In August and September, we had a pretty amazing experience. It started because last spring, I tried planting some milkweed seeds. My plan was to grow a lot of milkweed, and then I would order some monarch larvae and try to raise them just like we did for painted ladies four years ago. My ideas … Continue reading Raising Monarch Butterflies
My yard doesn't look like the garden of my dreams, but I have fun trying. We don't have the time or resources to create a beautiful outdoor space, but most of our yard is wooded and shady, so it's pretty without trying. But it's hard to grow new things in. Take a look at this....> … Continue reading My Garden Efforts
Today is Friday, and we all needed a break, so we decided to take a little hike at our nearby state park, Ft. Yargo. It's only about 15 minutes from our house, and every time we go, we say, "We should come here more often." But we don't go nearly enough. Ft. Yargo State Park … Continue reading Nature Watch: Ft. Yargo State Park
{A Year of Easy Citizen Science Projects for Homeschoolers} Last year I gave myself a big project by declaring it "My Year of Citizen Science." Every month, I tried doing one citizen science project, and I wrote about each one on the home/school/life magazine blog. It was a lot of fun, I learned a lot … Continue reading My Year of Citizen Science
When we were in New Mexico, we stopped along the road to enjoy the view and take photos. If I hadn't of almost stepped on this little guy, I would have never seen him. My boys knew exactly what it was and told me it was a "horny toad." After searching on the Internet, I've … Continue reading Nature Watch: Horned Lizard
In May, we took a trip out west. We weren't expecting to undertake such a big trip this year, but we often mused about taking the boys out west. Then, my sister asked us when we were coming for a visit...she and her family live near Denver, Colorado. That was the push we needed to … Continue reading Trip West
The weather is gorgeous right now, and the flowers and trees are blooming. It's a beautiful time of year, and we'll be celebrating Easter this weekend too. I love sitting outside on our front porch or taking a long walk through the neighborhood on days like this. Unfortunately, I also get allergies, and the last … Continue reading Celebrating Nature
Autumn is one of my favorite times of year, and this autumn has certainly been full of interesting happenings both in my home and in the world at large. I have gotten a little exhausted at following the news and social media, so I'm limiting my time on that. While I'm disappointed with the election … Continue reading Autumn Musings
A month or so ago, we visited Smithgall Woods State Park, and while we were walking back to the parking lot, we came across this beautiful, medium-sized black rat snake. Black rat snakes are the most common snake in Georgia, so we've seen a few of them. Snakes were my eldest son's first love. When he … Continue reading Nature Watch: Black Rat Snake
Last week my boys participated in a summer day camp at the botanical garden! It was so much fun! My eldest son has participated in local summer and winter day camps since he was five-years-old. Last year, my six-year-old was five and could finally enroll in one of the summer camps at the botanical garden, … Continue reading Summer Day Camps
