Grandma Time

Heather and I made plans to spend the day together.  It's always fun to plan some type of activity for the kids, so I suggested we go to see The Big Tree in Glendora.  I did a blog about this spot a while ago.  Duane noticed this tree when he was working at Glendora Community Hospital, and it is indeed a treasure.
 

 

The tree is a historical landmark.

 

The kids had a blast climbing all over its massive roots.

 

                                                

The tree was planted in 1880 and is a fig tree from Australia.
                                                   

 

There is a gazebo and huge planters also on the property.

 

 

I really enjoyed sharing this beautiful tree with the kids.

 

 

After lunch we wanted to continue our investigating, and found Rubel Castle, also in Glendora.

 

 

It's an old structure, very castle-like that Mr. Rubel built himself out of bottles, pieces of metal, rocks, and quite frankly.....junk!

 

 

You have to make an appointment for a tour, but we were able to see some of the architecture from the outside walls.

 

 

 

The bell/clock tower was very interesting....the clock has animal symbols rather than numbers.

 

Heather pointed this out to the children.

 

I think she enjoyed it as much as the kids.

 

 

 

What a treat our little field trip was!  We have plans to go again to some other points of interest near home!