Georgette took us on our second camping adventure. This time we headed to Clinton Lake and spent two nights enjoying nature and our home on wheels. Nature brought us something we weren’t expecting – Cicadas. According to my research, this is Brood XXIII, which emerge on a 13 year cycle. There were so many thatContinue reading “Camping Before the Rains”
Category Archives: Nature
Day Camping
Last weekend we went on our first camping trip in Georgette. This weekend we’ll head out on camping trip number two and next week, Lili will head out on her first week-long day camp trip. I’m a little envious and somewhat nervous about her venturing out on this camping adventure. She is going to ArtContinue reading “Day Camping”
Adventures, Part 5 and 6
Our last day in Denver was spent at the Museum of Nature and Science. We love a good museum and walked in not expecting a lot, but wanted to get some more educational opportunities in place for the kids on the trip. The nice thing about having low expectations about something is you are lessContinue reading “Adventures, Part 5 and 6”
It’s All Good and Wonderful
They were all talking about it. All the meteorologists that is. States to the north and west of us got hit hard and it was heading our way. During the wee hours of the morning, we had thunder, lightening, rain and wind. Fortunately though, it was mostly a lot of noise with somewhere between 1.5Continue reading “It’s All Good and Wonderful”
Dandelions, the Super Food
Dandelions!!! It seems that many will do whatever it takes to rid their yard of those little yellow flowering weeds. For a matter-of-fact, we were once in that same camp. Then we moved over to the “I don’t care” camp and just mowed right over them when we cut the grass. I have now movedContinue reading “Dandelions, the Super Food”
What a Wildlife
The girls and I were out enjoying another beautiful day here in Central IL. We took homeschool to Wildlife Prairie Park just outside Peoria for a few hours of exploration. This is such a great resource for us here in Central IL that I’m a bit embarrassed to admit we haven’t been there is aContinue reading “What a Wildlife”
Education Brought to Us By Nature
During warmer weather, many member of our local homeschool group have a weekly get-together at a local park for fun and exploration. There is play equipment for those who want to play. There are some woods with trails and a small creek for those who want to explore. It’s a big beautiful park, just perfectContinue reading “Education Brought to Us By Nature”
Finally!!! A Spring Day
We are finally getting a real spring day here and it couldn’t come at a better time. There is a lot to be done outside and we are armed with supplies to get it done. Last year we completed a deck and patio project. That project now requires some landscaping be done and IContinue reading “Finally!!! A Spring Day”
Sunny Days Are Here Again
It appears we’re going to have dry weather for a few days. Woo Hoo!!!! I was beginning to think we were going to need to use the wood from our fallen tree to build a big boat. But alas, the rains and storms have moved out and I’m looking forward to some quality time with theContinue reading “Sunny Days Are Here Again”
When Lightening Strikes
A tree will fall. As far as we can tell, the only damage to our house is a gutter. It even missed the neighbor’s car that was parked out front of our house. Unfortunately, this is a 50+-year-old tree that provided tons of shade along the front of our house. For a matter-of-fact, when the contractor wasContinue reading “When Lightening Strikes”
