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Our Wonderful Waterways class
The kids took a class the other day at Forest Park! They spent the morning at Missouri’s first fish hatchery. It is no longer in operation but it’s neat to think about how, so many years ago, fish 🐠 were scooped into milk jugs and transported by train 🚂 across the state to various lakes …
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! …
Johnson’s Shut-ins Wet and Wild fun
The first time we took the kids to Johnson’s Shut-ins, they were strapped in life jackets and wore swim shoes. Josh and I would follow them around repeating “be careful” and “watch out”! Oh how time has changed things. Life jackets and swim shoes weren’t a requirement and Josh and I watched our kids and …
Eagle watching… and an up close and personal owl!
We went to an official eagle watching event today at Fort Bellefontaine. They had a telescope set up directed at both a mature bald eagle and a juvenile eagle. 🦅 The eagles were across the river about a mile away… so there was no way I could get a picture! <<<<<<<<<<<< ❤️❤️ We did see …
Walking on ice
Hurray for 50 degree weather!!! Simone was away at a Girl Scout field trip (and she forgot to wear her vest, you know- the one I sewed all her patches on 😆) so I took the boys and Daisy to the park! ☀️ The boys claim their dreams came true today… because the pond was …
Northern Flicker
I think my favorite bird is the Northern Flicker- which is a large woodpecker! And today he keeps gracing us with his presence! I first saw him in the neighbor’s tree- he looked huge silhouetted against the blue sky and the leafless tree! (See him at the top.) Then… he flew to our magnolia tree …
Making elderberry syrup… burning my smudge sticks and going raw for a month
What a beautiful morning it was today! The weather was cloudy and cool so the windows were open and the kids were working on their school assignments (with the help of a bribe… hot chocolate! I enjoyed a tart glass of kombucha tea with infused blueberries! Elderberry Syrup This morning I decided to make someelderberry …
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 …
Hummingbird: Sir Falcon Fighter
Journal entry #2 We walked out the front door – and saw a battle in the sky! A hummingbird was flying after a Prairie Falcon right overhead! The Falcon flew into our neighbor’s tree where the hummingbird continued to harass the Falcon- dive bombing it a few times before squeaking at it and flying away!! …
Fishing success!! 🐟
We went to another fishing class this evening and we had success! Fishing is much more fun when you catch large fish!! Andre caught the BIGGEST fish of the evening!! This video shows just how heavy this fish was… Andre’s video
Becoming a Wild Family 