Because life happens to be particularly crazy right now, I’m finally getting to post about a trip to Schlitz Audubon Nature Center from about a month ago. We’ll pretend I’m posting pictures of warmer weather on purpose, to get us through the next few days, ok?
I had been talking with a friend about October’s solar eclipse, and decided to get my kids out to the nature center to see it (no, we weren’t going to look at it, I had cardboard with holes cut out to make my kids’ names and everything). Unfortunately, I had the date wrong, and we were there with all of our crap a day early. BUT! We still got to run around with a million other kids outside! So no loss at all, really.
We met up with some new and some old friends, and the kids quickly made a pretend fire and passed out marshmallows (leaves). Delicious.
And then they quickly jumped the fence and trotted around in poison ivy. My friend Brooke came to their rescue.
I noticed that some of us take fashion pretty seriously, even for outdoor hikes.
Because it was an after-school-but-before-dinner adventure, we really only hung out for an hour or so. It was enough time for the youngest of the bunch to ace her walking skills, eat some leaves, and for the bigger kids to play with sticks, and for the adults to start but never finish a conversation. Which is pretty standard for any hangout with this many children.
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center is a really awesome place to be. I’ve written about it a lot before, because we have a great time every time we are there. And weather doesn’t have to be balmy to visit. Snap on some snowshoes and hit the trails this winter, or attend any of the indoor events throughout the cold weather. There’s a lot to learn, and a lot of fun to be had!
Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. Peace to everyone,
A. Storm
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