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North Alabama Field Trips

Scarecrow creations at the Huntsville Botanical Garden

September 22, 2013 by Amy Leave a Comment

Here are a few of the exhibits along the Scarecrow Trail at the Huntsville Botanical Garden that caught my eye on Friday:    

Tagged: Alabama field trips, Field Trips, North Alabama Field Trips, northwest Alabama field trips, Tennessee Valley field trips

a marvelous Monday

May 14, 2013 by Amy 4 Comments

We ended up not going to the Huntsville Botanical Garden this year on National Public Gardens Day despite the lure of free admission because the weather was not very amenable to taking Benny–it promised to be cool and wet.  We were all very disappointed, so we decided to go the first possibly opportunity, which was yesterday. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Bloggy Randomness, Education, Kid-Speak, Nature Tagged: Alabama field trips, Field Trips, Lulu, Nature, North Alabama Field Trips, northwest Alabama field trips, Tennessee Valley field trips

Friday is National Public Gardens Day!

May 5, 2013 by Amy 2 Comments

For the past several years my children, my mother, and I have spent a lovely day at the Huntsville Botanical Gardens on National Public Gardens Day for free.  Go here to find out more about this year’s May 10 event.  You can read more about our adventures in these posts: 2011 trip 2012 trip 2012 … [Read more…]

Posted in: Education, Nature Tagged: Field Trips, Nature, Nature Study, North Alabama Field Trips, northwest Alabama field trips, Tennessee Valley field trips

Harrison Brothers Hardware, Huntsville, Alabama

July 11, 2012 by Amy 3 Comments

Steady Eddie and I spent a bit of time enjoying this quaint and interesting little museum/gift shop in downtown Huntsville on our anniversary.  Harrison Brothers Hardware was opened at another location in 1897, and with the last brother’s death in 1983 (he was actually the son of one of the first owners), the store had not been updated … [Read more…]

Posted in: Bloggy Randomness, Education Tagged: Alabama field trips, Field Trips, North Alabama Field Trips, northwest Alabama field trips, Tennessee Valley field trips

Monday Meanderings: Summer routine + Burritt on the Mountain

June 4, 2012 by Amy 1 Comment

How are you, my friends?  Was your weekend lovely?  I hope so.  I can’t believe we’ve been officially finished with school for almost two weeks; life hasn’t slowed down one little bit for us here.  I am usually discombobulated by summer and its general lack of routine, and often it seems that just the time … [Read more…]

Posted in: Bloggy Randomness, Education Tagged: Field Trips, North Alabama Field Trips, northwest Alabama field trips, Organization and Scheduling, Our School Room, Tennessee Valley field trips, The DLM
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