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Dauphin Island

Good eats on DI

August 13, 2014 by Amy Leave a Comment

While planning our Dauphin Island vacation, we determined that one way we’d keep the cost down was by planning our meals and eating at the beach house for most of them.  We brought a crock pot and whatever extra kitchen stuff we thought we’d need.  A contingent of us went back across the big bridge … [Read more…]

Posted in: Homekeeping Tagged: Alabama field trips, Dauphin Island, Field Trips

Bellingrath Gardens

August 4, 2014 by Amy Leave a Comment

One place my mother had on her “must see” list while we were in south Alabama was Bellingrath Gardens.   My mother inherited a love for growing things from both her parents, and she inherited a love for flowers especially from her mother.  (Her father, my papaw, preferred growing things to eat.  🙂 )  This … [Read more…]

Posted in: Education, Nature Tagged: Alabama field trips, Dauphin Island, Field Trips, Nature

Audubon Bird Sanctuary on Dauphin Island

August 4, 2014 by Amy Leave a Comment

One of the last things my little family did on our trip to Dauphin Island was visit the Audubon Bird Sanctuary.   My parents, sister, and her boys had to leave Sunday morning for my younger nephew to be back in time for band camp on Monday, so it was just us.  I’m really glad … [Read more…]

Posted in: Education, Nature Tagged: Alabama field trips, Dauphin Island, Field Trips, Nature

On the beach

July 25, 2014 by Amy Leave a Comment

In addition to several evening beach visits, I spent a couple of days at the beach during the week we spent on Dauphin Island.  My sister, a true beach bum, and the children all went a time or two more than that.  Today I’m sharing pictures from our first and second beach trips because those … [Read more…]

Posted in: Nature Tagged: Alabama field trips, Dauphin Island, Field Trips, Nature

Dauphin Island Estuarium

July 24, 2014 by Amy Leave a Comment

We spent our second morning on the island at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab Estuarium.  This was sort of spur-of-the-moment because where we really wanted to go was the beach, but the skies looked pretty ominous, so we opted for the indoor activity instead.  I didn’t take many pictures because I had other things to do, like … [Read more…]

Tagged: Alabama field trips, Dauphin Island, Field Trips
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