We joined up with the unschooling group again yesterday, this time for a hike. We started out at Bobolink Trailhead in Boulder. The trail winds along a creek, and opens into a pool above an old dam. It made a great place to play – especially for the boys, who made up most of the […]
The Painted Lady butterflies are hatching! As of now, 4 of the 5 are out of their chrysalides. Caleb made a sugar water mixture to feed them, so hopefully they’ll find it soon and start sipping. Last night the kids went out to play and a big bobcat came slinking out from under their playhouse, […]
Wild Bear Ecology Center here in Nederland hosts an annual event called the Enchanted Forest. It’s held in the woods at Mud Lake, and that is where we found ourselves this weekend. We started out in town at Wild Bear, where a certain Blue Fairy had to get some very important face painting done before […]
It’s peak color season for the aspens here. There is nothing quite like rounding a bend in the road and coming upon a group of glowing golden aspens, surrounded by shadowed evergreens. We drove the roads surrounding our house today and drank in the beauty of mountain foliage, streams, and all-but-melted peaks. Best of all, […]
We went for a drive yesterday, and just drank in the awesomeness of living here all over again. Here is the Continental Divide. I’m used to seeing it completely white, but the sun has finally melted most of the snow up there. We practically drove through a complete double rainbow. It’s amazing how it goes right […]
