Archive for the ‘Nature’ Category

Wildlife morning in Alabama

We had a rather exciting, wildlife morning the other day while getting the kids ready for school. It started out when I was in the kitchen alone, before the kids got out of bed. I was standing in front of one counter, and I heard something in another counter on the other side of the [...]

September contest on Just Not Martha

I’ve been meaning to tell you about this contest at JustNotMartha.com for over a week now! Ok, longer than that – much longer. Eeks! Well, I guess it’s better late than never. And especially for this one, you guys – this is a good one! This month you can win a $25 gift certificate from [...]

The spelunking hippie went spelunking!

Well, sort of, anyway! We went to the Museum of Natural History on Sunday and they have a large section chock full of information on caves. They even have a fake cave in the museum that you walk through! It is really cool – literally and figuratively, so it feels like a real cave. And [...]

Finding ‘your way’ in the wild

I know that I have blogged about it here before, but, I can tell you without a doubt that a large part of my spiritual foundation comes from having spent so much time in the woods. I will rattle on all day about it if you let me, and I’ll probably cry a few times [...]