Luna and Blake are quite keen on fossils and geology. Just a year ago Blake had an on-going ‘project’ carefully excavating our driveway … More
Tag: environment
Home Bay and the Beach Forge
It’s feeling like summer now, we’ll skip spring and get right on to hot beach days! We opted for a … More
The lighthouse and the lichen
We had our first ever family holiday last week, we had a few days in Nelson together, an art project … More
Spore prints
We had a couple of hours at the Auckland Domain yesterday, it’s peek fungi (is that a thing? It is … More
Ecological literacy
Luna collecting a seedling specimen she found, with plans to plant it up at home I came across this article … More
Beach and bird bones
We are fortunate to be able to jump in our car and reach some truly beautiful beaches, and while it’s … More
Water plants – setting up a natural aquarium
Luna, Blake and I began an aquarium project about two years ago now, the seasons have come around again, and … More
Bay wild play
We have some very special wild places around us in Auckland. The bike that goes everywhere Blake does. Over sand … More
Sand sculptures
We had a visit to Karekare beach recently, took in some early spring sun, cool wind and sand sculptures. We … More
Creative play and the art of staying out of it
A collection in a butterfly net. I have had some interesting experiences, working in education and art over time. I’m … More