Our homeschool group took a relaxing field trip to the arboretum on a "Backpack Adventure" For only fifteen dollars, (which turned out to be about one dollar per child), we rented a backpack filled with binoculars, field guides, special markers and laminated lists of 20 items to "scavenge" for around the many acres of the arboretum.
The kids worked in small groups trying to find all kinds of natural items which they could then check off.
Of course, "Weather is Everything" and this glorious spring afternoon delivered the perfect blend of sunshine and light sweater coolness. Spring has been so long in arriving this year, that everyone was delighted to be outside, enjoying it together.
Daffodils were in bloom around this pond.
Large trees of every variety are grown here.
I'm guessing that there are many hundreds of acres here, which are free and open to the public daily to walk or drive through.
This tree fort is a look out to observe the view from. I remember taking Jeff and Greg here when they were boys.
It would be hard to say who enjoyed this long and lovely walk through this parkland more, the kids or the Moms. Finally able to get outside again, we had a chance to talk with our friends, while strolling through the beauty of a pretty spring day.
