Last Saturday, we earned us some more Capture California points by joining the Bug Day festivities at Henry Cowell State Park. Among other things (lots of pictures of local insects, a monarch puzzle, face painting, and craft activities), they had some “glasses” that allowed kids to see how monarch butterflies see the world. Dylan kindly modeled them for us.
I love how interested and engaged Dylan is with events like this. Here he is signing in for the Insect Safari.
Dylan also wanted to bring his bug habitat with him! He thought he found a bug, but the docent (and I) think it was just debris. Still, you can’t stifle enthusiasm like this!
While we were there, we met a nice little guy who was walking around with a reptile on his shoulder! It just so happens that taking a picture of a lizard earns us some points, so Dennis (Heather’s dad–a zoologist and specialist in reptiles) asked what kind it was. Turns out it’s a bearded dragon hailing from Australia.
So, Cameron actually napped through most of the festivities. She woke up just in time for the Twilight Walk which began at 7:30pm! Chloe mostly slept and hung out in the Ergo! She was out briefly for meals!
After the twilight walk, we listened to a very interesting talk on the moon. We found out a lot about the research modules collecting, analyzing and sending back data on the moon. There is evidence of water and some of the deepest valleys never see light and are colder than even Pluto! Taliana and Dylan listened to about an hour of the talk before they finally tapped out.
Unfortunately, the kids were too tired to stay for the telescopes they were setting up for their Astronomy event, but maybe we’ll be able to do this when they’re bigger.
