Little Known Fact Series #2: The Green Flash
Some months ago I started on occasional series called Little Known Facts. It might not be a series yet, because there has been one, and only one, post to it.…
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Reaching out – Out Reach: The Last Two Weeks.
It is the height of the monarch migration season. By all reports, it has been a great year to be involved in the conservation of this species. Summer numbers are…
A Morning Walk
We are having another summer like day this morning in the midwest. Honestly, with temperatures in the upper 80’s in mid-September, I am more than ready to have it cool…
It’s Apple Harvest Time!
September Evenings Last night my husband and I picked apples. We didn’t go anywhere, just our front yard! Mainly, we have Cortland’s this year. We have enough to make pies…
Not sure about this bandwagon effect: Raising Monarchs has turned into a One Upmanship, not a Conservation Effort.
“I raised 300.” (unnamed, 2018) “I belong to a Facebook group in Wisconsin that has raised and released over 16,000 Monarchs this season.” (unnamed, 2018) “I hope to reach 1,000…
An Attempt at Humor: Avo? A New Word?
Yesterday, the news was filled with segments about avocados! Really? I highly doubt this is a newsworthy subject. The reports briefly scanned over the nutritional benefits to a trendy new…
Qualities of Leadership Series: #2 Resilience
What do you consider important for students to know? Is it the content in your class? Is it how to apply that content to everyday life? Or, might it be…
