Sarina Rattler: Getting outdoors and exploring the nature in your backyard

This fall has felt like a long one for North Carolina, to me at least. I’ve been trying to enjoy the fall weather and colors as much as possible! Part of how I’m doing that is maximizing my time spent outside, even if it’s just a quick meander through my yard, a longer hike on a nature trail, or simply having lunch outside (Hurley Park is a great spot for that!). With that said, I’m wanting to hold onto that fall feeling as long as possible. One way I recently learned to do that is by preserving leaves in beeswax! This works best with leaves that are at their peak color, not yet crunchy, and relatively flat. Heat your beeswax using your preferred method (double boiler, crockpot, etc.) and make sure you have enough melted beeswax to fully submerge your leaf in one quick dip. Don’t try to re-dip the leaf or hold it in the wax too long, as this will create a layer of wax that is too thick and cloudy.

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