My friend Felicia Akman took pictures of my kids at the Springbrook Prairie Preserve in the minutes before a powerful summer storm blew through. The effect in the photos was striking, and it was an amazing experience to feel the storm as it passed over us - and as we ran for cover.
Showing posts with label green kids. Show all posts
Showing posts with label green kids. Show all posts
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
Walking the Woods with Kids
I went on a hike with my husband and two young kids through Starved Rock State Park in Northern Illinois this weekend. The park is a series of canyons that were formed when the glaciers melted, forming a series of rock walls, 50' + waterfalls and sand basins from disintegrating sandstone. When I told my 4 year old daughter that we would be going on a hike to a sand mountain that they could climb, she was beyond excited. So excited, in fact, that she was so focused on getting there that she wasn't really able to enjoy the journey to our destination. Not surprising for a little kid.
In between questions of "are we there yet?", I pointed out tangled tree roots that could have been steps up the cliff, tiny shade flowers, butterflies that crossed our path, interesting moss and lichen, and anything else that I thought may interest her. Not so much. Sand mountain, please!
In between questions of "are we there yet?", I pointed out tangled tree roots that could have been steps up the cliff, tiny shade flowers, butterflies that crossed our path, interesting moss and lichen, and anything else that I thought may interest her. Not so much. Sand mountain, please!
Monday, August 2, 2010
Downcycled, but still Recycled
i just got the kids a "buzz lightyear" stuffed doll at walgreens as a treat, and on it is a small removable tag that says it is filled with something called EarthRite Fiber, or recycled PET bottles. i thought it had to be greenwash, because it was for something as commercial as Toy Story 3, but the website is so cheesy, it has to be legit.
one word...plastics
going back to my intent of this site being a reference for people, like me, who have a shameful memory, this is something i can never remember:
which plastics are ok and which could harm you?
when the BPA (Bisphenol A) freak out happened, i threw my avent bottles out with the rest of them. but then they took BPA out of my Nalgene and I'm back drinking my artificially flavored Crystal Light out of it daily. i'm drinking pink lemonade right now. shades of green: i almost never buy bottled water, but i drink flavored tap water out of BPA free #7 bottles. but one thing i truly find disturbing is that i never realized until just now that BPA lines the cans of the premixed formula i buy for my son. well, so much for that occasional convenience. good thing it's a once in a while thing for when we're on the move, but i should have thought of that. memory...
so i can remember, here are the plastic recycling numbers:
1, 2, 4, 5 are nice
3, 6, 7 (with BPA) are naughty
which plastics are ok and which could harm you?
when the BPA (Bisphenol A) freak out happened, i threw my avent bottles out with the rest of them. but then they took BPA out of my Nalgene and I'm back drinking my artificially flavored Crystal Light out of it daily. i'm drinking pink lemonade right now. shades of green: i almost never buy bottled water, but i drink flavored tap water out of BPA free #7 bottles. but one thing i truly find disturbing is that i never realized until just now that BPA lines the cans of the premixed formula i buy for my son. well, so much for that occasional convenience. good thing it's a once in a while thing for when we're on the move, but i should have thought of that. memory...
so i can remember, here are the plastic recycling numbers:
1, 2, 4, 5 are nice
3, 6, 7 (with BPA) are naughty
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