Tag Archives: insects
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! …
On why bug repellent is so important on a hike
First of all- there is no picture of my hiking horror… I was in panic mode and the last thing I thought about was being calm and taking a picture! With that said- I will tell my story! The older kids and their friends took an archery class today at the conservation department. Another mom …
Pint-Sized Predators!!
We went to a class about praying mantis and dragonflies at Powder Valley Conservation Department. First there was a a class discussion about their life cycles ( both types of insects go through an incomplete metamorphosis). The kids then got to get hands on with some plastic models… … and an actual praying mantis! Everyone …
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 …
Collecting a honey-bee swarm 🐝
I just did the bravest thing I’ve ever done! I held the bucket under a queen bee and her loyal swarming followers… … while my friend’s husband, Tim, cut the branch the bees were on! Close-up of the swarm I admit I was terrified and Simone claims that I screamed but really I just …
Becoming a Wild Family 