Join Us - Penn Farm 11/5

Family Nature Club monthly outing 

 Tomorrow!

Saturday, November 5th Penn Farm @ Cedar Hill State Park
10:00 a.m.

 We're making Soda Bottle Terrariums at our next nature club event!
If you'd like to make one, please bring a (clean and empty) 2 liter soda bottle.

This is a nice learning experiment to teach you about plants, closed environments; and while it is growing you can observe the life cycle of plants.

Bring a picnic lunch, if you'd like.

Hope to see you tomorrow!

Fall Camp Out - Lake Mineral Wells State Park

Another wonderful club event.  The weather was perfect and everyone had a great time!

 Our youngest camper Emory eating breakfast before our morning hike.

 Dani taking a photo of an ant colony we found along the trail.

 Ava finds a shell.

 Everett was intrigued with all the lichen on the rocks.

 Emory hiked his shoe off!

 Taking a much needed water and snack break.

 Where's Zoe?

 Finally, a jar for collecting dirt.

 After cracking open their geodes, the kids brushed them clean to reveal beautiful crystals inside.  Like geodes we are all different in size and shape, yet we each have beauty within us.

 There was even enough time for school.  Seen here, "Miss Draggerson" (aka Zoe), irritated with one of her students (mom Deona) for not paying close attention. :)

 Burn bans = roasting marshmallows over sterno stoves.  Though a little difficult to find, ethanol (versus methanol) fuel is a safe alternative for roasting marshmallows.

 Woo! A brisk morning and a funny hat makes for one happy camper!

 Sunday morning we discovered a critter visited our campsite.

 Group Hug!

REMINDER:

DFW Family Nature Club meets the first Saturday (or weekend) each month. 

Mark Your Calendars!

Our next event is scheduled for Saturday, November 5th - check back for details.  

Family Camp Out - Save the Date!

Our Family Nature Club
is going tent camping

Friday, 9/30 - Sunday, 10/2 to:

Lake Mineral Wells State Park

100 Park Road 71
Mineral Wells TX 76067
940/328-1171

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/lake_mineral_wells/

Our club will be camping in the Plateau Circle; for 2 nights.  Each site is $24 a night, but you only have to put down the first night when you reserve it.  Fall is the most popular time of year for camping.  If you're planning on joining our club, make your reservations today, as sites are filling up fast. 

NEW TO CAMPING? No Problem...
A few of us are experienced campers. If it is your first time camping, we can help you with planning and set-up, simply send us a comment.

Can't go the for entire weekend? 

Consider joining us for one night or maybe just for the day.

Whatever you can arrange,

JOIN US!

September Outing - Nash Farm

The Buzz on Bees

September 3, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Wagon rides $1 per person.

Nash Farm is the place to “bee!” Farms need bees. Learn all about “Apiculture” (bees, pollen, honey and wax!). Peek into a real bee hive and see a queen bee! Taste different varieties of honey. Meet a real-live Honey Princess! She’s “bee-utiful!” Local honey available for purchase.

THE NASH FAMILY HISTORYThe Nash Family was part of a migration of farmers from the Upper South (Missouri, Kentucky, and Tennessee) who settled on the Grape Vine Prairie in the years prior to the Civil War. Thomas Jefferson Nash was born in Marion County, Kentucky, on March 4,1827. His wife, Elizabeth Mouser, was born in Washington County on October 20, 1828. They were married on February 17, 1848. They had five daughters and one son. The oldest three were born in Lebanon, Kentucky, and the youngest three were born in Grapevine, Texas. William P. Nash, Thomas' brother, was born on July 2, 1828. Thomas and William were very close, and William lived with Thomas and his family most of his adult life. William was a stonemason and local lore says he laid the stone foundation of the Nash House, the barn, and Grapevine's First Methodist Church.

Let us know if you plan on joining us - we'll "bee" sure to look for you!

Photos from the day:

Our club had a blast at Nash Farm!  Here are some photos from this event:

Photo courtesy of Alison Power

Photo courtesy of Alison Power

Photo courtesy of Alison Power

Photo courtesy of Alison Power

Photo courtesy of Alison Power

Photo courtesy of Alison Power

Photo courtesy of Alison Power

A reminder - Our Family Nature Club meets the first Saturday (or weekend) each month, unless otherwise noted. 

If you were not able to join us at Nash Farm, we hope to see at one of our next outings soon!