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Silent Saturday: Lake Chabot

Photos taken April 16th, 2013 Lake Chabot Regional Park

Anyone know what kind of bird this is? I was sitting on a picnic table, waiting for my friend to arrive for our hike, when this beautiful yellow-breasted bird landed on a branch right above me. I wasn’t able to see what the bird looked like from the side or from above, so I don’tContinue reading “Weekly Photo Challenge: Up”

Weekly Photo Challenge: Change (Seed Update)

Some of you requested that I post updates about the growth of the seeds we planted in our root viewer. Here’s what we saw on day eight! Interested in making your own root viewer? Check out the directions here… Kid Science: Make a Seed Viewer. *** Weekly Photo Challenge: Change

Weekly Photo Challenge: Change

On Friday morning, I noticed a tiny green caterpillar crawling up the stem of a plant in our back yard. Saturday afternoon, my son and I went outside to see what the caterpillar was up to and found it spinning around on a thread, building some kind of nest. Sunday morning, when we went outContinue reading “Weekly Photo Challenge: Change”

Butterfly: Western Tiger Swallowtail

My brother and his wife celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary this weekend with a lovely party in their backyard. This gorgeous butterfly blessed the occasion with a fly through and settled on a flower just long enough to allow me to capture a photograph. Western Tiger Swallowtail Photo taken April 13th, 2013 Pleasanton, California

Silent Saturday: Fuzzy

Photo taken April 12th, 2013

Silent Saturday: Busy Bees

Photos taken April 12th, 2013 You may also enjoy: The Bee in the Zucchini

Weekly Photo Challenge: Color (Purple)

Weekly Photo Challenge: Color. Take two… this time with a focus on purple. Photos taken April 5th, 2013, Blake Garden, Kensington, California Related articles Play! Blake Garden (anaturemom.com) Weekly Photo Challenge: Color (anaturemom.com) Silent Saturday: Blake Garden (anaturemom.com)

Play! Blake Garden

Blake Garden in Kensington may be the best botanic garden in the Bay Area for nature play. A favorite feature for my son is the Create-with-Nature Zone, which is stocked with sticks, rocks, flowers, and other nature items for kids to play and build with. The second best feature here is the bamboo tunnel sculpture. Continue reading “Play! Blake Garden”

Weekly Photo Challenge: Color

Photos taken April 5th, 2013 Blake Garden, Kensington, California *** WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Color

Silent Saturday: Blake Garden

Photos taken April 5th, 2013 Blake Garden, Kensington, California

Spring: Martin Canyon Creek Trail

Photos taken March 29th, 2013 Martin Canyon Creek Trail, Dublin, California Interested in going? See this post: Hiking the Martin Canyon Creek Trail

Silent Saturday: Yellow Flowers Everywhere

Photos taken March 29th, 2013 Martin Canyon Creek Trail, Dublin, California

Thank you! Top 25 Outdoorsy Moms 2013

Thank you to everyone who put in votes for me in the Circle of Moms Top 25 Outdoorsy Moms 2013 contest. The contest ended today, and I’m in the top twenty-five! Thank you, thank you, thank you! There were so many wonderful nature-loving mom-bloggers entered in the contest. Here are my favorites (in no particularContinue reading “Thank you! Top 25 Outdoorsy Moms 2013”

Weekly Photo Challenge: Future Tense

First light on the hill behind our home… a prelude to a beautiful day. Photo taken March 23rd, 2013 *** WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Future Tense

In the Bird House

It looks as if House Sparrows have moved into the bird houses in the front of my son’s school. I know these birds are considered to be pests, but they sure are cute! Photos taken March 22nd, 2013

Silent Saturday: School Flowers

Photo taken March 22nd, 2013

From the Window: Hawk

I saw this beautiful hawk land on one of the oak trees behind our home a few days ago. I frequently see them soaring in the sky or perched on telephone poles, and have even had one attack the birds at our feeder, but I rarely see them land in the trees. Now, maybe oneContinue reading “From the Window: Hawk”

Signs of Spring: The Return of the Turkeys

Early yesterday morning, my son ran into the living room and screamed, “The turkeys are back! Come look at them all!” Sure enough, there was a gang of ten or so, walking across the hill behind our home. The turkeys can be seen around Dublin throughout the winter, but only return to our neighborhood inContinue reading “Signs of Spring: The Return of the Turkeys”

Silent Saturday: Neighborhood Walk

Neighborhood Walk (Run and Climb) Photos taken March 11th, 2013 Related articles Looking for Signs of Spring: A Walk Around the Neighborhood (anaturemom.com)