Sunflowers

It’s the Year of the Sunflower! A few sunflower benefits Heart in the petal ♡ In 2018, my family and I each painted a sunflower on a square canvas. At the time, my husband and I hadn’t reached 30 yet, and our kids were 8 and 3; want to guess who painted what? We hung

Baby bunny sniffing my daughter’s toes

Ocean City, New Jersey

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Jewelweed

This plant is sometimes called touch-me-not because of its exploding seed pods. The plant below is what I think of when I hear touch-me-not. It closes up when it’s touched. I like the name Jewelweed because it looks shiny and silvery underwater, like a jewel. Jewelweed is great for poison ivy I don’t get it,

Hostas Under the Trees

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Tie-dyed Daisies

Exploring nature and doing experiments are fun ways to keep kids occupied over summer break. This activity is a bit of both! 🙂 We started off by searching the yard for some daisies We saw a cute little inchworm on one of them We cut the stem on a slant right before we put it

Hostas

Hostas are also often called Plantain Lilies. They are a symbol of devotion. The entire plant is edible to humans, but toxic to cats, dogs and horses. They are part of the asparagaceae family so, not surprisingly, their shoots taste similar to asparagus. Actually, they may contain more minerals than asparagus and other well known

What Does the Tree See?

What does the tree see? Standing strong Much taller than me Roots running deep Bark telling a story Of a world that never sleeps One Photo Two Ways One-to-Three TreeSquares . CBWC . Monday Walks . Colors and Letters ~ Poem. Photographs. Perspective.

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Be gentle on yourselfwhen thinking about the pastEncourage yourselfin the presentFollow your dreamsto the future

Water Rules Everything Around Me

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