tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54941438031211847472024-03-17T23:03:29.644-04:00Imagination StationWhere Imaginations come alive to create learning through playAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977692457474576442noreply@blogger.comBlogger323125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494143803121184747.post-28721642992822536852015-07-28T23:32:00.001-04:002015-07-28T23:32:55.379-04:00Algonquin Provincial Park Camping We spent some time this past week at <a href="http://www.ontarioparks.com/park/algonquin"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Algonquin Provincial Park</b></span>.</a> The weather wasn't the greatest but at least it only sprinkled a bit. It was windy and cool though most of the time. We had a great time and cherished the bit of sun we did get.<br />
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We had site number 178 at <span style="color: blue;"><b><a href="http://www.ontarioparks.com/park/algonquin-poglake">Pog Lake</a></b></span>. We didn't make reservations we just showed up in the afternoon to see if there was anything available. Our camper is 36' so our options are limited but they found us a spot. It was very wide open and right beside the water tap and the outhouses so there was a constant stream of people going by. A bit more traffic then we'd prefer but we made it work. Some of the sites overlooking the lake and ponds were truly beautiful but most would only fit a small RV or tents.<br />
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Typically we do not camp in parks. We try to find free places on crown land but since we took the camper with friends we decided to give the provincial park a try. I must say although it wasn't as secluded as we like all the girls had an amazing time.<br />
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There was a lot of bike riding and borrowing bike pumps from fellow campers. Finally we took it to a bike shop in the park and had a new tube put in...to be followed by...having the bike lying on the ground and getting run over by the truck!<br />
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We managed to get the tire straight enough to be able to be used, although awkwardly for the remainder of the camping trip...time for a new bike I guess.<br />
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While Sierra rode around the park on her bike with our friends daughter Mattea, Aayla drove Nella around the park in her jeep. They rode around and around and around for hours!<br />
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While out exploring the park on their own they meet some new friends. Everyone enjoyed hanging out in our hammock, playing giant jenga and hide and seek. Their new friends even brought us over dinner one night and on the last night invited all the kids to their campsite for dinner. Who said home schoolers were unsocialized???<br />
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Everyone spent so much time in the hammock that it ended up fraying away the tree huggers and it broke...but until that happened they had a blast.<br />
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We made a giant jenga game a few weeks ago and it was a big hit while camping. People drove by saying, "oh I saw that on pinterest".<br />
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Uno is always a favourite game of ours at home and it's the perfect camping game too.</div>
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While at the park the girls participated in a beach clean up.<br />
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They were all given a bag and a button for doing their part and helping to clean up the beach.<br />
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It was windy and cold day so after a quick, brief, swim it was back to the campsite...to warm up and...<br />
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look for blueberries. Right beside our campsite we had a small patch which the girls enjoyed harvesting. The were small, and scarce but Aayla has been wanting to pick blueberries for awhile so she was very happy..<br />
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I didn't get a picture of it but a lot of the plants leaves were torn. I discovered first hand why...because the bears munch on them, plant and all when getting the berries. I saw one bear while camping and he was foraging for berries himself when I saw him. He was too far away for a phone picture. All I could see of him was the top of his head peeking out from the blueberry plants.<br />
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We attended one of the park presentations about bears at the outdoor theatre.<br />
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We forgot to bring our canoe (how did we do that???) so we didn't explore any of the waterways on this trip. I hear there is a lot of excellent paddling throughout the park...maybe next time.<br />
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We did get out for a couple little hikes. Sierra, our friend Mattea and I did the Beaver pond trail.<br />
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On all the trails there are guests books to sign if you want.<br />
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It said the trail was about 2 hours so manageable for these 8 and 9 years old. The trail however is very hilly, many steps and lots of obstacles to cross over so not stroller friendly for younger ones if you have them, but lots of fun for the girls to scamper over and explore.<br />
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It doesn't take long before you come to the first pond where you can see a beaver lodge in the distance.<br />
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If there are frogs to be found, Sierra will find them.<br />
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My eyes are always drawn to the flowers.<br />
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Along the trail there is a huge beaver damn.<br />
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It's all our stops to explore that makes our trail time take so much longer then the suggested time but I wouldn't change it at all!<br />
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There were wolves everywhere on this trail...<br />
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and we even saw their den...<br />
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I can never walk by Indian smoke pipes... now known better as ghost flowers or corpse plants (Monotropa Uniflora). Many people think they are mushrooms or fungi but they are flowers with no chlorophyll so they lack the colour green.<br />
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These were nestled amongst some wood sorrel...such a dainty little flower.<br />
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As the flowers get brushed they turn dark, and this picture shows the soft pink and yellow of the flower centre which we found later on.<br />
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My favourite find on this walk though was seeing Pipsissewa or Prince's Pine (Chimaphila Umbellata). I have never seen this before and had to do a bit of research to figure it out. The horrible picture I got of it just does not do it justice. My phone began playing tricks on me and doing weird things to my pictures...really must fix my camera as I get so distraught when my photos get ruined.<br />
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The girls favourite thing on this trail was all the rock climbing they got to do.<br />
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I can't help but stop and take pictures of mushrooms when I see them and we saw some interesting fungi as well.<br />
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Later I took Aayla and Nella on a walk to the Look out. It said it was an hour walk but boy oh boy are there a lot of hills. Their little legs got a work out but they did amazing. My phone camera failed big time on this walk. It began saving photos in low resolution and conjoining three and four pictures together in memory...so sad. I lost soooo many photos on this trail walk but here is what I did get.<br />
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Aayla spotted this American Toad. She was so ecstatic to be able to catch it, observe it and let it go all on her own. Sierra is always so excited her enthusiasm takes over so it was really nice to see Aayla have this experience all to herself.<br />
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Nella and Aayla also found many rocks to climb, jump off of and even take videos of themselves jumping off. These two are such hams together.<br />
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I had another new flower discovery on this trail. This picture was saved in such low quality you can barely identify it but I'll share for the memory. It's called shinleaf (Pyrola Eliptica).<br />
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The girls managed to climb and jump and run and explore this whole trial. We made it to the look off but none of those pictures saved properly.<br />
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Our last exploration in the park was a bug hunt at the visitors centre the morning we had to leave.<br />
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All in all I'd say we had a pretty great camping trip!<br />
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This week we will be exploring <strong>Patterns in Nature.</strong></div>
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There will be 10 points awarded for the first picture and 2 additional points per picture added to the corresponding photos comments up to a maximum of 5 bonus pictures...how many can you find of each? Remember you are looking for natural items found in nature.</div>
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July 27th something with dots and spots 10 points</div>
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July 28th something with stripes 10 points</div>
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July 29th a spiral 10 points</div>
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July 30th something with a crackle effect 10 points</div>
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July 31st a heart shape 10 points</div>
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Aug 1st something camouflaged 10 points</div>
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Aug 2nd something with a wavy pattern 10 points.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977692457474576442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494143803121184747.post-4278019341966678102015-07-19T23:32:00.000-04:002015-07-19T23:32:16.441-04:00Week Four Challenges for the Nature Scavenger Hunt for FamiliesI am camping until Thursday so my last week photos will be late and I'll catch up when I get home...or if I can get some good wifi while away I will try to get my photos up sooner.<div>
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I hope you all enjoyed your pond discovery. We've had another crazy busy week and I can barely believe how fast the summer is flying by. We were not able to get to as many ponds as we hoped; catching frogs is one of my girls favourite things to do, but we did manage to get out a bit.</div>
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This fourth week is all about exploring a Provincial Park or National Park (or State Park for our US friends joining in). All pictures must be taken inside the park where you took the photo in front of for July 20th.</div>
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July 20th: At least one member in front of the Provincial, National or State Park sign 5 points</div>
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July 21st: A natural animal home in the park 10 points, 10 bonus points if your animal is at home</div>
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July 22nd: Watch for wildlife 5 points for the first picture, 1 bonus point for each additional animal photo added to the comments and 1 bonus point for correctly identifying it</div>
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July 23rd: Search for items you think an animal might eat. Correctly identify what you found 10 points. What animal do you think might eat it 5 points</div>
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July 24th: Moss or Lichen 5 points</div>
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July 25th: Mushroom 5 points (Do NOT touch as many mushrooms are poisonous)</div>
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I hope everyone is having fun exploring...and actually getting more time to explore then we are! Enjoy your park discovery as I'm looking forward to seeing all your pictures come in. Have a great week!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977692457474576442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494143803121184747.post-58150565819440964062015-07-12T23:23:00.000-04:002015-07-12T23:46:50.434-04:00Week Three Nature Scavenger Hunt for Families and my week two picturesWeek three already...the summer is disappearing! We had another week where life got in the way and we barely got out to explore and capture all the wonderful colours to be found in nature but from seeing your pictures in the facebook group it looks like you all got out to explore a lot. Before I get to our photos for the week here is what you'll be hunting for in week three.<br />
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This week we will be exploring ponds and marshes. With this weeks challenge the point is to actually get out to a pond and explore. There is so much to see and investigate if you take the time to do so. Take a net with you, a field guide, a nature journal, a see through container to observe your findings before setting them free. Boots are recommended so you can get in the pond and have a very hands on investigation.<br />
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July 13th: Sunbathing turtle (out of water on rock or log)10 points (10 bonus points if you can correctly identify it. 25 bonus points if you can find a second species of turtle and add that photo to the comments)<br />
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July 14th: Beaver Dam 10 points (25 bonus points if you find the beaver and add that photo to the comments)<br />
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July 15th: Flowering pond plant 10 points (5 bonus points to correctly identify it and 10 bonus points if it is not a water lily)<br />
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July 16th: Reflections on the pond 5 points<br />
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July 17th: Canoe on the pond 10 points (25 bonus points if your team member(s) are in it)<br />
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July 18th: Water Fowl. Find a Duck 5 points, swan 10 points or Heron 25 points (50 bonus points if you find all three species. Add the second two photos to the comments of your first photo please)<br />
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July 19th: Dragonfly 5 points. Two dragonflies in same photo 10 points<br />
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July 6th Red</div>
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July 7th Orange</div>
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July 8th Yellow</div>
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July 11th Purple/Indego</div>
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July 12th Pink</div>
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Week two's bonus was to take a paint chip card and try to match the shades on it to real items in nature...but we did not get around to doing this. time seems to just fly by these days :(<br />
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Now off to hit the ponds; one of my girls favourite spots to explore. They love to try to catch frogs, observe them and let them go. Green frogs are by far the most common frogs around our area. Hopefully while exploring a couple different ponds we will be lucky enough to spot a leopard frog. They are one of our favourites.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977692457474576442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494143803121184747.post-42524480186968051072015-07-06T01:38:00.001-04:002015-07-06T01:38:39.062-04:00Week Two Nature Scavenger Hunt and my week one photosWeek one comes to an end. With my husband getting his cast off this week and us all being sick throughout the week we didn't spend nearly enough time out in nature as I would have liked to. I barely managed to get all the pictures myself this week but we did get them done in the nick of time.<br />
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First though here are the 2nd weeks challenges:<br />
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This week we are repeating a favourite theme from a lot of the participants last year. It's time to go on a colour hunt. Each day this week has a colour. You must pick one main photo as your entry but in the comments of that one photo, you may add in extra pictures of other natural items you found of the same colour for bonus points. Each additional photo in the comments will be an extra point. For example monday is red. Add a photo for the day and under it in the comments attach as many other red items as you can find.<br />
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July 6th Red 5 points<br />
July 7th Orange 5 points<br />
July 8th Yellow 5 points<br />
July 9th Green 5 points<br />
July 10th Blue 5 points<br />
July 11th Purple/Indigo 5 points<br />
July 12th Pink 5 points<br />
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Week 2 Bonus: Take a paint chip card from a paint store (any colour scale you wish) with at least 4 different tones on it. Take it out in nature and collect items that match your colour card as closely as possible. 5 bonus points per each (very close) match. <br />
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Also do not forget about the extra bonuses throughout the summer that you can do when ever you choose.<br />
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The following may be uploaded at any time during the 9 week period:<br />
EXTRA bonus 1: Create a clay face on a tree using all natural items 50 points<br />
EXTRA bonus 2: Go star gazing. Can you see any constellations? Which one? ones? Take a photo of it or create art to resemble the constellation you saw. 25 points<br />
EXTRA bonus 3: Find a great stick and decorate it to be a walking stick to use while you are exploring 50 points<br />
EXTRA bonus 4: Go camping... Take a family photo outside your tent or camper 25 points<br />
EXTRA bonus 5: Explore a hiking trail. Take a journal with you. Stop and draw some of the things you saw on your walk 5 points per item you draw<br />
EXTRA bonus 6: Visit an ocean or visit a desert...find something you think is interesting, take a picture of it and share a fact about what you found. Tell us where you are too please! 25 points<br />
EXTRA bonus 7: Create a fairy house for our fairy friends 50 points. (note extra bonus points may be awarded here, or at any point for creativity)<br />
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Please remember to correctly identify each picture you upload with #2015naturehunt as well as the date and a brief description.<br />
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Here are my photos from the week:<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">July 3rd: Forest Floor picture. Pick a spot and sit on the forest floor. Look closely. How many different creatures can you identify from your picture. We actually didn't see any creatures in the area we sat in but we found a maple seedling, an oak seedling, Indian smoke pipe (ghost flowers), acorns, twigs, moss, pine needles, dead </span></span><span style="line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">foliage</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"> and a fern.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">Week 1 BONUS'S for extra points:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">Show how you celebrated either Canada Day or Independence Day outside in Nature.</span></span><br />
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If you haven't signed up yet you can do so by joining the <span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1435701603367598/">Nature Scavenger Hunt for Families Facebook Group</a></span>.
Anyone can join during the first week. Next Sunday (when I send out the
second week's tasks for the hunt) will be the end of new members
joining and everyone who has not participated this first week will be deleted. Over this past year there have been many, many, new participants and I want to make sure only those who want to participate are here.<br>
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This
nature scavenger hunt is meant to get you and your family OUT in nature
this summer so natural photos are a must and they must be taken the same week as the tasks are posted. <br>
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You
are welcome to participate just for fun or you can join in for the
competitive points side of the hunt but I am hoping your main reason for
joining is to bond together as a family while exploring and learning
about the wonderful natural world all around us. Each week will focus on
a theme in nature. To make it a bit different then last year most are new themes, but there are a couple theme weeks which are the same as they were loved by all and I think everyone will enjoy those weeks again.<br>
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Since this week marks the first
week of summer vacation here in Canada we are starting out with one of my personal favourites; the Forest because what better way to start the summer is there then a few walks through the forest. Depending on where you live it could be a mixed forest with many types of trees, or perhaps you live near the giant Sequoia forest or maybe you have just a wooded lot near your house. No forest near by??? Perhaps its a great excuse for a day trip! Or better yet; travel to a different forest everyday!<br>
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If time
doesn't permit you to travel to a participate everyday you are welcome to take
all your photos on one day... however again I recommend you spending a
couple days at least exploring the forests nearby. Take a tree
field guide with you for extra learning fun (and maybe earn some bonus points).<br>
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Remember
you can do each task on individual days or all at once (depending on how
much time in nature your family can commit to) just as long as the
photos are uploaded to the <span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1435701603367598/">Nature Scavenger Hunt for Families Facebook Group</a></span> by the following Sunday each week. So for example all the photos from week one must be uploaded by Sunday July 4th.<br>
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1) June 29th: A family portrait of<b> everyone</b> who is participating in this hunt 25 points (10 bonus points if it's a photo of your family climbing a tree, 5 more bonus points if you can correctly name the type of tree it is)<br>
2) June 30th: A photo looking up at the Canopy of the trees 5 points<br>
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July 1st: (Canada Day Holiday) Maple tree 5 points (10 bonus points if you CREATE something with no more then two maple leaves) Please be very careful when picking leaves from the tree as to not break any branches.<br>
4) July 2nd: Rays of light shining through the trees to the forest floor 10 points<br>
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July 3rd: Forest Floor picture 5 points. Pick a spot and sit on the forest floor. Look closely. How many different creatures can you identify from your picture. 5 bonus points per item correctly identified. Photo will need to be clear enough for me to also identify them.<br>
6) July 4th: (Independence Day Holiday USA) Sunrise or sunset 5 points<br>
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Week 1 BONUS'S for extra points:<br>
Show us how you celebrated either Canada Day or Independence Day outside in Nature 25 points<br>
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Don't
worry if you miss a day's points or don't achieve all the bonus points
as there are many, many more tasks in the coming weeks to make up
points.<br>
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I want to also share with you now some extra
activities to gain points throughout the summer. These extra bonus's are
meant to get you thinking and participating in outdoor activities
throughout your summer.<br>
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The following may be uploaded at any time during the 9 week period:<br>
EXTRA bonus 1: Create a clay face on a tree using all natural items 50 points<br>
EXTRA bonus 2: Go star gazing. Can you see any constellations? Which one? ones? Take a photo of it or create art to resemble the constellation you saw. 25 points<br>
EXTRA bonus 3: Find a great stick and decorate it to be a walking stick to use while you are exploring 50 points<br>
EXTRA bonus 4: Go camping... Take a family photo outside your tent or camper 25 points<br>
EXTRA bonus 5: Explore a hiking trail. Take a journal with you. Stop and draw some of the things you saw on your walk 5 points per item you draw<br>
EXTRA bonus 6: Visit an ocean or visit a desert...find something you think is interesting, take a picture of it and share a fact about what you found. Tell us where you are too please! 25 points<br>
EXTRA
bonus 7: Create a fairy house for our fairy friends 50 points. (note extra bonus points may be awarded here, or at any point for creativity)<br>
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Does this all sound confusing? Trust
me it sounds a bit confusing to me too but I will tally up
everyone's point totals weekly so you know where you stand in the
ratings. This is only our second year so if I
have been unclear or you have any questions at all please feel free
send me a message through the <span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1435701603367598/">facebook group</a></span> and I will try to answer your questions more clearly.<br>
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IMPORTANT!!!!
Remember to add the hashtag #2015naturehunt to the photo description of
EACH picture as you upload it to the Nature Scavenger Hunt Facebook
group so I can easily keep track of each submission and award your
points accordingly. Please also describe your photo. For example your photo
entry for June 30th should have a description like this in the comments when you upload it:<br>
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<i><b>June 30th- Tree canopy #2015naturehunt </b></i></div>
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Feel free to start a family albumn on the facebook group page. make sure to title it 2015 and your family name please.<br>
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Ready?
Set? GO!!! Have fun exploring, discovering and learning about our
wonderful world together as a family. I can't wait to see all your
photos...Oh and random bonus points might be awarded for creativity. Remember...if you miss
points one week there will be ample weeks available to catch up in the
points department. Some tasks will be easier then others and points will
be awarded accordingly. Now get out there and start exploring, learning
and having fun snapping pictures and making memories.<br>
<br>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977692457474576442noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494143803121184747.post-80008637141025808532015-05-22T13:04:00.000-04:002015-05-22T13:04:13.730-04:00it's been awhile...I'm so far behind it isn't even funny. My camera messed up while we were on vacation in September and I got so upset<b>,</b> I dropped off of the blog, instagram and facebook worlds. It's time to get back to business though and gradually get caught up on past posts of our adventures as I do want them documented.<br />
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I'll start with our first trip of the year to <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.ontariotrails.on.ca/trails/view/copeland-forest-trails">Copeland Forest</a></span> this week...mainly pictures but we had a great time as always.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The girls heading down one of the many trails in Copeland Forest</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There were many dragonflies buzzing around despite the breeze.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sierra having a little rest on the tracks</td></tr>
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Last year we found salamander eggs all around the vernal pools and rescued them and put them back in the water so they didn't dry out and die. Again this year we did the same. However this year we didn't find any salamanders (<a href="http://www.siayla.blogspot.ca/2014/05/eastern-newt-efts-in-copeland-forest.html"><b><span style="color: blue;">HERE</span></b></a>'s a link to our post where we found the newts last year and <a href="http://www.siayla.blogspot.ca/2014/06/pond-play-with-frogs.html"><span style="color: blue;"><b>HERE</b></span></a> is where we played with frogs and helped the salamander eggs)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aayla rescuing some more salamander eggs</td></tr>
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Aayla found this little patch of violets and thought they were so beautiful.<br />
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Finally she catches a frog. We observe him for awhile and let him go.<br />
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We even found a little wood frog. A great first visit of the year to Copeland Forest. We will be back again for sure<b>.</b><br />
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The only two actual letter shapes we found were both made of wood. One was an A and the other a Y. Apparently after seeing some of the participants letters they found in nature I need to think a little more creatively as they did an amazing job at finding letters in nature!</div>
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We had a lot of fun with these ABC pictures and all of the week's challenges. The summer has flown by so fast and I can barely believe we are at the end of our 9 weeks. </div>
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I thank everyone who participated in this scavenger hunt for their understanding as we worked out the kinks of this first annual event and I hope to see some of you back again next year! If you would like to join next year feel free to sign up <span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1435701603367598/">HERE</a> </span>and next Spring you'll receive a notice about when the challenge begins. Please make sure to sign up for notifications. Until then, may you all enjoy your time exploring the wonderful world around us.</div>
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Feel free to follow along here on the blog too or my blog's facebook page<span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ImaginationStationBlog"> HERE</a></span> for more natural and creative fun throughout the year. During the summer we tend to be out and about exploring a lot and then focus on more crafts etc during the winter months. i look forward to having you follow along.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977692457474576442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494143803121184747.post-43323821589526696722014-08-17T22:48:00.000-04:002014-08-19T20:05:57.504-04:00Week 8 and 9 Nature Scavenger Hunt for Families...<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really, really, really hope everyone participating in the nature scavenger hunt for families got out way more then we did this week. We spent our free time planning and preparing for our first long distance family flight to be disappointed with storms which prevented us from going to NS as planned. It rained here most of the week and even though we spent some time outside around the house I don't count that as being out in nature. We failed...we were not out in nature at all this week and I don't have even one picture to show you this week. I feel like I have let everyone down but that's just the way this week has been unfortunately.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Did you enjoy exploring and looking for your tasks this week? Did you manage to accomplish them all or were you busy with other bits and pieces of life like we were? This week is really the last 2 weeks combined and should be a bit of a challenge...are you ready? It's time to go on an alphabet hunt. Each day you will be given certain letters and you need to find items that start with that letter for ex R=Rock simple right? the challenge will be finding a natural item for EACH letter of the alphabet to get 200 bonus points!</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;"><br /><br />Remember to upload all your photos by Aug 31st with the hashtag #2014naturehunt and the date your picture is for as well as a description of your picture to help me award points more easily.<br /><br />Daily bonus points will be for finding a letter in nature that is a letter...an ex finding a stick shaped like a Y. Each natural item that is the shape of a letter will get you 5 bonus points. Please upload only one picture per letter and make sure that a long with the regular hash tags you describe your photo as Letter A=Acorn etc. REMEMBER natural items you find in nature...not at the zoo etc.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Aug 18th: A & B 10 points each<br />Aug 19th: C & D 10 points each<br />Aug 20th: E & F 10 points each<br />Aug 21st: G & H </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">10 points each</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;"><br />Aug 22nd: I & J 20 points each<br />Aug 23rd: K & L 10 points each<br />Aug 24th: M & N </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">10 points each</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Aug 25th: O & P 2</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">0 points each</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Aug 26th: Q & R 2</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">0 points each</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Aug 27th: S & T </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">10 points each</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Aug 28th: U & V 2</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">0 points each</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Aug 29th: W & X 2</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">0 points each</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Aug 30th: Y & Z 3</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">0 points each</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Aug 31st: Take a family photo in your favourite place to go in nature. </span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977692457474576442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494143803121184747.post-12803163001713045322014-08-11T00:50:00.002-04:002014-08-19T20:08:41.393-04:00Week 7 Nature Scavenger Hunt for Families and my week 6 photos<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Did you enjoy exploring with you senses this week? Was it easier or harder then you expected? I am falling behind in my own scavenger hunt. We have spent a lot of time outside but mainly at the beach or out on the river. We have had very minimal time exploring so my pictures this week are limited. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">As the summer winds down there are so many of the overall bonus's that I had great plans on exploring this summer but time is disappearing (sadly)! Where has the summer gone? Next Saturday we are going to Nova Scotia for about a week so hopefully in our travels there we will be able to accomplish some of our overall tasks as I know this week will be busy planning for our first big trip with the girls in the plane and I am not sure how much time we will get to explore this week. There is a lot of planning involved for this first big trip.</span></span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">What will be doing this week? This week we will focus on certain miscellaneous items of natural beauty. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Remember to upload all your photos by Aug 17th with the hashtag #2014naturehunt and the date your picture is for as well as a description of your picture to help me award points more easily.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Aug 11th: A Fossil that you found outside while exploring 20 points</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Aug 12th: A Feather 5 points (5 bonus points for every different colour feather you find...the main colour in the feather will be counted as the colour...for ex a seagull may have white, grey and black. If the largest portion of the feather is white, it counts as white and can not count as grey or black)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Aug 13th: A Mushroom 5 Points (20 points if you can identify it)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Aug 14th: WILD animal tracks you discover while out exploring 20 points (20 bonus points if it's not bird tracks)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Aug 15th: An intricate spider web 10 points (10 bonus points if the spider is at home and/or another 10 bonus points if it's an ORB spider web)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Aug 16th: A birds nest 5 points</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Aug 17th: HUG the tree with the largest circumference you can find 10 points (10 bonus points if you tell us your trees circumference, 20 bonus points if you need two people to touch hands around it, 30 bonus points if you need three people to touch hands around it, 40 bonus points if you need four or more people to touch hands around it)</span></span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">WEEK7BONUS: Buy a seedling and plant a special tree in your yard. The choice of variety is yours but plant it where you can enjoy it for years to come. Show us a picture of you with your newly planted tree. 50 bonus points</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;"><br /><b>Don't forget about the overall bonus's which may be uploaded at any time during the 9 week period:</b><br />EXTRA bonus 1: A family portrait with a waterfall 25 points<br />EXTRA bonus 2: Discover a cave 50 points<br />EXTRA bonus 3: Make art with natures bounty 25 points<br />EXTRA bonus 4: Go camping... show us your favourite experience while camping 25 points<br />EXTRA bonus 5: Explore a hiking trail and share with us some of the wonderful natural things you saw while hiking 50 points<br />EXTRA bonus 6: Use natural items (rocks, sticks etc) to spell the word for how being in nature makes you feel 25 points<br />EXTRA bonus 7: A family portrait at either a National Park or a Provincial or State park. 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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">First is of a rainbow we saw while boating up the river towards home after a day at the beach/lake. It was interesting to the girls because it was a rainbow without rain. We couldn't touch the rainbow as it just went through our hands. It had no smell, we couldn't tastes it and it had no sound but it sure was fun to watch.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">What will be doing this week? This week we will focus on our senses. We tend to take in nature with our eyes but you can experience so much more by using more of your senses.</span><br />
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To gain bonus points this week it will be like the colour week. Please choose one photo to upload with proper hashtags and descriptions. Please add all your additional pictures in the comment thread for each tasks main picture. This will keep everyone's photos together and hopefully make point counting a bit easier on my end :)<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 4th: Things in nature that feel smooth</span><br />
Aug 5th: Things in nature that feel rough<br />
Aug 6th: Things in nature that feel prickly<br />
Aug 7th: Things in nature that are camoflagued<br />
Aug 8th: Things in nature you can hear...describe what it sounds like<br />
Aug 9th: Things in nature you can smell...describe how it smells<br />
Aug 10th: Things in nature you can taste... describe how it tastes and also identify to us what you are tasting and DO NOT TASTE ANYTHING YOU ARE NOT POSITIVE WHAT IT IS!!! I'm thinking like wild blueberries, raspberries, apples etc that you KNOW are not poisonous. PLEASE DO NOT try anything you are unsure of as there are a lot of plants etc that are poisonous and we don't need any accidental poisonings!<br />
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WEEK6BONUS: Show us a picture of something you found interesting in nature this week. Tell us: Why was it interesting to you? Try to use all your senses to explore this item you found. Explain how your item feels, smells, tastes (if possible), looks and sounds. 50 bonus points<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;"><b>Don't forget about the overall bonus's which may be uploaded at any time during the 9 week period:</b><br />EXTRA bonus 1: A family portrait with a waterfall 25 points<br />EXTRA bonus 2: Discover a cave 50 points<br />EXTRA bonus 3: Make art with natures bounty 25 points<br />EXTRA bonus 4: Go camping... show us your favourite experience while camping 25 points<br />EXTRA bonus 5: Explore a hiking trail and share with us some of the wonderful natural things you saw while hiking 50 points<br />EXTRA bonus 6: Use natural items (rocks, sticks etc) to spell the word for how being in nature makes you feel 25 points<br />EXTRA bonus 7: A family portrait at either a National Park or a Provincial or State park. Let me know at least one thing you learned while at this park 100 points.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">July 29th: Snail 10 points (10 bonus points if your find a snail for each family member and have snail races. Take a picture of the winner crossing your line)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A fail for us this week. we did find this big slug</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">July 30th: Ants 5 points (10 bonus points: how many body parts do insects have and what are they?)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We found many, many, many ants! Insects have 3 body parts called the head, thorax and abdomen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We found a couple worms but none of them were big enough to break out a tape measure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Here are some differences between centipedes and millipedes which came from <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://insects.about.com/od/identifyaninsect/a/centiormilli.htm">HERE</a>.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="vertical-align: top;">Characteristic</td><td align="center" style="vertical-align: top;"><b>Centipede</b></td><td align="center" style="vertical-align: top;"><b>Millipede</b></td></tr>
<tr><td style="vertical-align: top;"><b>Antennae</b></td><td align="left" style="vertical-align: top;">long</td><td align="left" style="vertical-align: top;">short</td></tr>
<tr><td style="vertical-align: top;"><b>Number of Legs</b></td><td align="left" style="vertical-align: top;">one pair per body segment</td><td align="left" style="vertical-align: top;">two pairs per body segment, except for the first three segments, which have one pair each</td></tr>
<tr><td style="vertical-align: top;"><b>Appearance of Legs</b></td><td align="left" style="vertical-align: top;">visibly extend from sides of body; trail backward behind body</td><td align="left" style="vertical-align: top;">do not visibly extend from body; rear leg pairs in line with body</td></tr>
<tr><td style="vertical-align: top;"><b>Movement</b></td><td align="left" style="vertical-align: top;">fast runners</td><td align="left" style="vertical-align: top;">slow walkers</td></tr>
<tr><td style="vertical-align: top;"><b>Ability to Bite</b></td><td align="left" style="vertical-align: top;">can bite</td><td align="left" style="vertical-align: top;">do not bite</td></tr>
<tr><td style="vertical-align: top;"><b>Feeding Habits</b></td><td align="left" style="vertical-align: top;">mostly predatory</td><td align="left" style="vertical-align: top;">mostly scavengers</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">We made our bug hotel out of leaves, sticks, pine needles, pince cones and bark. we used bricks as the walls and added a feather for the chimney. We nestled in between a couple ferns so it would feel at home in our yard.</span></span><br />
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Not sure what this green bug is or the reddish beetle<br />
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We did find a garter snake in our neighbours woodpile down by their dock one day.<br />
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This moth had beautiful orange under wings but I couldn't get a picture of it in flight. I think it may be a <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.ontariomoths.com/catocala-unijuga/">Once-Married Underwing</a></span>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">I look forward to hopefully having a bit more time to explore our senses this week. I can't believe how fast the summer is flying by and I have so many extra bonus activity points to complete...Where has all the time gone? I hope you are enjoying your time out in nature exploring as much as you can.</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977692457474576442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494143803121184747.post-69170712377681708552014-07-31T18:51:00.000-04:002014-07-31T18:51:07.924-04:00Forks of the Credit Provincial Park, Ontario ParksLast week we were passing by <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.ontarioparks.com/park/forksofthecredit">Forks of the Credit Provincial Park</a></span> so we stopped in for a few hours. We didn't see even 1/4 of the park (which was sad since it cost $14 for the day) but we had a great time exploring what we got to see.<br />
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We followed the Meadow trail around to the pond, stopping to take pictures of flowers<br />
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and hug trees along the way.<br />
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Until we reached the pond.<br />
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It took the girls less then 30 seconds to realize how many frogs there were in the pond and began the task of trying to catch some.<br />
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Sierra lives to catch frogs...she gets very "into" it creeping up on the frogs ever so carefully.<br />
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I was excited to see the<span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.ontarionature.org/protect/species/reptiles_and_amphibians/northern_leopard_frog.php"> Northern Leopard Frogs</a></span> as they are the first we have seen of these frogs this year. There were literally hundreds of them. Every step you took around the pond you had to do very slowly because there were likely a few frogs sitting along the path. See the four pictured below? Each step you took looked like this and even more frogs jumped out of your way at times.<br />
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Sierra was the first to catch one.<br />
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But she didn't have any luck...she did catch a few different small ones, and let them go right after she caught them.</div>
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We also saw some of these brown frogs that looked very similar to the Northern Leopard Frogs. I think they are <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.ontarionature.org/protect/species/reptiles_and_amphibians/pickerel_frog.php">Pickerel frogs</a> </span>but I am not certain because Northern leopard frogs can be either brown or green.<br />
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After playing here for close to 2 hours everyone was hungry so we walked the approx 10 minute walk back to the car for lunch. There were some picnic tables (a bit over grown) along the ponds edge where we could have eaten if we brought our lunches on the trail.<br />
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After lunch we walked back around the other side of the pond through the fields of milkweed.<br />
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The fields were literally FULL of milkweed and were so pretty.<br />
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There were butterflies everywhere but armed only with my phone these are the best shots I could get of the monarchs.<br />
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The view overlooking the pond was beautiful too.<br />
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And of course once we got there we had to stop and try catching another frog or two.<br />
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Here Sierra is illustrating how fast the frogs jump when you try to catch them.<br />
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Hopping fast or not she still managed to catch another frog before we had to leave.<br />
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Aayla didn't have any luck this time but she did have fun playing in the muck at the edge of the pond. The girls also saw a big black bug in the water. I didn't see it but from their description it sound like a big water beetle.<br />
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The trails around the pond were partly mowed meadows and partly a dirt trail. Neither of which would be very wheel chair or stroller friendly if you are thinking of heading to visit this park. If your kids like to hike they should be able to complete the trek around the pond with little issues (remember there is a $14 day use fee here but there are outhouses and shaded picnic tables near the parking lot).<br />
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I would have liked to explore more of the park as I have heard there is a nice waterfall here but the girls were having so much fun at the pond that pulling them away would have just upset them and then the walk would not have been fun anyway. I am glad they had so much fun catching and releasing the frogs.<br />
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Please remember that if you go out to try to catch some frogs that you do so with clean hands and no hand cream or hand sanitizer on them. Also only handle the frogs for a minute or two as frogs breath through their skin and long term handling of them can hurt them as can hand lotions. It's great to be able to visit with the frogs and examine them but you don't want to hurt them.<br />
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A baby toad that hoped right in front of us on the trail.<br />
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And finding a sweet little heart rock was the perfect ending to a great walk.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977692457474576442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494143803121184747.post-80691985779138078432014-07-28T00:50:00.000-04:002014-08-19T20:09:39.135-04:00Week 5 Nature Scavenger Hunt for Families Tasks and my week 4 picturesHow wonderful was your colour hunt this week? I love stopping to take pictures of wild flowers so the colour hunt is always fun for me. But the number of bonus entries added I'd say you all had some fun with this past weeks colour tasks too.<br />
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What will be doing this week? Well you are going on a bug hunt. You'll be looking for creepy crawlies of all kinds. Sometimes we overlook all the little critters and they are an important part of our world...even if you don't really care for them. have you ever rolled over a rotting log to see what lives in the decay? Please be careful of their natural habitats and be sure to roll the log back carefully so you don't disturb the residents too much.<br />
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Remember to upload all your photos by Aug 3rd with the hashtag #2014naturehunt and the date your picture is for as well as a description of your picture to help me award points more easily.<br />
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July 28th: Beetle 5 points (10 bonus points if you can identify it)<br />
July 29th: Snail 10 points (10 bonus points if your find a snail for each family member and have snail races. Take a picture of the winner crossing your line)<br />
July 30th: Ants 5 points (10 bonus points: how many body parts do insects have and what are they?)<br />
July 31st: Worm 10 points (5 bonus points if you find a worm over 5"long...use a measuring tape in the picture)<br />
Aug 1st: Pill bug aka rollie pollie 5 points (1 bonus points for each additional pill bug in the same picture up to 25)<br />
Aug 2nd: Spider 5 points (10 bonus points if he is pictured in his web)<br />
Aug 3rd: Centipede or millipede 10 points (5 bonus points if you tell me what the difference is between the two)<br />
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WEEKLY BONUS5: Invite bugs to your back yard (your birds will thank you). Make a "bug hotel" and take a picture of your finished hotel 25 points<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Don't forget about the overall bonus's which may be uploaded at any time during the 9 week period:</b><br style="color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">EXTRA bonus 1: A family portrait with a waterfall 25 points</span><br style="color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">EXTRA bonus 2: Discover a cave 50 points</span><br style="color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">EXTRA bonus 3: Make art with natures bounty 25 points</span><br style="color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">EXTRA bonus 4: Go camping... show us your favourite experience while camping 25 points</span><br style="color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">EXTRA bonus 5: Explore a hiking trail and share with us some of the wonderful natural things you saw while hiking 50 points</span><br style="color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">EXTRA bonus 6: Use natural items (rocks, sticks etc) to spell the word for how being in nature makes you feel 25 points</span><br style="color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">EXTRA bonus 7: A family portrait at either a National Park or a Provincial or State park. Let me know at least one thing you learned while at this park 100 points.</span></span><br />
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Here are my week 4 pictures:<br />
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Multiple photos were allowed this week for extra points. I must admit I am surprised by the quantities of certain colours I found. I expected to find a lot of pinks but didn't find many. I didn't expect to see many orange things but yet I found a lot.<br />
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Orange Maple leaves on a tree with green ones and yellow ones. It's not fall yet is it?</div>
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An orange lady bug with hardly any spots showing and two beetles</div>
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Butterfly Milkweed...I love this plant</div>
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Possibly another variety of honeysuckle and Spotted Touch Me Nots</div>
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Common Goats Beard and St Johns Wart</div>
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Great Mullein</div>
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and yellow centers in an Oxe Eye Daisy</div>
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Buttercup and a mystery???</div>
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Black Eyed Susan</div>
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Butter & Eggs and Perennial Sow-Thistle maybe</div>
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Lovely yellow snails</div>
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Birds-Foot Trefoil and a mystery. It's got to be in the succulent family</div>
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Golden Rod </div>
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<span style="color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">4 leaf clovers...only found 3 this week</span></div>
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The tall grasses around the pond</div>
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Leaves of milk weed and horse tails</div>
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Lush green of the forest</div>
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Cat tail leaves and English Plaintain </div>
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Northern Leopard Frog</div>
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A turtle in a pond of green duckweed and a fern</div>
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Grasses and bushes around the pond</div>
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I'm not sure about the first one but the second is Chickory</div>
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Purple Crown-Vetch</div>
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Bird Vetch (Cow Vetch) and Swamp Vervain</div>
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Creeping Bellflower</div>
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Deep purple leaves on a bush and Self Heal</div>
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Spotted Knapweed</div>
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Another one to research and Nightshade... (gets very red berried that are poisinus).</div>
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Wild Bergamont</div>
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A thislte and Fireweed,</div>
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Common Milkweed</div>
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Some very light colour Purple Crown Vetch and Sotted Joe-Pye Weed</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977692457474576442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494143803121184747.post-26037297430085230282014-07-27T19:02:00.001-04:002014-07-27T19:02:50.262-04:00First family flight with Captain Ian aka my husband<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Over the last few months we've been playing with the idea of selling our place and moving back to BC or travelling full time.... Or not.</span></div><div><br></div><div>In the meantime we listed the house for sale and my husband enrolled in flight school which has been a dream of his since before I met him 16 years ago.</div><div><br></div><div>Well this week he officially became a pilot and we had our first family flight together.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-hsnHMtBsofI/U9UPRfq29zI/AAAAAAAAlLM/Hhu5JtA5kbI/s640/blogger-image--1855966538.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-hsnHMtBsofI/U9UPRfq29zI/AAAAAAAAlLM/Hhu5JtA5kbI/s640/blogger-image--1855966538.jpg"></a></div>Sierra got to be the co-pilot and to be honest she will probably spend more time in that seat then me as she LOvEs having a turn flying.</div><div><br></div><div>Taxing down the runway</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7WZWavWlglY/U9VBw1LsbgI/AAAAAAAAlME/TJ9oaShmSd4/s640/blogger-image-445850879.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7WZWavWlglY/U9VBw1LsbgI/AAAAAAAAlME/TJ9oaShmSd4/s640/blogger-image-445850879.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>We had to borrow headsets for the girls for this trip but have ordered some of their own as later in the summer we will be flying to NS to visit mom and my brother and in Sept to Florida to visit friends and go to Disneyworld. </div><div><br></div><div>This was only Aaylas second flight. Before buying our plane we took the girls up for a practice flight and she was terrified at first but came around about 1/2 way through that flight. This time she was happy the whole trip. We definitely will need a few little trips before making the trek to NS.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-_XEeCZcs1AA/U9VCEMIqBEI/AAAAAAAAlMc/PbsCGCarxa4/s640/blogger-image--218780900.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-_XEeCZcs1AA/U9VCEMIqBEI/AAAAAAAAlMc/PbsCGCarxa4/s640/blogger-image--218780900.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zXDsBE9RAYs/U9VB25yy0TI/AAAAAAAAlMM/9VDV1MiDpjk/s640/blogger-image--954078392.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zXDsBE9RAYs/U9VB25yy0TI/AAAAAAAAlMM/9VDV1MiDpjk/s640/blogger-image--954078392.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-g1IFj8p0ydA/U9UPCK_yBqI/AAAAAAAAlK8/l91RSHG-fBU/s640/blogger-image--584709896.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-g1IFj8p0ydA/U9UPCK_yBqI/AAAAAAAAlK8/l91RSHG-fBU/s640/blogger-image--584709896.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Up we went...</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iWi4_tcSmnw/U9VB9QA8GgI/AAAAAAAAlMU/EQtGMlY7EuE/s640/blogger-image-272056768.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iWi4_tcSmnw/U9VB9QA8GgI/AAAAAAAAlMU/EQtGMlY7EuE/s640/blogger-image-272056768.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>We flew towards Wasaga Beach from Collingwood.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-bnsVpxI-6MQ/U9WE5dxnUmI/AAAAAAAAlNk/8w2oxRIlViY/s640/blogger-image--1588222805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-bnsVpxI-6MQ/U9WE5dxnUmI/AAAAAAAAlNk/8w2oxRIlViY/s640/blogger-image--1588222805.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sWmuqzTXoHs/U9UOy4jWdvI/AAAAAAAAlKs/VhkIZkwSCfk/s640/blogger-image-75059156.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sWmuqzTXoHs/U9UOy4jWdvI/AAAAAAAAlKs/VhkIZkwSCfk/s640/blogger-image-75059156.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ZYUR8vsXnmc/U9UMksuihII/AAAAAAAAlKA/XoA0cB80xIM/s640/blogger-image--1996491779.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ZYUR8vsXnmc/U9UMksuihII/AAAAAAAAlKA/XoA0cB80xIM/s640/blogger-image--1996491779.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>And flew over our place on the river.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-89w2l8F8BVk/U9UMsLIoIPI/AAAAAAAAlKI/uX08TE9S3Uc/s640/blogger-image--1718537757.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-89w2l8F8BVk/U9UMsLIoIPI/AAAAAAAAlKI/uX08TE9S3Uc/s640/blogger-image--1718537757.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>We saw the sand dunes that we hiked too recently with friends.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-iDpg47zoF40/U9WEtG9PCZI/AAAAAAAAlNU/hhX3pF_kI4M/s640/blogger-image--1672925554.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-iDpg47zoF40/U9WEtG9PCZI/AAAAAAAAlNU/hhX3pF_kI4M/s640/blogger-image--1672925554.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>We flew back along the beach... This is beach 5 which is a five minute walk from our house.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-YTpHqeop0mI/U9WEgcDLxcI/AAAAAAAAlNE/jyduzHD0xi8/s640/blogger-image-403080915.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-YTpHqeop0mI/U9WEgcDLxcI/AAAAAAAAlNE/jyduzHD0xi8/s640/blogger-image-403080915.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div> Sierra had a little turn flying.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tNqiaVvjFhQ/U9WEzc1UHGI/AAAAAAAAlNc/hoZDEXtYEQk/s640/blogger-image--452600579.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tNqiaVvjFhQ/U9WEzc1UHGI/AAAAAAAAlNc/hoZDEXtYEQk/s640/blogger-image--452600579.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8eCeqTGoXtQ/U9UOq2rihXI/AAAAAAAAlKk/u-e0mjoXB5Q/s640/blogger-image--86718124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8eCeqTGoXtQ/U9UOq2rihXI/AAAAAAAAlKk/u-e0mjoXB5Q/s640/blogger-image--86718124.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Then we flew over Collingwood trying to find the shipwreck but we didn't see it this time.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NuBsv62P_FE/U9VBLOrbCOI/AAAAAAAAlLs/l05sCu7s7k8/s640/blogger-image-1590258651.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NuBsv62P_FE/U9VBLOrbCOI/AAAAAAAAlLs/l05sCu7s7k8/s640/blogger-image-1590258651.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>The water looked unbelievable blue in places.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Ebken5H0-Tk/U9UPJum1qjI/AAAAAAAAlLE/V0uzLmUzVEE/s640/blogger-image-1877719214.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Ebken5H0-Tk/U9UPJum1qjI/AAAAAAAAlLE/V0uzLmUzVEE/s640/blogger-image-1877719214.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-lo8lEKqwVok/U9VA-yo7NSI/AAAAAAAAlLc/c5qzvN6Ft78/s640/blogger-image-1681579325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-lo8lEKqwVok/U9VA-yo7NSI/AAAAAAAAlLc/c5qzvN6Ft78/s640/blogger-image-1681579325.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>And the sun radiating from behind the clouds was beautiful.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-U5RRFLAa9AY/U9UM0aB9BTI/AAAAAAAAlKQ/OQc9lR1FV30/s640/blogger-image-841414083.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-U5RRFLAa9AY/U9UM0aB9BTI/AAAAAAAAlKQ/OQc9lR1FV30/s640/blogger-image-841414083.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-G8Zl4j2IBWs/U9VBFP3t9aI/AAAAAAAAlLk/G75dyv5PotQ/s640/blogger-image--1973850990.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-G8Zl4j2IBWs/U9VBFP3t9aI/AAAAAAAAlLk/G75dyv5PotQ/s640/blogger-image--1973850990.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Coming in for the landing.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-T5dAg_3bIXU/U9UMdNVfjUI/AAAAAAAAlJ4/wF5QWZqgTU0/s640/blogger-image--1676450296.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-T5dAg_3bIXU/U9UMdNVfjUI/AAAAAAAAlJ4/wF5QWZqgTU0/s640/blogger-image--1676450296.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>It was a wonderful first flight... First if many.</div><div><br></div><div>It still seems so surreal that we own a plane. It ended up being cheaper to do so though to use our own plane as he got his pilot license and goes on to get the rest of his ratings like weather and night flying, then his commercial so he can make a few dollars by getting paid to fly! Plane rentals are expensive and this way in the end we can sell the plane and get money back.</div><div><br></div><div>Ian and I also got to have a night away last night. Meadow watched the girls for us and we flew to Toronto for a night out. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-LKN2bHKY2UM/U9WE__il50I/AAAAAAAAlNs/X9efbJxkT8c/s640/blogger-image-146387404.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-LKN2bHKY2UM/U9WE__il50I/AAAAAAAAlNs/X9efbJxkT8c/s640/blogger-image-146387404.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>City view from the plane.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-TgFmdepJTno/U9WEmuaZS8I/AAAAAAAAlNM/1iaPri0Ic60/s640/blogger-image--1281979819.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-TgFmdepJTno/U9WEmuaZS8I/AAAAAAAAlNM/1iaPri0Ic60/s640/blogger-image--1281979819.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Coming in for the landing at Billy Bishop Airport on Toronto Island.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JvT3ozvPvcU/U9VCKNfBhOI/AAAAAAAAlMk/YSVdXIH4OKY/s640/blogger-image--643711265.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JvT3ozvPvcU/U9VCKNfBhOI/AAAAAAAAlMk/YSVdXIH4OKY/s640/blogger-image--643711265.jpg"></a></div></div><br></div><div>Taxing down the runway to park the plane for the night.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yzYyR06vbCU/U9WFF6QqhTI/AAAAAAAAlN0/Wpkwqv0nY9M/s640/blogger-image--853455409.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yzYyR06vbCU/U9WFF6QqhTI/AAAAAAAAlN0/Wpkwqv0nY9M/s640/blogger-image--853455409.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Our Piper Cherokee 140.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-SweEaHtLPn0/U9VCWqNVQoI/AAAAAAAAlM0/NcfwAxiyWfY/s640/blogger-image-1112512723.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-SweEaHtLPn0/U9VCWqNVQoI/AAAAAAAAlM0/NcfwAxiyWfY/s640/blogger-image-1112512723.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>As we crossed the ferry to Toronto we saw this ship go by.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-o2OC-Ssu0mM/U9VBp5kDr-I/AAAAAAAAlL8/oEevOA4wfZg/s640/blogger-image--919659666.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-o2OC-Ssu0mM/U9VBp5kDr-I/AAAAAAAAlL8/oEevOA4wfZg/s640/blogger-image--919659666.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>We spent the night at a friends house and enjoyed a wonderful datenight together. Thanks Jay and Liz for the use of your apartment and a huge thanks to Meadow for watching the girls while we enjoyed a night out!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-aWSUXwO-LJ8/U9UO6pDYj6I/AAAAAAAAlK0/OiWIIpQywPE/s640/blogger-image-1010636402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-aWSUXwO-LJ8/U9UO6pDYj6I/AAAAAAAAlK0/OiWIIpQywPE/s640/blogger-image-1010636402.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-4YofN6HJRMw/U9VBRaKJoDI/AAAAAAAAlL0/b3Djbh0XWIQ/s640/blogger-image--1746021481.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-4YofN6HJRMw/U9VBRaKJoDI/AAAAAAAAlL0/b3Djbh0XWIQ/s640/blogger-image--1746021481.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-zEb5D0nfimU/U9VCQh0OuRI/AAAAAAAAlMs/VX9kvGJKw5Q/s640/blogger-image--1762862626.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-zEb5D0nfimU/U9VCQh0OuRI/AAAAAAAAlMs/VX9kvGJKw5Q/s640/blogger-image--1762862626.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977692457474576442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494143803121184747.post-17506807387712774552014-07-20T11:02:00.002-04:002014-07-20T11:07:45.457-04:00Week 4 Nature Scavenger Hunt for Families and my week 3 entries<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Exploring ponds proved to be a bit of a challenge it seems for us all this week. For myself we were time challenged as it was a very very busy week for us and we only made it to the pond one day. We may make it out again later today but I need to get these challenges out to the participants.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">This week we are going to change things up a bit. Since this is my first time hosting this scavenger hunt it was brought up that perhaps having new tasks on Mondays and allowing photos to be added until Sunday night would be helpful so that is what we will do from now on. I'll give you 8 tasks this week and will give you next weeks tasks on Monday. Every week photos can be uploaded until Sunday night. It makes way more sense so thank you for the suggestion.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">This week we will explore colours in our natural surroundings. The point is to look for colours around as we are out and about exploring. Please try to refrain from taking a picture of your flower gardens but rather go on a hike and see what wild flower colours you can find, or butterfly colours or even dragonfly colours. You could also visit a beach and look for colourful shells or rocks depending on where you live. The point is to get out in nature and see what colours you can find.</span><br />
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Bonus points added this week for each item you find of the days colour!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">July 21st: Orange 5 points</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">July 23rd: Green 5 points</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Week 4 BONUS: Go outside and paint a picture of a rainbow. Your entrance photo should show me: you with your painting outside. Finger paint, brush paint, try making natural paint brushes, use hand prints...the choice is yours 50 points</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;"></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;"><b>Don't forget about the overall bonus's which may be uploaded at any time during the 9 week period:</b><br />EXTRA bonus 1: A family portrait with a waterfall 25 points<br />EXTRA bonus 2: Discover a cave 50 points<br />EXTRA bonus 3: Make art with natures bounty 25 points<br />EXTRA bonus 4: Go camping... show us your favourite experience while camping 25 points<br />EXTRA bonus 5: Explore a hiking trail and share with us some of the wonderful natural things you saw while hiking 50 points<br />EXTRA bonus 6: Use natural items (rocks, sticks etc) to spell the word for how being in nature makes you feel 25 points<br />EXTRA bonus 7: A family portrait at either a National Park or a Provincial or State park. Let me know at least one thing you learned while at this park 100 points.<br /><br />Have fun and enjoy your time exploring the colours around you. I look forward to seeing all your pictures.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;"><b>Here are our week 3 pictures:</b></span></span><br />
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July 14th: A duck (bonus points if it wasn't a mallard but all we saw were Mallards) At least we saw some babies</div>
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July 15th: A turtle (bonus points if two in the same picture</div>
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July 16th: An interesting pond plant. My girls chose cat tails...not very interesting as they are so common but they thought they were interesting because every part of the plant is useful for survival as food, or bandages as they learned on our <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://siayla.blogspot.ca/2014/06/wye-marsh-home-school-group-fieldtrip.html">Wye marsh trip</a> </span>and remembered when we saw them here.</div>
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July 17th: A dragonfly or Damselfly with bonus points for mentioning a difference between the two. I believe the one I was able to get a picture with on my phone is a<span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://onnaturemagazine.com/dragonfly-and-damselfly-odonata-guide.html"> Meadowhawk</a></span>. </div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">Differences Between Dragonflies and Damselflies SOURCE OF TABLE </span><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://insects.about.com/od/identifyaninsect/a/dragonordamsel.htm">HERE</a></span></h2>
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<tr><td style="vertical-align: top;">Characteristic</td><td align="center" style="vertical-align: top;"><b>Dragonfly</b></td><td align="center" style="vertical-align: top;"><b>Damselfly</b></td></tr>
<tr><td style="vertical-align: top;"><b>Eyes</b></td><td align="left" style="vertical-align: top;">most have eyes that touch, or nearly touch, at the top of the head</td><td align="left" style="vertical-align: top;">eyes are clearly separated, usually appearing to each side of the head</td></tr>
<tr><td style="vertical-align: top;"><b>Body</b></td><td align="left" style="vertical-align: top;">usually stocky</td><td align="left" style="vertical-align: top;">usually long and slender</td></tr>
<tr><td style="vertical-align: top;"><b>Wing Shape</b></td><td align="left" style="vertical-align: top;">dissimilar wing pairs, with hind wings broader at the base</td><td align="left" style="vertical-align: top;">all wings similar in shape</td></tr>
<tr><td style="vertical-align: top;"><b>Position at Rest</b></td><td align="left" style="vertical-align: top;">wings held open, horizontally or downwards</td><td align="left" style="vertical-align: top;">wings held closed, usually over abdomen</td></tr>
<tr><td style="vertical-align: top;"><b><a href="http://insects.about.com/od/d/g/discalcell.htm" style="color: #3366cc; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Discal Cell</a></b></td><td align="left" style="vertical-align: top;">divided into triangles</td><td align="left" style="vertical-align: top;">undivided, quadrilateral</td></tr>
<tr><td style="vertical-align: top;"><b>Male Appendages</b></td><td align="left" style="vertical-align: top;">pair of superior anal appendages, single inferior appendage</td><td align="left" style="vertical-align: top;">two pairs of anal appendages</td></tr>
<tr><td style="vertical-align: top;"><b>Female Appendages</b></td><td align="left" style="vertical-align: top;">most have vestigial ovipositors</td><td align="left" style="vertical-align: top;">functional ovipositors</td></tr>
<tr><td style="vertical-align: top;"><b>Larvae</b></td><td align="left" style="vertical-align: top;">breathe through rectal tracheal gills; stocky bodies</td><td align="left" style="vertical-align: top;">breathe through caudal gills; slender bodies</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">July 18th: A swan (Heron or Egret added in) bonus points for a pair of swans or an in-flight egret or heron</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">The Great Blue Heron i captured on my phone was a bit far away so my picture is not the greatest but it is there :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">July 19th: A canoe (paddle boat or kayak) on the pond with bonus points if its a family selfie in one.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Well I failed on this...no picture this week as we have had a crazy busy week. We are hoping to get out later today but right now I need to get you your new tasks!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">WEEK 3 BONUS: Build a boat with natural materials and float it in the pond. well we completed half this task and if all goes well we will go to a pond to float it later today but so far all we did was practice floating it in a pretend pond. We made ours with some friends when they visited on Friday. </span></span><br />
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When we arrived it was fairly overcast. As soon as we saw the pond the girls wished they brought their nets (and I really wished I didn't forget my camera).<br />
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Our first discovery was a family of Mallard ducks. The babies were quite interested in us but mama kept making them swim the other way.<br />
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We walked along the board walk looking for frogs and turtles for our <span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1435701603367598/">Nature Scavenger Hunt for Families </a></span>and were quite disappointed when we didn't see any. I thought for sure we would see turtles here.<br />
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We continued a long the trail and the girls stopped to pick some wild raspberries.<br />
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Which gave me a moment to admire these sweet peas. They were such a pretty colour.<br />
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Then we were off again, along the wooded trail around the backside of the pond. It didn't take long for shoes to come off and pleas of "next time we come mommy we NEED to remember bring our nets please".<br />
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We found eggs...which appeared to be in ribbons so I think they might have been toad eggs and not frog eggs but I am not positive. It's hard to see in the photo too but they weren't in a clump, but rather they looked like lines of ribbon. We would have liked to examine them a little more closely but they were out of our reach...if only we brought our nets, or boots...<br />
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We did of course see some frogs. <br />
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Sierra of course had to try to catch them but she had no luck with her bare hands today. Can you spot the frogs foot in this picture as it swims away.<br />
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We saw a Great Blue Heron but he was too far away from my phones capabilities for a good picture.<br />
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There were many flowers in bloom near the pond.<br />
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We saw many dragonflies and I chased them around like a crazy women trying to get pictures but this little guy who I think is a Meadowhawk was the only one who stood still long enough for a picture.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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While I was chasing dragonflies...my girls were exploring and meeting friends. We met a family of 6 on the trail and they caught a snake. Sierra was over there in a heartbeat!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After saying hello to the snake for a few minutes they let him go and Sierra ran off to try to catch frogs again with one of the girls we met. Aayla was happy looking for fish and throwing rocks with the other little girl. We explained to them we were looking for turtles and they offered to help us out a long the board walk. When we got back to the board walk it was sunny and there were turtles everywhere! This family had a net and caught one for us so we could get an up close picture of the turtle for our scavenger hunt.</div>
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We let him go after a few minutes and then they were off to try and catch frogs again. While doing so they caught a leech. This guy was big! Watching him swim he looked like a flat ribbon floating in the water but as soon as he was in the net he bunched up into a fat blob.</div>
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We exchanged numbers with our new friends and will have to plan another day to meet up at the pond as we all had a really great time! It was nice for Sierra to find another friend who is a frog loving girly girl just like Sierra is. We then headed to Gymnastics and stopped for ice cream on the way home before supper :) So we managed to turn our frowns from the flat tires upside down and had a wonderful day.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977692457474576442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494143803121184747.post-7541835460600812002014-07-13T10:12:00.001-04:002014-08-19T20:10:11.359-04:00Week 3 Nature Scavenger Hunt for Families and my own week 2 entriesI must say this past weeks theme of exploring forest's is one of my favourite places to explore. I love walking along trails, exploring off trail, and photographing all the little details of the forest.<br />
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This week we are going to explore ponds. Ponds are one of Sierra's favourite places to explore in. This year she has found many varieties of frogs, turtles, Eastern Newt Efts, many species of eggs (frogs, toads, salamanders). She even found a baby salamander that was only about 1 cm long. How she spotted that swimming still amazes me.<br />
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Time for this weeks new challenges. Remember to upload all your photos by July 19th with the hashtag #2014naturehunt and the date your picture is for as well as a description of your picture to help me award points more easily.<br />
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July 13th: A frog 5 points (5 bonus points if you can identify it)<br />
July 14th: A duck 5 points (10 bonus points if it is not a mallard duck)<br />
July 15th: A turtle 5 points (5 bonus points if you can get more then one turtle in the same picture)<br />
July 16th: An interesting pond plant (10 bonus points if you tell me why you think this plant is interesting)<br />
July 17th: A dragonfly or Damselfly 10 points (5 bonus points if you can tell me the difference between the two)<br />
July 18th: A swan 10 points (10 bonus points if you get a pair of swans in one picture)<br />
July 19th: A Canoe on a pond (25 bonus points if its a family selfie in the canoe)<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Week 3 BONUS: Make a boat out of natural materials and take a picture of it floating in the pond 25 points</span><br />
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On our walk in we saw this butterfly. He was camera shy though and this is the best picture I could get.<br />
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The girls were shocked when they first put their feet in this little stream. It was sooOooo cold! My feet were frozen in a matter of minutes. they still had fun exploring in it and we ended up freezing out feet for about 45 minutes.<br />
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I found this poor little bee clinging onto this stick floating in the stream too. I carried him to land so he could dry out his wings, rest and hopefully fly away safe and sound.</div>
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Here he is starting to dry out but still not ready to fly. We left the stream before he flew away but I am hopeful that in a bit of time he would regain some energy and make it home. I wished I had something sweet on me to give him for energy but I had nothing. I did what I could though and hope for the best.<br />
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Sierra found this little slug on a log that stretched over the river. When she picked it up it slimed her with an orange stain and she was NOT impressed! No matter how much water and sand rubbing we gave her fingers it would not come off...hopefully the tub tonight will get it all cleaned up.</div>
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Some other wild life I captured near the small waterfall...<br />
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Next we headed to the playground for a bit and Sierra found a tree she wanted to climb. However the bark was extremely rough and it wasn't a very pleasant experience...poor girl is having a rough day.<br />
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We walked over to the pond to see the baby ducks.<br />
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Here by the pond I got a wonderful surprise. Can you see what is flying in this picture? It's a Cedar Waxwing and believe it or not I don't think I have ever seen one before.<br />
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Not only did I see one but there had to have been at least 12 flying around. I wished I had my other camera with me but with my phone this was the best shot I could get of one at least.</div>
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On our way out the girls found a better tree to climb.</div>
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And Aayla discovered this weird hole. I have no idea what lives in here but she bent down down and yelled in, "Is anybody home"? there was no answer and nothing scurried out in a hurry so it remains a mystery.<br />
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Last but not least we saw this thing on the side of a tree which someone told me a <span style="color: blue;">C<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/10-scintillating-facts-about-cicadas-1.1376256"><span style="color: blue;">i</span>cada</a></span> hatched from it. I've certainly never seen a cicada before so it was a neat surprise too. The Cedar Waxwings were the best though and I will need to go back again soon with my other camera and hope they are still around.<br />
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We have been meaning to hike to the sand dunes for awhile but things kept coming up. Today though the stars were aligned as we made it and had a wonderful time.</div>
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Our walk today started out by parking at the Schooner Bridge parking lot. We crossed the road to the trail entrance beside the paramedics. From there we walked through wooded areas, the old race track, fields and more woods until we emerged at the top of the dunes. Sorry I can't give proper directions as we just walked towards the direction we thought they were in and eventually found them.</div>
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I saw my first Indian Pipes for the year. Apparently these are now called Ghost Pipes.</div>
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Sierra spotted this butterfly and took this picture herself.</div>
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This picture below is at one end of the old Wasaga Race track as we headed back onto the trail.</div>
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Along the way we saw many wild flowers. I fell in love with this orange butterfly milkweed.</div>
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It was so bright and beautiful. The buds before they opened up looked like little tulips.</div>
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They just brightened up the whole fields where they grew.</div>
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This Butterfly Milkweed is very different in looks from Common Milkweed but the butterflies and bees seemed to like it just as much. At least this Silver Spotted Skipper butterfly did.</div>
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I can only imagine the panic that this could bring for some parents. For me though I saw these dunes as a source of so much playful learning. Not only did the kids race up and down, up and down, up and down these hills for an amazing work out but they were all very helpful, careful and considerate of everyone around. Making sure each peer was safe no matter what their age.</div>
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There was turn waiting so as to not roll over someone as bodies rolled down the hills. There was helping the youngest climb, easpecially in steep areas so she didn't loose her footing and fall. There were races to who could roll the farthest and the fastest.</div>
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See all the tracks over the hill... That's where the above picture was taken and where most of the climbing and rolling took place.</div>
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After everyone needed a break from rolling we headed down to the rivers edge. Here there was a lot of throwing rocks.</div>
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Making of mud balls and mud snowmen. The snowmen crumbled before a picture could be taken.</div>
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There was attempts to catch minnows with bare hands and everyone wished they brought their bathing suits!</div>
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Then we walked to the other edge of the dunes to investigate the sparrow homes.</div>
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While walking to that end there was attempts at mountain climbing.</div>
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There was mini cave discoveries.</div>
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There was lots and lots of sliding.</div>
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The swallows quickly left their nests to distract us away and we kept back a fair distance to not disturb them too much. I absolutely love the looks of the sandy hills and all of their formations.</div>
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Some pieces of a crawfish were found.</div>
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More rocks were thrown.</div>
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After about 3 hours playing here it was time to head home back along the trails, through the fields...</div>
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Stopping to watch a squirrel on the way.</div>
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We took a shortcut out of the paths along the road because everyone was starving. The kids all had fun climbing this gate on our way out.</div>
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A wonderful day. My girls asked about when we can go back again before we even got home!</div>
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We learned that you can enjoy tent camping with kids even after trailer camping for years. This was our first tent camping experience for our girls and they loved it. The pictures here may be water marked with operation explorations but I guarantee they are my photos I just do not want to go edit them all again for this blog post. Here is our camping area above the rocky river.<br />
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We learned that this prehistoric looking creature we discovered was called an <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/eastern_dobsonfly.htm">Eastern Dobsonfly</a></span>. We also learned that this one is a female due to the sorter mandibles and that she can inflict a painful bite. I am thankful she didn't feel threatened by my holding her.<br />
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We learned that this sweet spotted caterpillar we found was a <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.invadingspecies.com/invaders/forest/gypsy-moth/">Gypsy Moth caterpillar</a></span> and it is an invading species to Ontario. He was so pretty to observe and I loved watching his hairy suction cupped feet.<br />
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We found toads and made habitats for them to observe while camping.<br />
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Charlie even tried to kiss one but it didn't turn into a prince.<br />
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and a fish. This one Sierra caught herself.<br />
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Aayla caught the first fish... on her first cast...talk about beginners luck! We let hers go right away though as he was too little to keep to eat.<br />
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I was the only one who got to see the Northern Watersnake...which I could have done without seeing.<br />
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Aayla loved foraging for wild blueberries... every chance she got.<br />
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Almost as much as this chipmunk did! He scurried around those blueberry bushes so fast that I didn't think I got a picture of him so when I found this picture of him stuffing his face when I got home I was very happy.<br />
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To keep the kids busy while camping was easy...they played and played and played in the water.<br />
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They climbed rocks and explored...<br />
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We fished, we canoed, we chased butterflies.<br />
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we gathered firewood and cooked all our meals over the camp fire.<br />
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and played, played, played from dawn to dusk.<br />
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Don't forget if you want to see many, many more photos from our camping trip to pop over to my other blog <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://operationexplorations.blogspot.ca/2014/07/tent-camping-on-pickerel-river-in.html">HERE</a></span> to see and read more about our adventures or see our hike at the French River Provincial Park <span style="color: orange;"><a href="http://operationexplorations.blogspot.ca/2014/07/hiking-recollet-falls-at-french-river.html">HERE</a></span>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977692457474576442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494143803121184747.post-25270245856733154902014-07-06T18:00:00.000-04:002014-08-19T20:10:43.040-04:00Week 2 Nature Scavenger Hunt for Families The first week has come to an end but it looks like lots of you have been having fun with your pictures. I have just returned home from four days of camping but I wanted to get this out as quickly as I could. I will add the tally's for this week to the facebook group page later tonight after we unpack.<br />
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I've decided not to post our photos to the facebook group since I am hosting but I still want to be able to participate with my girls. I will keep track of our photos here weekly at the end of each weekly update post...(see end of post for our photos this week).<br />
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I hope you enjoyed week 1 and don't worry if you didn't get a chance to upload many photos, or you didn't have a beach near you, or just didn't have time this week to participate...there are many weeks ahead to catch up. Feel free to complete as many tasks as you can but don't worry about falling behind as there are many weeks to go. Ready for week 2?<br />
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This weeks tasks are to be found while exploring the forest. Forests are wonderful places to explore and some of my best childhood memories include playing in the forest behind our house in rural Nova Scotia. Walking with me in the woods can be a pain for those accompanying me as I am continually stopping to to take a picture of a flower or a mushroom or a.... pretty much anything that catches my eye.<br />
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<b>Here we go with week 2's tasks:</b><br />
July 6th: A pine cone growing on an evergreen tree 5 points (5 bonus points if you can name the forest and state or province it is in)<br />
July 7th: A tree with compound leaves 5 points (5 bonus points if you can identify the species of tree)<br />
July 8th: A stream 5 points (5 bonus points if your picture has wildlife in it)<br />
July 9th: A forest animal 20 points (5 bonus points if it is not a squirrel)<br />
July 10th: Moss or lichen growing in the forest 5 points (10 bonus points if you can identify the species of moss/lichen)<br />
July 11th: A fern growing in the forest (5 bonus points if you can get the ferns spores in the picture)<br />
July 12th: An acorn or chestnut in it's natural surroundings 5 points (How many can you collect and get in your picture? 1 bonus point for each one in your picture up to 25)<br />
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WEEK 2 BONUS: A picture of someone climbing a tree 25 points<br />
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<b>Don't forget about the overall bonus's which <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">may be uploaded at any time during the 9 week period:</span></b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">EXTRA bonus 1: A family portrait with a waterfall 25 points</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">EXTRA bonus 2: Discover a cave 50 points</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">EXTRA bonus 3: Make art with natures bounty 25 points</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">EXTRA bonus 4: Go camping... show us your favourite experience while camping 25 points</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">EXTRA bonus 5: Explore a hiking trail and share with us some of the wonderful natural things you saw while hiking 50 points</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">EXTRA bonus 6: Use natural items (rocks, sticks etc) to spell the word for how being in nature makes you feel 25 points</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">EXTRA bonus 7: A family portrait at either a National Park or a Provincial or State park. Let me know at least one thing you learned while at this park 100 points.</span><br />
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Have fun and enjoy your time exploring the forests around you. I look forward to seeing all your pictures.<br />
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Here are our pictures for week 1:<br />
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WEEK 1 bonus picture was to show how we enjoyed Canada Day outside in nature.<br />
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We took a boat ride down the river to the beach (Wasaga Beach (5) Provincial park beach in Ontario) and had a fun day enjoying the sun and the water and playing together at the beach.<br />
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Picture 1 for June 30th: A family portrait of participants<br />
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Our family picture was taken at Wasaga Beach 5 on Canada Day. Aayla made a flag by making a Maple leaf printed flag to take with us (my husband is in our portrait too but mainly it will be me and our girls participating in the nature scavenger hunt).<br />
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Picture 2 July 1st: A picture of a Maple leaf...(on the beach if possible) in celebration of Canada Day<br />
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Our little maple tree was found while camping this weekend on a little rocky beach along the Pickerel River in Ontario.<br />
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Picture 3 July 2nd: A picture of a beach<br />
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Our picture is at Wasaga Beach (5) Provincial Park in Ontario. Sierra is building a little sandcastle in the middle of a nice little warm pool she found.<br />
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Picture 4 July 3rd: A shell in it's natural surroundings<br />
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Ours is of a mussel shell laying just as it was washed ashore.<br />
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Picture 5 July 4th: Natures fireworks in celebration of Independence day for our US participants.<br />
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All week we were hoping for a beautifully coloured sunset but did not see one so we are using this picture of the sun setting over our camp fire with the sun rays exploding behind the tree line as it sets.<br />
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Picture 6 July 5th: An interesting rock at the beach and describe why we think it is interesting<br />
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Our rock we though was interesting because with a little imagination it looks like a puppy dog. Can you see the puppy by Aayla's feet as she steps down to get it from some other large rocks along the shoreline I will have a close up picture of the actual rock in our camping post when I get it done).<br />
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Here is where we spent the last four days...it was so beautiful along the Pickerel River in Ontario. We loved this spot because we could do so much here. We enjoyed exploring around the camp site, watching wildlife, viewing new wildlife we have never seen before, cliff jumping, floating down the mini waterfall, swimming, fishing, canoeing.... I have so many pictures to edit for a post about everything we did!<br />
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We had a great first week with the scavenger hunt and I sure hope you are all enjoying your scavenger hunt too. Happy hunting!<br />
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And a big birthday wish to my mom whose birthday is today...Happy Birthday Mommy!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977692457474576442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494143803121184747.post-41623439211965980672014-07-01T22:00:00.000-04:002014-07-07T22:03:21.777-04:00Happy Canada Day 2014 and a Canada Flag DIYFor Canada Day this year Aayla made us a Canada Flag to take to the beach with us.<br />
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Here is how to make a flag of your own.<br />
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Gather your materials.<br />
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1) To begin paint a real Maple Leaf with red paint. Make sure to cover every part of the leaf. Aayla painted her leaf ontop of a scrap piece of paper so as to not paint the table when painting right to the tips of the leaf.<br />
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2) Turn your painted leaf over and firmly but gently press it onto your piece of white paper (or fabric if you'd prefer).<br />
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4) Add your stick. We poked two holes in one side of the flag and then pushed the stick through the holes. If your holes are too big you can secure the stick with some tape on the back. Aayla also painted the stick to help it blend into the flag.<br />
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5) Voila! Take your flag outside to a parade, or with you to your local celebration, hang it in your window or just wave it around and have fun.<br />
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We took our flag with us on a boat ride to the beach and plunked it in the sand where we spent Canada Day afternoon playing.<br />
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If you haven't signed up yet you can do so by joining the <span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1435701603367598/">Nature Scavenger Hunt for Families Facebook Group</a></span>. Anyone can join during the first week. Next Sunday (when I send out the second week's tasks for the hunt) will be the end of new members joining in and I will change the group status to closed.<br />
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This nature scavenger hunt is meant to get you and your family out in nature this summer so natural photos are a must for maximum points.<br />
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You are welcome to participate just for fun or you can join in for the competitive points side of the hunt but I am hoping your main reason for joining is to bond together as a family while exploring and learning about the wonderful natural world all around us. Each week will focus on a theme in nature.<br />
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Since this week marks the first week of summer vacation here in Canada we are starting out with Beach related hunts because what better way to start the summer is there then a trip to the beach. Depending on where you live it could be a sandy beach, or a rocky beach, an ocean, a lake, or a river side beach...the choice is yours. Go to a favourite beach or a new beach or both. Better yet; travel to a different beach everyday!<br />
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If time doesn't permit you to travel to a beach everyday you are welcome to take all your photos on one day... however again I recommend you spending a couple days at least exploring the beaches nearby. Take a beach or shell field guide with you for extra learning fun.<br />
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Remember you can do each task on individual days or all at once (depending on how much time in nature your family can commit to) just as long as the photos are uploaded to the <span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1435701603367598/">Nature Scavenger Hunt for Families Facebook Group</a></span> before the following Sunday each week. So for example all the photos from week one must be uploaded by July 5th.<br />
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<i><b>***This week there will be 5 bonus points per picture if you name the beach you are at and which province or state it is located in, in the photo description when uploaded to the group***</b></i><br />
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1) June 30th: A family portrait of who is participating in this hunt 25 points (5 bonus points if it's a beach photo)<br />
2) July 1st: (Canada Day Holiday) Maple leaf 5 points (5 bonus points if you have a real Maple leaf in a beach photo)<br />
3) July 2nd: A picture of a beach 5 points (don't forget to share with us the name of the beach and province or state it is located in for 5 bonus points)<br />
4) July 3rd: A shell in it's natural surroundings 5 points (identify it for 5 bonus points)<br />
5) July 4th: (Independance Day Holiday USA) Sunrise or sunset 5 points (5 bonus points for colourful representation of natures fireworks in celebration of the holidays)<br />
6) July 5th: An interesting rock or rock formation at the beach 5 points (5 bonus points if you tell me why you think it is interesting)<br />
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Week 1 BONUS'S for extra points:<br />
Show us how you celebrated either Canada Day or Independence Day outside in Nature 25 points<br />
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Don't worry if you miss a day's points or don't achieve all the bonus points as there are many, many more tasks in the coming weeks to make up points.<br />
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I want to also share with you now some extra activities to gain points throughout the summer. These extra bonus's are meant to get you thinking and participating in outdoor activities throughout your summer.<br />
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The following may be uploaded at any time during the 9 week period:<br />
EXTRA bonus 1: A family portrait with a waterfall 25 points<br />
EXTRA bonus 2: Discover a cave 50 points<br />
EXTRA bonus 3: Make art with natures bounty 25 points<br />
EXTRA bonus 4: Go camping... show us your favourite experience while camping 25 points<br />
EXTRA bonus 5: Explore a hiking trail and share with us some of the wonderful natural things you saw while hiking 50 points<br />
EXTRA bonus 6: Use natural items (rocks, sticks etc) to spell the word for how being in nature makes you feel 25 points<br />
EXTRA bonus 7: A family portrait at either a National Park or a Provincial or State park. Let me know at least one thing you learned while at this park 100 points.<br />
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Does this all sound confusing? Trust me it sounds a bit confusing to me too but I promise to tally up everyone's point totals weekly so you know where you stand in the ratings. This is the first time I have set something up like this so if I have been unclear or you have any questions at all please feel free send me a message through the <span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1435701603367598/">facebook group</a></span> and I will try to answer your questions more clearly.<br />
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IMPORTANT!!!! Remember to add the hashtag #2014naturehunt to the photo description of EACH picture as you upload it to the Nature Scavenger Hunt Facebook group so I can easily keep track of each submission and award your points accordingly. Please also describe your photo. For example your entry for July 3rd should have a description like this:<br />
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<i><b>A shell (type of shell) at (name of beach) in (name Province or State) #2014naturehunt </b></i><br />
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You will get 5 points for saying the type of shell, 5 bonus points if you show the shell at the beach you found it at and 5 points for naming the beach and where it is located for 15 points total<br />
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Ready? Set? GO!!! Have fun exploring, discovering and learning about our wonderful world together as a family. I can't wait to see all your photos...Oh and random bonus points might be awarded for creativity.<br />
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PS a small prize for my token of appreciation for your participation will be awarded to the family with the highest points. Remember...if you miss points one week there will be ample weeks available to catch up in the points department. Some tasks will be easier then others and points will be awarded accordingly. Now get out there and start exploring, learning and having fun snapping pictures and making memories.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977692457474576442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494143803121184747.post-6976046816921470812014-06-25T17:04:00.000-04:002014-06-25T17:04:24.964-04:00Annual Nature Scavenger Hunt for FamiliesWho is interested in joining a nature scavenger hunt for families???<br />
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Why? Because everyone loves a scavenger hunt and what better way is there to get out and explore nature??? It is a wonderful opportunity for families to bond as they discover their wonderful natural world around them.<br />
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To join in on the scavenger hunt fun please join the group <span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1435701603367598/">Nature Scavenger Hunt for Families on Facebook</a></span>. Every Sunday throughout the summer (9 weeks) I will post the weekly items you need to go out and hunt for.<br />
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This is a point based scavenger hunt which will run through Facebook. Every family who joins will receive points for each picture they upload to the group using the hashtag #2014naturehunt. To be awarded your points you must be part of this facebook group and you must describe each photo so I can easily distinguish which item is in your photo. For instance something wet could be a picture of a river, a lake or a mud puddle. I need to know which photo to knock off on your checklist. Every week there will be bonus items to find for extra points as well as overall bonus family activities to complete for extra points. Lets see how many points you can rack up and how much fun you can have as a family discovering the natural world around you.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977692457474576442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494143803121184747.post-79707360716433207492014-06-19T21:34:00.000-04:002014-06-19T21:34:46.574-04:00Sierra's 8th Minecraft BirthdaySierra turned 8 on Friday the13th! She has been dreaming about her <span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://minecraft.net/">Minecraft </a></span>party for months now. I must say this was the most challenging party I have ever prepared for. There was so much prep work...like sanding 19 pick axes which my husband cut out for us. I forgot how much I <strike>HATE</strike>... dislike sanding!<br />
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There were so many ideas I wanted to do but we ran out of time to get them all done. A lot of the inspiration for the party came from<a href="http://ichooseawesome.wordpress.com/2012/12/03/epic-minecraft-party/"><span style="color: blue;"> HERE</span></a>.<br />
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The whole party focused around a scavenger hunt. The hunt led the kids to find cubes which they used to craft items which we then made, or they received items Sierra and I made for them as prizes.<br />
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For the hunt I dyed little wooden cubes (blue for diamond, green for emeralds, drew on a stick for sticks etc). These were used to make the items you use while playing the Minecraft video game. Below the cubes are being used to make a diamond pick axe. In exchange for crafting the pick axe on the cardboard crafting table they were all given a wooden pick axe to paint as their first activity.<br />
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Everyone is busy below painting their pick axes.<br />
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Next we listened to another clue in the scavenger hunt and the kids all raced off to find the three trunk tree (little did I know we had three on the property). Here they found emerald cubes and they had to craft emerald armour for protection.<br />
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We couldn't make full armour so after crafting their armour on the crafting table they were given a bag of beads and we created protective bracelets each adorn with their name.<br />
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Next up their clue led them to find sand and gun powder blocks to make TNT (which was wrapped up licorice...see two pictures down of the TNT and bead bag for the name bracelets).<br />
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Their next clue didn't make them find any cubes it was just for fun...their clue led them to the strawberry patch where they found green powdered strawberries hidden among the unripe green berries growing. The strawberries are so late this year.</div>
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Some of the other clues led them to cubes and they had to create a torch and received a glow stick, or they found cubes to make a fishing rod and then fished for a Minecraft magnet Sierra made. They also created a bow and arrow with string and stick cubes. They were then given a slingshot (instead of a bow and arrow) and had to knock down the pop can Endermen.<br />
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Another clue led them to the pin the mouth on the middle head of the wither and everyone won a Minecraft pin.</div>
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For one of the clues they won Minecraft necklaces that Sierra and I made. The pins and the necklaces were created using <a href="https://www.etsy.com/transaction/206665064"><span style="color: blue;">THESE</span></a> and<span style="color: blue;"> <a href="https://www.etsy.com/transaction/206665021">THESE</a></span> graphics. Here's a picture of a couple of the prizes with the take home treat cups that I made by drawing a creeper face on green cups from the dollar store and filling them with green candies.</div>
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Next up was snack time. I planned on creating little tags for all the foods as they corresponded with items in the game but I ran out of time. We had marshmallow mushrooms (these were super cute), pretzel torches, watermelon slices, carrots, grapes for slime balls, blue Gatorade for the blue water drink, chocolate chip cookies, square sour cube candies and pudding 'dirt' cups. I really wanted to make red Jello for lava and rice krispie sand, dirt and grass squares but we ended up with so much food since only 8 of the 19 kids that were supposed to be here showed up due to illness so I am thankful we ran out of time to get it all made.</div>
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Next was the cake which Meadow made for us. I am so lucky she likes to bake!</div>
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After cake time was presents.</div>
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Then it was piƱata time (Meadow made this too). Thanks so much Meadow you really made Sierra's day :)</div>
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All in all everyone had a great time. There was a lot of prep ahead of time but it was all worth it in the end but I am thankful to have this one behind us!</div>
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