spring camp out

three years and still going strong, the spring camp out is one of my favorite events. we can have tents and families are all welcome... it is casual and a real treat in this urban cement jungle we live in.

we always end spring camp out with a pancake breakfast, good stuff!



my new group for lizzie will start up soon, so expect a lot more camp fire coming your way (hope its not too much!) i have been buried in saving the wetlands, planning an upcoming wetlands benefit garage sale and linking up with some other local wetlands groups. i wish i could do this kind of thing full time, so rewarding and actually quite addicting. a real thrill to find new interested people and plan events to get the community involved. maybe a future career? we'll see! oh we just had a pretty big earthquake while i was writing this, big enough to get us all running for tables. i actually thought a bear was tramping over our roof, strange but what can you do? we live in so cal after all!

colorado lagoon

the colorado lagoon is an area i wouldn't be caught dead in as a kid, it was the most uncool place in our neighborhood. well now, years later, i see it for what it truly is, a lovely brackish wetlands that has a group of people dedicated to restore it. 

we had a yummy mothers day lunch along the shores and saw newly planted flowers and a meticulously clean beach








i think i am partial to the word "lagoon" it has such a mermaidy sound to it, so peter panish... this is a beautiful place and worth saving.

wetlands workshop

today i attended a workshop to teach teachers or anyone working with kids, how to teach lessons about the environment. it was held at madrona marsh so there was an emphasis on the wetlands (my favorite!!) but also included land plants and animals. the best part was that the lesson plans were so well organized. i can use them right now in my camp fire group, without any adaptation at all. perfect!!

we did activities both inside and out




i met a most fabulous person as well, someone who used to be run programs at el dorado nature center and will hopefully help me coordinate some kind of educational program for los cerritos wetlands. i also spoke again with the director of madrona marsh and i am certain we will work together in the future. what luck to have sent an email to just the right person (madrona marsh director) at just the right time (a week before this amazing workshop) and finally, to meet the instructor who "overheard" me say something about los cerritos wetlands causing her to rush in the room to meet me. just so damn lucky!!

so even though i would have loved to just chill at home today, i am glad i got up early to attend this workshop. it was fun and i am so excited to do some of these lessons asap!

a happy mothers day to all the moms out there!!

wetlands love

we visited bolsa chica wetlands recently, this is a local wetlands that has really excited us to what los cerritos could become. it is a real success story and so beautiful to behold. the birds were screeching, the tide rolling in and we even saw a small shark lurking in the shallow water. thrilling!

Wohelo

Trail Seeker Desire: I desire, to seek the way, that shall become, a delight to my heart, for it will bring me, to the fire of human kindness, lighted by those, who have gone before me, on the camp fire trail

Our first Grand Council Fire! Moving from Trail Seeker to Wood Gatherer... Wo He Lo!!

friday off

carnival day

hair cut, visit with a good friend, carnival, dinner with all the kids and a nice evening catching up on tivo shows. tomorrow is our camp fire garage sale, hoping for a good turn out!

silverado cousins

we spent the day at silverado canyon, visiting cousins and enjoying the spring weather

what an enchanted place, i could easily live here! lucky we have relatives close by to visit! so of course we had to finish the day off with some yogurt at the newest yogurt shop... forget about dinner!