Towel Day 2026

May 24 was Escargot Day. Nichole celebrated observed when she did art the next day and drew a snail, as well as a bunch of other cool things.

The grackle drawing was based on this photo Nichole took when we were at Tonaquint Nature Center in St. George.

 

May 25 was Towel Day. It was also Memorial Day so I made sure to bring a towel to our Memorial Day breakfast by the church.

I made sure I had a towel around for everything that day... except when I forgot to grab my towel when going to pick Nichole up from her afternoon of art. I told myself, "Don't panic." The drive home was okay because Nichole did have a towel in her bag. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

I encouraged the kids to use a towel for everything, too. :Oh, they were so enthusiastic. 

It was also Brown Bag It Day so I made sure to put some recycling in a brown bag. 

 

We Went Somewhere New

Road Trip! 

We tried something new. We got up really early in the morning (well, that part's not new) and drove to Northeastern Utah to a place we've never been- Flaming Gorge. It was gorgeous (pun intended).

On the way, as we drove past Strawberry Reservoir, Jeremy commented how it would be cool to see the moon's reflection on the water. Then guess what we saw. 

 

We went to a few places in Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, including Red Canyon Lodge,

West Greens Lake Nature Trail,

 

and Red Canyon visitor's center area with a walk around the canyon rim for pictures and juggling (it's been a while since I've juggled in scenic places).

Apparently, in order to get a selfie with the whole family, I will be in focus and the rest of the family will be blurry. Sigh.

We crossed Cart Creek Bridge 

and visited Flaming Gorge Dam 

 

then headed out and South to a completely different area- Ouray National Wildlife Refuge and then Pelican Lake for some more birding. 

We stopped at a few more places on our way home including Strawberry Riverwalk in Duchesne 

(see previous note about family selfies)

 

and Pinion Ridge Rest Area where we went on another little walk around the trails there.

It was a long day but I think we all did pretty well. It was not hard to fall asleep when we got home.  

It was a great way to celebrate Play Outside Day on May 2.

I love family trips. 

It's Raining? Bring on the Snails!

Because we've had rainy weather lately, 

that means we're getting into snail season. 

So one rainy day, we couldn't help but take pictures of snails. 

Nature's cool, man. 

Look Up at the Sky Day

 

April 14 was Look Up at the Sky Day.

From the lake to the mountains, I did just that. I enjoyed clouds and other parts of nature, including the water of the the lake lapping at the shore and the spotted towhees calling in the mountains. It was a beautiful day.

I love nature.