Amelia and I were eating some of the previously mentioned strawberries for lunch.
Suddenly she said, “Mom look: stamens!”
And we started talking about how the green flowery-looking stem of a strawberry is actually the cover of the bud of the strawberry flower, and that the flower was pollinated by bees probably, but other animals can also pollinate, and then she adroitly finished the discussion with:
“Well, I’m eating a swollen ovary right now — I know that!”
Thank you, Montessori education!
The Thing With The Stuff 