Nature Girl

Hazel has been proudly telling us about her group of friends at school, and how they’ve dubbed themselves the "Nature Team" because they are the kids not afraid to touch bugs. Hazel’s "super powers" as Nature Girl is that she can apparently make bushes quickly grow into whatever shape is needed, "like a ladder or something".

Tonight she wanted my help to make a super hero shield, so I opened up Photoshop, and she and I worked together to design her "Nature Girl" shield. I headed into the shop to do a little work, and shortly later Kim texted me these pictures after Hazel had colored it in.

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