Showing posts with label oatland Island. Show all posts
Showing posts with label oatland Island. Show all posts
Monday, December 8, 2014
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Harvest Heritage Day at Oatland Island Wildlife Refuge
the girls enjoyed gnawing on some raw sugar cane:)
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Fall Fun (plan B)
well, we had these fabulous plans to go to the Oatland Island Wildlife Center (near Tybee Island) to attend the Halloween Hike. This is a great, non scary event, designed for younger children. We've been attending this since 2010, soon after we first moved down here. And last year our friends and neighbors joined us, and we all had a blast! We were going to attend with our friends again last night, til I looked at the radar....they got a head start, and arrived just as we were leaving, only to report that they were experiencing on and off rain showers. That was enough for these fair-weathered friends, and we immediately turned around and headed back home to work on Plan B......these poor girls were literally all dressed up with nowhere to go:(
But, although we were disappointed we didn't get to do the Halloween Hike with our friends (not sure if they wound up doing it either?), our plan B turned into a fabulous and relaxing evening!
there was Hay to jump on and off:)
Pumpkins to pose by:
cobbler to be consumed:
and, in case this wasn't enough room, J remembered that there would be fireworks, just up the road, as apart of our local Seafood Festival.......we wound up with front row seats, baby!
and from our front row seats, we were also able to view the lightning show that was obviously going on in Savannah. Very cool to see that in the background of the fireworks! I'd say, our night went out with a bang!
But, although we were disappointed we didn't get to do the Halloween Hike with our friends (not sure if they wound up doing it either?), our plan B turned into a fabulous and relaxing evening!
there was Hay to jump on and off:)
Pumpkins to pose by:
cobbler to be consumed:
and, in case this wasn't enough room, J remembered that there would be fireworks, just up the road, as apart of our local Seafood Festival.......we wound up with front row seats, baby!
and from our front row seats, we were also able to view the lightning show that was obviously going on in Savannah. Very cool to see that in the background of the fireworks! I'd say, our night went out with a bang!
Saturday, April 13, 2013
a day of wildlife and nature
we surprised girls today and took them to the Fairy and Gnome Festival at the Oatland Island Wildlife Refuge near Tybee Island in Georgia. The only problem was, we shouldn't have surprised them, because MAMA didn't think to bring fairy wings and costumes with :( snff
Anyhooooooo.....all was not lost :D
Please met Wahoohoo (Cherokee for owl). She's a sweet 15 year old barred owl girl (they figured out five years ago she was a girl, not sure how). She was rescued long ago, but imprinted so is unable to be returned to the wild. She's not shy at all, she's a sweetie. They did let everybody touch her (she's soft, like puppy fur), but we received the special treatment, because we bought t-shirts, made in her honor (and I'm assuming to benefit her care:) Last night, we heard a barred owl, RIGHT at the edge of our backyard woods (she's been there before)...had NO idea it was a sign that we'd get to meet and hold her beautiful cousin the very next day!
they had a fairy house competition for different age groups...this was my favorite:
Mostly it was an event to benefit this wonderful wildlife refuge! We LOVE this place! We walked around and saw some of the other rescues:
gopher tortoise...the state reptile of Georgia
bison....we saw LOTS of these on our trip out west!
grey wolf
Since we were already in the mode, we stopped at the Savannah Wildlife Refuge (the part you can drive through is actually in South Carolina) and took a few photos of the girls......SO peaceful here!
oh, and I saw some beautiful blooming lily pads!
a peaceful day was had by all!
xoxo
Anyhooooooo.....all was not lost :D
Please met Wahoohoo (Cherokee for owl). She's a sweet 15 year old barred owl girl (they figured out five years ago she was a girl, not sure how). She was rescued long ago, but imprinted so is unable to be returned to the wild. She's not shy at all, she's a sweetie. They did let everybody touch her (she's soft, like puppy fur), but we received the special treatment, because we bought t-shirts, made in her honor (and I'm assuming to benefit her care:) Last night, we heard a barred owl, RIGHT at the edge of our backyard woods (she's been there before)...had NO idea it was a sign that we'd get to meet and hold her beautiful cousin the very next day!
they had a fairy house competition for different age groups...this was my favorite:
Mostly it was an event to benefit this wonderful wildlife refuge! We LOVE this place! We walked around and saw some of the other rescues:
gopher tortoise...the state reptile of Georgia
bison....we saw LOTS of these on our trip out west!
grey wolf
Since we were already in the mode, we stopped at the Savannah Wildlife Refuge (the part you can drive through is actually in South Carolina) and took a few photos of the girls......SO peaceful here! oh, and I saw some beautiful blooming lily pads!a peaceful day was had by all!
xoxo
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Oatland Island Wildlife Center Harvest Fest
Trying to create fire, the old fashioned way! (good thing we live in the south now:)
Cooking, the old-fashioned way; and our family's preferred method:D
Some good ole-fashioned nut-crackin! (ok, some things don't change:)
Spinning
Home-made corn bread in the cabin
Kids are shaking and making home-made butter--it was quite good:)
My favorite festival find--big jolly santa gourd man--he's come to live with us now:D
"Come and experience and old time southern tradition. Back in the olddays country folk would gather together after the sugar cane harvest and
grind their cane to make syrup. More often than not, it turned into a celebration with children playing games and food being served with music and dancing on the side! Oatland tries to duplicate the sight, sounds and smells of those by-gone days. The Savannah Folk Music Society will be playing their hearts out. We'll be cookin' cane syrup, apple butter, corn bread and other foods."
grind their cane to make syrup. More often than not, it turned into a celebration with children playing games and food being served with music and dancing on the side! Oatland tries to duplicate the sight, sounds and smells of those by-gone days. The Savannah Folk Music Society will be playing their hearts out. We'll be cookin' cane syrup, apple butter, corn bread and other foods."
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