Contemporary Austin – Laguna Gloria Museum is on the US National Register of Historic Places. It was built on land that was originally owned by Stephen F. Austin (whose name was taken for the Capital of Texas). The beautiful Italian inspired “villa” on the site was built later on by Clara Driscoll and her husband […]
Field Trip Foto Friday: Hike and Trails
I know I’ve shared quite a few of our Pinnacle Mountain adventures already (see links below)… but this one was unique. Instead of spending all of our time going up the mountain, we also took the to the trails and visited the swampy forest surrounding the base of the Ozark foothill. We took this field […]
Field Trip Foto Friday: Burns Park, Bike and Picnic
There’s probably not a homeschooler alive who doesn’t often frequent some sort of park. After a day or so of busy school, we start to feel a little ‘cabin fever’. This was especially true for me in Arkansas where we were in a tiny two-bedroom apartment. The great thing was, we had a small park […]
Field Trip Foto Friday: The Old Mill
Time for another Field Trip Foto Friday (although this one is a day late). I typed it on Friday (in case you are grading me)… but I needed to get yesterday’s post up, too. I’m actually on retreat this weekend ~ so I wanted to be prepared to just click and post while I was […]
Field Trip Foto Friday: Armand Bayou Nature Center
From the Armand Bayou Nature Center’s Website: The Center’s core consists of a boardwalk through the forest and marshes, live animal displays, educational signage, bison and prairie platforms, butterfly gardens and an 1800’s farm site. These venues are part of the Center’s vision of a “Discovery Loop” educational tour of ABNC, its habitats and Texas […]
