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Urban Safari: Hummingbird at the FPZ

July 16, 2012 // 0 Comments

We are trying to entice hummingbirds to the RainyDayGarden. A few weeks ago, we got a couple of beautiful glass feeders from our favorite garden-gear [...]

Urban Safari: FPZ in the Spring

June 4, 2012 // 0 Comments

We started our Urban Safari series on January 1st at the Franklin Park Zoo (FPZ). We went back in early March and again at the end of May. It was interesting to see [...]

Urban Safari: Drumlin Farm 2012

March 5, 2012 // 0 Comments

We have visited a few Mass Audubon sanctuaries (BNC, Blue Hills, etc…), but have never been to Drumlin Farm. Recently, we popped in for a look and were quite happy we [...]

Urban Safari: L.A. Visit – The Living Desert

February 29, 2012 // 0 Comments

In 1970, several trustees of the Palm Springs Desert Museum foresaw the impact that resort development would have on the local desert ecosystem. They created The Living [...]

Urban Safari: L.A. Arboretum and Botanical Garden

February 23, 2012 // 0 Comments

It is the second day of our week in L.A. We thought we had slept in, but it was only 5 A.M. when we were dressed and ready. To slow us down and help shift our clocks, we [...]

Urban Safari: The Stone Zoo

February 6, 2012 // 0 Comments

A Zoo New England embership has many benefits, one of which is free admission to both the Franklin Park and Stone zoos (ours were purchased after our visit to the Franklin [...]

Urban Safari: Franklin Park Zoo

January 2, 2012 // 0 Comments

The Franklin Park Zoo is just a few miles from the RainyDayMagazine office, yet in all the years we have been in Boston we have never been there. So over the Holiday [...]

Urban Safari: Blue Hills

May 12, 2007 // 0 Comments

The Blue Hills Trailside Museum and Reservation is only a short drive from the RainyDayMagazine office, so we packed up the crew and headed over for a visit a few weeks [...]