Last week we went to the El Dorado Nature Center in Long Beach with our friends Amy and Fletcher. The center has three different loops of varying lengths, a lake, a creek, ducks and other water birds, turtles and occasionally bunnies. Plus it is full of huge trees and native plants. We walked a little ways to the creek and camped out there for a couple hours.  Here’s a synopsis of the day in words and pictures:

After their intriguing conversation about the acorns they found on the ground, they decided it was time to chase ducks. Well, actually we turned around and realized we were surrounded by a horde of ducks, at which point our fearless children ran them off.  Then, with all that hard work, it was time to take a seat and eat some snacks.