Mama Gone Green is a blog dedicated to raising happy children and reducing our impact on the Earth. My name is Taryn and I am the mother of 2 young kids and an environmental studies instructor at a community college in Portland, Oregon. Please join me as I journey through life as a mama, teacher, knitter, photographer, gardener, and environmentalist!

Monday, February 18, 2013

A Mama Adventure


Since Finn didn't have school today, I decide that we needed to go on a mini- adventure. I took the kids and both dogs to Sauvie's Island (by the way, just leaving my house with 2 kids and 2 dogs is a mini-adventure in itself, so we don't get to do this sort of thing all that often....). Anyways,  Sauvie's Island is about 45 minutes away and is gorgeous. There are lots of farms, open areas, and marshlands. A portion of the island is a wildlife area and there is a huge variety of birds. There is also a long strip of beach area along the river where dogs can run and swim and kids can dig in the sand. A little something for everyone.
We saw a bunch of birds on the drive across the island, including several hawks and a whole flock of sandhill cranes (which were by far the highlight, at least for me). At the beach we dug, we ran, and we climbed. The dogs did some serious partying. We came home tired and sandy. Clearly, our adventure was a great success.
















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4 comments:

  1. Looks like a perfect day! And that picture of Finn running, love it.

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  2. Gorgeous! Looks like you guys had a blast :)

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  3. loved the adventure you had, you got some great photos from a fun day!! (love her pigtails!!)

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  4. Looks like an AMAZING adventure! Love the photos. And way to go - adventuring with your hands and heart quite full. = )

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