Our Trip to Hawn Park


We decided to grow a moss garden as they are small and need minimal care. There are several nice species of moss here in Missouri and today, April 10th 2009 it was a rany cool day. Not wanting to be stuck inside we decided to go out moss collecting.

Small Flower
This was a small flower growing with some moss on a rock.

Another Small Flower
This was another flower with raindrops that I thought was pretty.

Eve with Umbrella
Eve in her moss gathering outfit never to be without an umbrella in the rain.


Smoochy Time


Eve Explaining the moss collection


Jerry showing the types of moss we collected.


Listen to the sound and sight of the creek at the park.

wide view
Closeup of one of the finished gardens.

Eve With Gardens
Eve showing off the finished gardens.
(I still have to make new lids for two of them.)


The largest of the three gardens.