Fauna and feces; when a 6 year old boy chooses his own reading list...

A pandemic conversation

On the way home from JCC.

Norah (out of blue): We haven't had our teeth clean for a while.

Me: Uh... yes. It has been delayed because of the pandemic.

Jackson: I thought the pandemic is better. Why can't we go cleaning our teeth?

Me: Well... It's not actually better.

Jackson: That can't be. Then why are we going to summer camp?!

Red, White and Blue

We stayed 500ft radius around our house this July 4th. We had to be creative on entertaining so we brought out water balloons, kiddie pool and water guns. 

I had saved some red, white and blue water balloons. Bits of pieces of the balloons were scattered around the grass after the balloons fights.

The next day, we noticed red, white and blue chicken poops on the pavement. The chickens were celebrating Independence Day in their own fashion. 😀

Corona Diaries, Week 11

Week 11 marked the end of our Phase I quarantine. Or maybe Phase II? The kids are going to summer camp from week 12. 

We had an exploration theme in this week. We ventured out to discover the hidden trails of Dallas based on an article in D magazine. 

Piedmont Ridge Trail and Scyene Overlook.  This trail-head was hard to find if not the magazine description. It is 20 minutes away from our house and is a 1.3 mile loop trail. All of us loved this hike. Kids loved the ups and downs on the ridge. We loved the varieties: prairies, forests, overlooks. 

Goat Island Preserve. This is a hike on a levee. We walked a stretch of open main trail and turned on the levee to the right. It was a bit disappointing since the view from the levee are mostly covered by trees and the trail went on miles long.  I found a big blackberry path at the main trail that might lure me back for a second visit. Overall, it was not recommended for hiking, maybe for biking since Dorba maintains the mail trail well.

Post Oak Preserve. This trail is about 12 minutes away from Goat Island Preserve. We stopped by to check it out. It looks promising for a family hike. A grandpa was taking his grandsons fishing when we parked. We plan to come back some time. 

Trinity Forest Trail System. We did this trail last weekend. We loved the big wide trail but the hike was cut short by pouring rain. We plan to come back again.