Tag Archives: animals
Taking better bird pictures
I was given some great advice after my Northern Flicker post… Place my camera-phone up to the binoculars to take better close-up pictures! I have to say I skeptical because it seemed like such an easy solution and yet I didn’t think I was creative enough to figure out how to make it work! Silly, …
Rescuing Fredrick the hummingbird!
Andre came running into the house telling me I needed to see something… quick! I was hesitant because I thought he was going to show me a dangerous stunt off the swing set… so I was quite surprised when he added- “there’s a hurt hummingbird on the ground!” Andre named him Fredrick – he knew …
Clover has some friends 🐰🐥🐥🐥🐥
After losing our chickens to wild animals a few years ago, we took a break from backyard chickens. But, when I friend incubated a bunch of eggs and had extra chicks, we decided to get a few. What started as getting two- quickly turned into four, one for each kid LOL 😂 Shadow… Sunshine Yoshi …
Making animal habitats at the beach
We were at a lake beach this last weekend with friends 😊 and it was so wonderful to see the kids swim and play in the wild together! 🏖 The neatest thing to watch, though, was the kids making animal habitats for the wildlife they found! Wouldn’t it be awesome to have a beach in …
Horse back riding 🐴
We went horseback riding this past weekend and it was such an experience! Riding a horse is definitely about communicating with an animal and having a mutual respect! Eli and Andre had a guided walk since they are under 10 years old. They grinned the entire time!! Simone, Eddie, Josh and I got to trail …
St. Louis Zoo… Fabulous and free!!
My cousin and her children from out of town were visiting at our house. When we realized how much the kids loved Eddie’s snake, we knew we had to take them to the zoo! 🐍 The Saint Louis Zoo is HUGE and FANTASTIC and (possibly the best part) it’s FREE!!! We had …
Zeus… The Mighty Ball Python!
Edison finally got his pet snake… … A baby ball python named Zeus! Zeus feels amazing to touch!! He is silky and smooth 🐍 ❤️🐍❤️🐍❤️🐍❤️🐍❤️🐍❤️🐍 I think Zeus likes his new home just as much as we like him being part of our family!
Tower Grove Park Tour… And observing ducks and geese
We went to Tower Grove Park today. We first visited with a statue of William Shakespeare. There are four Shakespeare plays represented around the statue… Near the statute is the one of the oldest trees in the park… A true original from when Henry Shaw founded the park. Mulberry Tree The tree has been there for 136 …
Introducing… Clover 🐰
Remember how Simone got a promise of a baby bunny on her birthday? (Notice the stuffed rabbit in the cages?) Well… She got one!! It was pretty hard finding a bunny for her! We looked at rescue sites including the humane society and the rabbits up for adoption where HUGE and not the right choice …
Tadpoles!
“Let nature be your teacher!” -Williams Wordsworth Instead of worksheets and memorization to learn the lifecycle of a frog – the kids are going to learn firsthand by keeping and caring for tadpoles… Which will change before their eyes! A fellow homeschooler at church gave me some freshly caught tadpoles. Simone thought she was hilarious …
Becoming a Wild Family 