Field Trip #3-Seven Tubs and the Lehigh River

Tim and Amy invited us up to the Lehigh River near her aunt's house in the Poconos.  Before going to the river though, we make a quick stop at the Seven Tubs.  Since it's mentioned in Van Wagner's song "Waterfall", the kids definitely wanted to see what the Seven Tubs was all about.  

There is lots to explore at the Seven Tubs, but since we all wanted to get to the river, we only explored parts of it and I didn't even get a picture of one of the tubs!

Then we were off to the river.  

A little slice of Heaven here on earth!!

Soil and Health - Danville Heritage Festival 2015

A good friend asked Bob to speak at our town's Heritage Festival.  The festival is a historical festival that often recounts what life was like when the town was formed.  It's like a step back into time.  Years past demonstrations have included the construction of an ice house, making a split rail fence, brick making, etc and so forth.  

So when Bob was asked to do a talk on soil and health, I thought that would surely put people to sleep!  Bob put together a talk about what farming was like back in the 1800's, how it has changed through the years, and what effects that has had on our health.

He did a great job!  It's a 20 minute talk and you can watch it here if you're interested.

Field Trip #2 - Lake Tobias

Our second field trip of the summer was down to Lake Tobias, a wildlife park, to see our friends Nancy, Angelique, and their kids.

We boarded to safari bus!

 The animals were quite friendly. 

The views of the rolling hills were beautiful.

After the safari, we were off to the petting zoo.

 A great way to end the day before saying good bye to our friends!!