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Month: October 2012

October 31, 2012 View from Home

Feather, Rain Drops, a Wet Halloween

It rained during the night.  My son found this feather in the backyard this morning and asked me to take

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October 30, 2012 Parks

Cemetery Fun!

The other day, while playing at Dublin’s Heritage Park, my son suggested we head to the attached cemetery (Dublin Pioneer

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October 29, 2012 Fauna

Werewolves and Vampires?

While attending Boo at the Zoo over the weekend, we looked for “spooky” animals.  Werewolves?  Vampires?  Unfortunately, we didn’t find

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October 28, 2012 Animal Fun / Fauna / Museums / Treasure Hunting

Boo at the Zoo, 2012

Yesterday we attended the annual Boo at the Zoo event at the Oakland Zoo.  Kids wear their Halloween costumes and

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October 27, 2012 Gardens / Hiking with Kids / Silent Saturday

Silent Saturday: UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley

One of my favorite places to walk with my son…  the Botanical Garden at UC Berkeley.  He leads.  I follow.

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October 26, 2012 Flora

After the Rain…

I hope everyone has been enjoying the rain this week!

October 26, 2012 Flora

Prickly

Photos taken Sunday, October 21st, 2012 UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley

October 25, 2012 Flora / Gardens

Flowers (October)

Photos taken Sunday, October 21st, 2012 UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley

October 24, 2012 Flora / Gardens

Garden (Fence)

Photos taken Sunday, October 21st, 2012 Crops of the World, UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley

October 23, 2012 Weekly Photo Challenge

Weekly Photo Challenge: Silhouette (2)

Photo taken Sunday, October 21st, 2012, UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley *** Weekly Photo Challenge:  Silhouette

October 23, 2012 Animal Fun / Fauna / Gardens

The Newts are Back

California Newt, Japanese Pond, UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley… Please see… Newts in the Botanical Garden

October 22, 2012 Weekly Photo Challenge

Weekly Photo Challenge: Big

A week late, but I couldn’t resist. Photo taken October 21st, 2012, UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley Weekly Photo Challenge: 

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October 22, 2012 Flora

Manzanita (Rain)

We’re having our first rains of the season here in the San Francisco Bay Area.  It’s lovely. For the next

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October 21, 2012 Weekly Photo Challenge

Weekly Photo Challenge: Silhouette

Photo taken October 20th, 2012, Memorial Park, San Ramon *** Weekly Photo Challenge:  Silhouette

October 21, 2012 At Home / Geology / Outdoor Education

Rockin’ Experiment 3: Make Metamorphic Cookies

The final project in our three-part geology series, tailored for early elementary aged kids, is about metamorphic rocks.  The focus

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October 20, 2012 Contra Costa County / Hiking with Kids / Nature Exploration / Nature Play / Parks / Silent Saturday

Silent Saturday: Trail Through Time, Rock City, Mount Diablo

Photos from a hike in Mount Diablo State Park earlier this week with my Nature Time playgroup. We hiked a

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October 18, 2012 Geology

Rockin’ Experiment 2: Make a Sedimentary Sandwich

This the second in our three-part exploration of rocks.  I’m teaching my 5-year-old about the three kinds of rocks (igneous,

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October 17, 2012 Geology

Rockin’ Experiment 1: A Lava-licious Igneous Meltdown

I found each of the experiments in this three-part geology series for young kids in the book, Kindergarten Success,  by

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October 16, 2012 Outdoor Education

It’s Earth Science Week!

Earth Science Week is going on right now, this week, October 14th-20th.  This international “event” is put on by the

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October 15, 2012 Eastern Sierras / Geology / Outdoor Education

Devils Postpile National Monument

If you’re ever in the Eastern Sierras near Mammoth Lakes, you’ve gotta check out Devils Postpile.  This place is incredible,

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October 14, 2012 Farms / Festivals / Outdoor Education

A Fall Tradition: Corn Picking

For more information about the festival, see my post… This Weekend!  Harvest Festival, Ardenwood Historic Farm

October 13, 2012 Eastern Sierras / Silent Saturday

Silent Saturday: Minaret Vista

I love to watch my son enjoy a beautiful view… The Minaret Vista is a short drive from Mammoth Lakes,

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October 11, 2012 Farms / Festivals

This Weekend! Harvest Festival, Ardenwood Historic Farm

Another of our favorite festivals is coming up this weekend… the Harvest Festival at Ardenwood Historic Farm in Fremont. This

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October 10, 2012 Eastern Sierras

South Tufa Trail, Mono Lake

On Friday, during our trip to the Eastern Sierras, we enjoyed a hike on the South Tufa Trail at Mono

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October 9, 2012 Yosemite

Butterfly, The Fen, Yosemite Valley

Quite a few of these beautiful butterflies were fluttering around “The Fen” in Yosemite Valley on Saturday morning. Haven’t heard

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October 9, 2012 Nature Walks

Nature Treasure Hunt: Autumn

I ready about going on a winter treasure hunt in Clare Walker Leslie’s book, The Nature Connection, and I thought

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October 8, 2012 Eastern Sierras

Fall Foliage, Rock Creek, California

Each year, for our anniversary, my husband and I celebrate with a little trip to Yosemite and/or the Eastern Sierras. 

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October 7, 2012 Art Fun / Nature Play

Rock Art

Take a child into nature where there are rocks and watch what the child does.  Either the child will pick

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October 6, 2012 Children in Nature / Eastern Sierras / Water Play

Mono Lake…

IPhone photo of our son in Mono Lake yesterday, during our walk to see the tufa towers. What a beautiful

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October 6, 2012 Alameda County / Silent Saturday

Silent Saturday: Sunol Regional Wilderness

Photos taken earlier this week during a hike to the Cerro Este Overlook in Sunol Regional Wilderness. You may also

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