that make a bridge across the stream. The Fairy Creek is one of my favorite places.

I’ve been watching the Western Scrub Jays for a long time. Here are some of my experiences.

They are blue, with a white belly, a gray stripe across their wing, a black patch around their eye and a white eye stripe.

Scrub Jays like to eat acorns. I see them cracking open acorns. I saw a Scrub Jay resting above my door, snatching moths and eating them. I also feed them bread. Sometimes when I feed them they get very close to me. They swoop down and snatch the bread with their beaks.

They like to rest in my Oak trees and in my Quince bush.

I got really close to a Scrub Jay when I was in my Quince bush. I looked up and two of them were perching on my fence.

Wild, giving

grows, lives, gives

free to all creatures

Forest