The River Des Peres watershed coalition held a series of events this year called “Bike With Your Boots On” (First Page). These events are designed to get the community involved and interested in water quality monitoring. The format is to start somewhere along a river/creek and bike a bit, then stop and monitor the water. … Continue reading “Bike With Your Boots On – 8.14.11”
On a hot, sunny August Tuesday in St. Louis, nothing beats taking the kids out somewhere to play in the water. Fortunately, downtown St. Louis has a wonderful attraction called Citygarden that combines art, botany, and water. The wonderful people who designed and installed this downtown oasis had the forethought to not only allow, but … Continue reading “City Garden – 8.9.11”
The kids had been wanting to learn to ice skate for a while. We decided to take a hot day outside and escape to a chilled ice rink. Corvin had been once before and was ready to go back and have fun. Out on the ice, Corvin was going decent with the metal helper to … Continue reading “Learning to Ice Skate – 8.7.11”
We’ve been our house over 5 years now and I’m really getting sick of the flat tan paint that was on every wall of the house. So we got some different paint for the stairwell and went to town. I didn’t get any finished product photos, but this is more about the process of painting … Continue reading “Hall Painting – 8.6”
July was a normal summer month. I was quite excited that the kids took more interest in the motorcycle. Previously they wanted nothing to do with it. This month, the both sat on it and fought over who got to be in front. They still wanted nothing to do with it running and the noise, … Continue reading “July”
Danelle and I went to the annual Stream Team picnic held at Meramec State Park. Its always held on the last Saturday in July. This year, the temperature was quite warm. Danelle’s parents were worried about the kids with the excessive heat, so they kept the kids at their house. Danelle and I were just … Continue reading “Stream Team Picnic – 7.23”
Eli is a contractor that works with me. He lives near Vancouver Canada and flew in for the week to catch up on his project. This was the first time since his interview that he was in the office and it was a very fruitful time. We focused on what our software does and how … Continue reading “Week of Eli – 12.16.11”
Danelle works hard each year planting and managing our home garden. One of the more successful plants this year were cucumbers. They grew on a trellis made from Hogan’s bamboo. The harvest was so plentiful, that she was having trouble figuring out what to do with all of the cucumbers. After a bit of thought, … Continue reading “Pickles – 7.17”
Each year, the city of Webster Groves hosts a very nice family friendly parade to help celebrate our nation’s independence. Last year, we made our own float for the River Des Peres Watershead Coalition. But over the winter, we sold the boat that had the trailer we used for the float. This year we decided … Continue reading “Fourth of July Parade”
Danelle is very proud of her work as an ecologist. I’m also proud that she is making a difference in the world just a little bit at a time. One of her passions is clean water. To help with that, she installed a rain garden in the front of our house. It gathers a fair … Continue reading “Bees – 7.4”