Wordless Wednesday Entry

I love Fall.  The changing leaves.  The foggy crisp mornings. The smell of burning wood in the air.  Just yum. We took a walk around our neighborhood to see how things are changing with the new season.  We found beauty everywhere!  Leaves of red, greens and gold.  A patch of acorns along a fence where [...]

This week we took a walk around the neighborhood.  This park is in an adjacent location to where we live.  So beautiful!  I will just let the pictures speak…

We are participating in the Outdoor Hour Challenge.  Join us! The challenge this month was to find a weed in our own backyard and observe it.  I know the only observation I’ve ever made of weeds is that they ruin my yard.  This little study changed my mind…only slightly. Dandelion…or not?  This is actually Hawk’s-Beard, [...]

Screams interrupt my lunch break:  “MOM!” “MOM!”  “Come quick!” “HURRY!” I run breathless expecting some major calamity.  Praying. Hoping there is no blood, missing fingers or damaged yard. “Mom, we need your camera.” What?  You scream for the camera? “Mom, look it’s a caterpillar.  Can we take pictures of it? Please?” How can I say [...]

One of our favorite subjects is science.  This summer we have been studying ecology.  While you can read about habitats and their inhabitants, it is much more fun to actually observe them. The book we are using for this study is Terrarium Habitats by GEM.  There are 5 lessons that walk you from soil observation [...]

It’s been raining FOREVER.  Imagine our excitement when Monday the sun appeared!  It was The Boy’s birthday so what better excuse for throwing the schedule away and taking an excursion to the great outdoors. We live really close to Noble Woods Park, located in Hillsboro, Oregon.  It’s a wonderful place for walking, running, birding or [...]