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Archives for May 2018

Weiss Park

May 29, 2018 By Becca Leave a Comment

Weiss Park

This one is a little belated as we obviously visited Weiss Park in the winter, but better late than never, right? I used the trusty Play Outside app to find it and otherwise would never had known it existed as it is in the middle of a residential area and not visible from any of […]

Filed Under: Playgrounds

Chanticleer Garden

May 28, 2018 By Becca Leave a Comment

Chanticleer Garden

Magical. Whimsical. Perfect. Chanticleer is probably my most favorite public garden ever. That’s saying a lot coming from me. We are lucky to live so close to the “Garden Capital of the World” aka Philadelphia so we can enjoy gems like this. It’s a bit farther of a drive, about an hour and twenty minutes […]

Filed Under: Gardens

Fork Branch Nature Preserve

May 7, 2018 By Becca 1 Comment

Fork Branch Nature Preserve

To say I am excited about this brand new trail is an understatement! It does get exhausting to have to drive an hour (+) for a lot of our adventures and it does get boring to go to the same few places locally over and over again so the Fork Branch Nature Preserve trail is […]

Filed Under: Nature Trails

Short’s Beach

May 2, 2018 By Becca Leave a Comment

Short’s Beach

First things first… don’t go here! It’s not often that I do a blog post in which I tell you not to follow in our footsteps, however we found out the hard way that Short’s Beach does not have public access. We made it work because we had two antsy boys in the back seat […]

Filed Under: Beaches

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Fairmount Park- Centennial Arboretum

May 29, 2021 By Becca Leave a Comment

What kind of mental picture do you get when you think of Philadelphia? Big cities are such a juxtaposition between beauty and filth in my personal opinion. Everywhere you look there are piles of trash, graffiti, and dilapidated buildings. Philly has more than its' fair share of those things BUT it … [Read More...]

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I am a farmer's wife and working mom of two spirited boys. Being in nature is our happy place. The Bucket chronicles our adventures on the Delmarva peninsula and beyond. We love to safely explore, touch and learn while finding and appreciating beauty in everything. Read More…

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