As I was browsing through The Magic Catalog of Gutenberg E-Books on my Kindle for Christmas books to download, I came across the name ‘John Muir’. John Muir, 1912, courtesy of Wikipedia I’m embarrassed to say I’ve lived in California for almost twenty years and the only thing I knew about him is that he […]
Last week we headed to Starr Ranch for a field ecology program on Reptiles and Amphibians and a Nature Hike. We’ve been there in the past for their Song Bird monitoring program and it’s really one of my favorite places in OC. Tucked away in an unnoticeable corner of Dove Canyon, Starr Ranch is owned
I found this article today on a commercial playground manufacturer’s website: New study says playgrounds should stimulate children’s imagination A five-year study in Vancouver, Canada, recently found that children may benefit from playgrounds that feature areas for free and sensory-stimulating play, The Vancouver Sun reports. “We found that outdoor play spaces that contain materials that
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We headed back to an old familiar spot for our nature study this week – Bolsa Chica Wetlands. It’s really amazing to be able to visit the same places over and over throughout the year to see how everything changes with the seasons. So many things were in bloom, it made the whole place look
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While daytime temperatures here have been in the 50s and 60s – what we consider cold, crisp winter weather – and we’ve been getting heaps of rain, the birds and plants are clearly under the impression that Spring is well on its way. The swallows are back in town, soaring here and there and neighborhood
Even though it’s still February, Early March is here in California. I thought it was just me, but a friend confirmed it when she was talking to me about the flowers at the Niguel Botanical Preserve, the birds singing, the caterpillars crawling… it reminded me of one of my favorite blog posts about the awakening
Reading stories like the Little House Series, Caddie Woodlawn, Heidi, and Children of the New Forest, it’s difficult not to want to experience nature with our children. To be somewhere wild where there is adventure, beauty, spontaneity and freedom to explore.Spending a few hours outdoors together as a family this past weekend, I couldn’t help
Our pastor came to Romans 12:13 a couple of weeks ago and since that message, everyone in the church has been doing a lot more inviting each other to dinner! We were at one of those dinners just last week at the home of a homeschooling family from our church and had such a great
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We visited the local library yesterday to browse through their large used books section. By the time I got there, Kristine had stacks of books pulled for anyone interested and had found beautiful hardcover versions of a few YR3 books which we didn’t have yet – Heroes by Kingsley, Caddie Woodlawn, Water Babies and some