Category: Nature and us

How we connect, identify and communicate with and about nature

Pretty Little Fishes

There is a lot to be said for finding projects to do at home these days, as we find ourselves in constant limbo between MCO, CMCO, school-closing, in-class learning, lockdown, homeschooling etc and with no...

badges for conservation

Badges for Conservation

Last week my eight year old twins came home from school very excited to share with me an idea they and their their classmates have come up with, to raise money for conservation. They...

Fallen dove orchid ready to be rehomed

Orchid Fever

Cultivating, raising, growing and hunting – people around the world have treasured them for centuries and the fever has definitely spread to Golf Garden, where our boys have taken to Orchids in a big...

Earth Day 2020

Earth Day 2020

Happy Earth Day! My kids and I came up with six activities that we are keeping busy with this week to celebrate the 50 years anniversary of Earth Day… The Wild View from My...

Fun with Food Chains

A Home Schooling Holiday With the Easter break upon us school is out this and next week and we can take it a bit slow on the home-schooling front. We do not want to...

World Wildlife Day 2020

World Wildlife Day 2020

The United Nations World Wildlife Day is a global celebration of the beautiful and richly diverse forms of wild animals and plants on our planet. It is also an occasion to raise awareness of...