{"id":4114,"date":"2019-11-08T18:06:37","date_gmt":"2019-11-09T01:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/amberandgreg\/?p=4114"},"modified":"2019-11-08T18:09:39","modified_gmt":"2019-11-09T01:09:39","slug":"botanic-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/amberandgreg\/?p=4114","title":{"rendered":"Botanic Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Monday was Homeschool Day at the Botanic Gardens, and since their activity was to make bird feeders out of recycled materials, I thought the girls would enjoy going. (Given their fascination with all-things birds these days.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They were all very creative with their designs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/amberandgreg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/11042019_004-e1573252851744-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Maker Space at Botanic Gardens\" data-id=\"4118\" data-link=\"http:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/amberandgreg\/?attachment_id=4118\" class=\"wp-image-4118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/amberandgreg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/11042019_004-e1573252851744-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/amberandgreg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/11042019_004-e1573252851744-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/amberandgreg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/11042019_005-e1573253061791-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Maker Space at Botanic Gardens\" data-id=\"4121\" data-link=\"http:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/amberandgreg\/?attachment_id=4121\" class=\"wp-image-4121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/amberandgreg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/11042019_005-e1573253061791-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/amberandgreg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/11042019_005-e1573253061791-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/amberandgreg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/11042019_006-e1573261037381-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Maker Space at Botanic Gardens\" data-id=\"4122\" data-link=\"http:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/amberandgreg\/?attachment_id=4122\" class=\"wp-image-4122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/amberandgreg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/11042019_006-e1573261037381-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/amberandgreg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/11042019_006-e1573261037381-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/amberandgreg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/11042019_001-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Maker Space at Botanic Gardens\" data-id=\"4123\" data-link=\"http:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/amberandgreg\/?attachment_id=4123\" class=\"wp-image-4123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/amberandgreg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/11042019_001-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/amberandgreg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/11042019_001-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/amberandgreg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/11042019_001-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>After their maker-space time, we spent some time in the indoor tropical forest exhibit. Many of the informational signs lined up well with what Adrianna is learning about in Biology right now (biodiversity, conservation, etc.) so that was a nice tie-in to her lessons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/amberandgreg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/11042019_007-e1573261191585-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Botanic Gardens\" data-id=\"4124\" data-link=\"http:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/amberandgreg\/?attachment_id=4124\" class=\"wp-image-4124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/amberandgreg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/11042019_007-e1573261191585-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/amberandgreg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/11042019_007-e1573261191585-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/amberandgreg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/11042019_010-e1573261213700-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Botanic Gardens\" data-id=\"4125\" data-link=\"http:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/amberandgreg\/?attachment_id=4125\" class=\"wp-image-4125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/amberandgreg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/11042019_010-e1573261213700-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/amberandgreg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/11042019_010-e1573261213700-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We also spent a little time outside because we wanted to see the Chihuly sculpture, but we didn&#8217;t stay long because it was cold outside and Cate had forgotten to bring her coat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/amberandgreg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/11042019_012-1-e1573261359704-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Botanic Gardens - Chihuly Sculpture\" data-id=\"4127\" data-link=\"http:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/amberandgreg\/?attachment_id=4127\" class=\"wp-image-4127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/amberandgreg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/11042019_012-1-e1573261359704-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/amberandgreg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/11042019_012-1-e1573261359704-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/amberandgreg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/11042019_014-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Botanic Gardens\" data-id=\"4128\" data-link=\"http:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/amberandgreg\/?attachment_id=4128\" class=\"wp-image-4128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/amberandgreg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/11042019_014-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/amberandgreg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/11042019_014-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/amberandgreg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/11042019_014-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>On a side note, I love the dress Cate is wearing, even if it is too small for her. It was my dress that I wore when I was in Kindergarten. I think I have pictures of me wearing it&#8230;somewhere. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday was Homeschool Day at the Botanic Gardens, and since their activity was to make bird feeders out of recycled materials, I thought the girls would enjoy going. (Given their fascination with all-things birds these days.) They were all very creative with their designs. 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