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Wordless Wednesday: Butterfly

Photo taken April 27th, 2013 Redwood Regional Park, Oakland

Weekend: Into the Forest

I hope everyone had a great weekend! It was gorgeous here in the San Francisco Bay Area… perfect for a bike ride in the redwoods! Photo taken April 27th, 2013 Redwood Regional Park

Silent Saturday: Meerkat

Meerkat, Oakland Zoo Photo taken April 26th, 2013

Weekly Photo Challenge: Up (2)

Photo taken April 20th, 2013 Weekly Photo Challenge: Up

Backyard Fence: Squirrel

Our three-legged buddy is healthy and hanging out more than ever… Photos taken April 23rd, 2013

Ladybug: On the Beach

Photos taken April 20th, 2013 Stinson Beach, California *** Like ladybugs? Check out this post… Ladybug Clusters: Redwood Regional Park

Create-With-Nature Earth Day Celebration: Sand Globes

Photos of my husband and son making sand globes, from the Create-With-Nature Earth Day Celebration, 2013, at Stinson Beach, California. Instruction was provided. Apparently, once these are made, they’ll keep indefinitely, as long as they are misted with water daily. We won’t be able to find out… my son had fun using the ones theyContinue reading “Create-With-Nature Earth Day Celebration: Sand Globes”

Create-With-Nature Earth Day Celebration: Beach Labyrinth

Photos of the labyrinth created in the sand, from the Create-With-Nature Earth Day Celebration, 2013, at Stinson Beach, California. Usually, these are made for meditation, but that’s not how my five-year-old used it. He had so much fun running around and around and around the winding path. Either way, the design was appropriate for theContinue reading “Create-With-Nature Earth Day Celebration: Beach Labyrinth”

Create-With-Nature Earth Day Celebration: Rock Towers

Photos of the evolving outdoor sculpture gallery, from the Create-With-Nature Earth Day Celebration, 2013, at Stinson Beach, California… For more information about the celebration, visit the official website… 9th Annual Free Create-With-Nature Earth Day Celebration. All photos taken April 20th, 2013.

Silent Saturday: Lake Chabot

Photos taken April 16th, 2013 Lake Chabot Regional Park

Fun! Rope Swing

Photo taken April 13th, 2013

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

Milkweed: Caterpillar

It this actually a caterpillar crawling up the stem of a milkweed I planted in our backyard? It’s only about a half a centimeter long. But is it a butterfly or a moth? We planted the milkweeds to attract butterflies…. Photos taken April 11th, 2013

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”