{"id":55971,"title":"Royden Park \u2014 First Shoots","description":"A Little Explorers Journal entry with Bran the Robin&nbsp;Hello, explorer.  Bran the Robin here. &nbsp;Come a little closer","content":"<p><strong>A Little Explorers Journal entry with Bran the Robin<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Hello, explorer. Bran the Robin here.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Come a little closer. I want to show you something that most people walk past without noticing.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Look down at the soil.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/d72mry8rk090fbxahgdnxnzhds7ltmcfnmnardevgfst3cmp.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;project=beastly-boroughs-416041&amp;v=2\" alt=\"d72mry8rk090fbxahgdnxnzhds7ltmcfnmnardevgfst3cmp.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;project=beastly-boroughs-416041&amp;v=2\" \/><\/p><p>Do you see those tiny green points pushing through the earth?<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Just a few days ago the ground here looked quiet and brown, still resting from winter. But beneath the leaves and soil, something has been slowly waking.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>These little shoots have been waiting for the warmth of spring.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>They don\u2019t rush. They simply push upward, a little more each day.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>If you kneel beside them, you might see how small they really are. Smaller than your finger. Smaller than a leaf.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>But every tall plant, every flower, every forest begins this way \u2014 with something very small rising from the ground.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The woods may still look sleepy.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The trees are only just starting to bud.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>But spring has already begun here.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>And today, you noticed the very first sign.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-family:'Segoe UI Emoji', sans-serif;\">\ud83e\udeb6<\/span> <strong>Explorer Notes<\/strong><\/p><p>\u2022 Can you find the smallest green shoot you can see?<\/p><p>\u2022 How many tiny plants are growing in the soil nearby?<\/p><p>\u2022 What do you think this one might become?<\/p>","urlTitle":"royden-park-first-shoots","url":"\/blog\/royden-park-first-shoots\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/royden-park-first-shoots\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/beastlyboroughs.com\/blog\/royden-park-first-shoots\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1776353865,"updatedAt":1776353939,"publishedAt":1776353938,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":405864,"name":"Beastly Boroughs"},"tags":[{"id":4549,"code":"little-explorers-journal","name":"LittleExplorersJournal","url":"\/blog\/tagged\/little-explorers-journal\/"}],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/ndlgosrxcuxffi9zxdhcsahygj79uossldywdp0gaj8uyuz5.jpeg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/ndlgosrxcuxffi9zxdhcsahygj79uossldywdp0gaj8uyuz5.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/ndlgosrxcuxffi9zxdhcsahygj79uossldywdp0gaj8uyuz5.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","keyPhraseCampaignId":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":55967,"title":"Meet Bran \u2014 Your Little Explorer Guide","url":"\/blog\/meet-bran-your-little-explorer-guide\/","urlTitle":"meet-bran-your-little-explorer-guide","division":405864,"description":"From Bran\u2019s Little Explorer Journal&nbsp;Hello there, little explorer! 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