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At Peace in Nature – #WW

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I took my fairly new camera out on a hike this past weekend and started trying out some of the different settings.  It was so beautiful out! My son calls this flower a "Sunset Flower".  I can certainly see where he gets that name, don't you? We saw this big turtle just sitting on the log sunning himself.  When we passed by him again later, he had turned around and was facing … [Read more...] about At Peace in Nature – #WW

Time for a Walk – #WW

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This past weekend, we loaded up the kids and drove to a nearby recreation area for a walk.  Since we have only lived here for 3 months, this was our first trip to this park. The area was beautiful, and we saw lots of wildlife!  Some posed for pictures, and some decided to keep moving so fast that I couldn't even get a shot. We had so much fun looking around that I am sure we … [Read more...] about Time for a Walk – #WW

ABCs of Homeschooling – “O” is for …

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It is the ABCs of Homeschooling over at 5 Kids and a Dog, and today, we are on the letter "O".  What a great letter!  In our homeschool, "O" is for... observation. Nature is where we love to do most of our observation, so I thought that I would use a few of our nature pictures to make a few observations. Sometimes, you need to pull your head up to see what is going on around … [Read more...] about ABCs of Homeschooling – “O” is for …

YAY!!! Spring has Sprung!

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Yay for Spring!  I love Spring for several reasons... If you haven't noticed, yet, I LOVE to take pictures of flowers, trees, mountains, lakes...   Ok.  I love to take pictures of just about anything nature related.  Yes, even snakes and lizards.  However, since some people don't like things like snakes, I will probably refrain from posting those. Instead of snakes, how … [Read more...] about YAY!!! Spring has Sprung!