Love this park! It has a huge field for play, paths for bike riding, an awesome play structure, and a creek with ducks. Fun! Photos taken March 7th, 2013
Weekly Photo Challenge: Lost in the Details (2)
Photos from a hike in January at Redwood Regional Park… where I became “lost in the details.” My second take on the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Lost in the Details. For more information (and more photos) regarding the ladybug clusters, see my post.. Ladybug Clusters: Redwood Regional Park
Weekly Photo Challenge: Lost in the Details
Soccer Class Photo taken March 5th, 2013 *** WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Lost in the Details
Hike: Bollinger Creek Trail, Las Trampas Regional Wilderness
Yesterday, I hiked this section of the Bollinger Creek Loop Trail in Las Trampas Regional Wilderness with some friends. It’s is one of the few trails in Las Trampas that is shade-covered. It’s also relatively short, with the section along the creek and through the trees being only 0.69 miles (one-way). This is a funContinue reading “Hike: Bollinger Creek Trail, Las Trampas Regional Wilderness”
Silent Saturday: Spring?
Shadow Cliffs, Pleasanton Photo taken February 28th, 2013
Shadow Cliffs: Pleasanton
Yesterday, my son had a school field trip to Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area, a large park located in Pleasanton, near the Livermore border. The students have been learning about the life cycle through the study of trout. They went to Shadow Cliffs to release baby trout into the lake. But they also had aContinue reading “Shadow Cliffs: Pleasanton”
Weekly Photo Challenge: Forward
Outdoor Discoveries Hike Sunol Regional Wilderness Photo taken February 9th, 2013 *** WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Forward
Outdoor Fun: Read a Book
The pleasure of a new book from the library… Book Bench, Dublin Library Photo taken February 26th, 2013
Fascinating flowers…
Fascinating flowers… Parking lot of the Hayward Japanese Garden Photo taken February 24th, 2013
Lovely: Japanese Garden, Hayward
I consider the Japanese Garden in Hayward to be a bit of a hidden gem, as so few people seem to know about it. Whenever I mention it, the response is usually, “There’s a Japanese garden in Hayward?!?” Yes, there is, and a lovely one at that. Interested in going? The garden is free, openContinue reading “Lovely: Japanese Garden, Hayward”
Turtles: Japanese Garden, Hayward
A great place to see turtles! Japanese Garden, Hayward Photos taken February 24th, 2013
Weekly Photo Challenge: Kiss
My husband and I were married at Glacier Point in Yosemite, after sunset, just as the full moon was rising over the mountains. As we waited for the sun to set and the moon to rise, a friend caught me and my soon-to-be husband kissing. Photo of a Photo Autumn, 2003 Glacier Point, Yosemite ***Continue reading “Weekly Photo Challenge: Kiss”
Rainy day, muddy fun!
Originally posted on Keep'em busy:
My little one is still home with the flu, but if he were healthy, we’d be out doing this, too! Enjoy the rainy weather! Keep'em busy View original post
Neighborhood Wildlife: Squirrel (Three-Legged)
I often wonder what happened to his leg… I first noticed it missing a few weeks ago. Photos taken February 14th, 2013
My Little Valentine: Home Sick
My son, home sick today, lethargically watching the bird and squirrel activity at the feeder. So sad to be missing the Valentine’s Day party at school… Photo taken February 14th, 2013
Neighborhood Wildlife: Young Buck
My son excitedly informed me yesterday afternoon that there was a boy deer on the hill behind our home. The buck was in no hurry to leave, giving me plenty of time to snap some photos. My son is sick (again), so he stayed home from school yesterday and today. Luckily, the neighborhood wildlife hasContinue reading “Neighborhood Wildlife: Young Buck”
Neighborhood Wildlife: Deer
A deer grazing on the hill behind our home, enjoying the warm, sunny day… Photos taken February 12th, 2013
Weekly Photo Challenge: Home
I usually photograph what we do and see when we’re out and about in nature. For the WordPress challenge this week, however, here’s a photo showing a typical indoor activity in our home… building things. Towers built with Citiblocs Photo taken February 6th, 2013 *** WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge
Paleontology Play: Dinosaur Skeleton Excavation Kit – Velociraptor
My son has played with a few of these kits in the past, and he absolutely LOVES them. This one, Dinosaur Skeleton Excavation Kit: Velociraptor, is made by 4M Kidz Labs, and it was exactly what my son was hoping it would be…. a plastic dinosaur skeleton hidden in a block of plaster. The kitContinue reading “Paleontology Play: Dinosaur Skeleton Excavation Kit – Velociraptor”
Silent Saturday: Stick Play
Photos taken February 9th, 2013 Sunol Regional Wilderness
Suburban Nature Explorations 