Tag Archives: flowers
Gardening Class 🌿 🌺
We went to a class with Gateway Greening about fall vegetables and cover crops! The class was very informative- basically I’m not ready to plant fall plants but I do know what to do next year! The best part of the morning was being inspired by all the garden beds within the community garden sections! …
Monarch tagging
We got to be citizen scientists today! We went to The Weldon Springs Interpretive Center where we learned how to catch a butterfly so it can be tagged! Edison caught the first butterfly… in fact he caught two at once! Simone was overjoyed when she finally caught her butterfly!! Andre was sneaky and quiet which …
Smudge sticks… incense from herbs 🌿
Smudge stick (according to Wikipedia): A smudge stick is a bundle of dried herbs, often bound with string and usually rather small. The herbs are later burned as part of a ceremony or ritual. (I plan on burning mine while meditating and praying, studying for my ASL classes and cleaning the house. I would like …
Using my pressed flowers
I used the flowers I dried in the flower press I made! I’m creating another book- similar to the Wild Family Book of Potions and Brews. This new book is called Mind Body Spirit and it will hold information about how we benefit from plants! The Daisy and Four-Leafed Clover turned out so nice! You can …
Elderberry flower cordial
We went on a lovely bike ride today! As were biking along a beautiful path, we were all overcome with the sweet sweet aroma of the elderberry flower! I foraged a bundle of flowers and enjoyed their scent the rest of the bike ride! As soon as we got home, I headed straight to the …
Four leaf clover 🍀
I was sitting in the garden with two wonderful Fathers! My dad and Josh ❤️️❤️️ I was admiring my parent’s garden… When I found a four leaf clover! 🍀 I admit… I am one lucky woman! ❤️️🍀❤️️🍀❤️️🍀❤️️🍀❤️️🍀❤️️
DIY Flower Press 🌺
I made a Nature Journal/ Recipe Book to keep track of all that I’m learning concerning herbs and weeds and natural remedies! Yes- I have a laminator and a book binder! I realize this makes me a nerd and a half 🤓 Anyway… I want to be able to place pressed flowers in the journal to …
Collecting Marigold Seeds
It’s a beautiful February day!!!We are all doing yard work and just enjoying the day… even Clover! Since we can’t plant anything in the garden (it is only February!) we decided to collect seeds for the spring! In the summer, Simone had some gorgeous marigolds growing by her camper playhouse! Now, they are dead flowers… …
Wild Acres Park
We went to Wild Acre park with the challenge of finding more wild flowers than my sister, Sonja, and her family did. We ended up discovering way more than just beautiful flowers!! 🌺 Sonja had sent me a text the other day with some photo collages of 20 wild flowers she had found on a …
Missouri Botanical Gardens 🌸🌺🌳🍃
We went to the Missouri Bitanical Gardens today with my parents and some cousins – and had a fabulous time 😊 We were there for 4 hours and walked a total of 5 miles! We obviously saw many beautiful flowers… From water lilies to Crown of thorns, and Venus fly traps! We saw one adorable …
Becoming a Wild Family 