Got Milkweed?…..Yet?
Last week, Journey North, an organization that monitors migrational species and phenological changes posted that several citizen scientists had reported Monarch Butterflies in Wisconsin! Already?! Really?! My milkweed is not…
Category: Conservation
April Today vs. Last Year vs. Next Year
Last year on today’s date was the Junior Prom for our youngest son. We went to get photos at a park that lays alongside the Mississippi River. No one knows…
Somewhat Silent Sunday: Virtual Forest Bathing, #SOL20, Day 29/ Year 3
As I explained last week, my usual Sunday posts only contain photographs with or without captions. But, since this month I am writing as part of a writing challenge, I…
Somewhat Silent Sunday Eagle Watching: #SOL20, Day 22/ Year 3
As some of you know, on Sundays I post a “silent” blog with photos only. But, since the Slice of Life Challenge is about writing, I feel I must write…
Enrichment Activities – Learning a New Language. #SOL20, Day 20/Year 3
One of the activities that have kept me busy for a few minutes each day over the last month as been learning the Italian language. I genuinely like learning a…
Prairie Planting Day 1: #SOL Day 8/Year 3
It’s 6: 38 p.m. Central Standard Time and it is still light out! Whoo-hoo! Yay! It was 63 degrees when my husband and I headed outside to plant our prairie…
Planting a Prairie Patch: #SOL20, Day 7/Year3
Tomorrow, my husband and I will finally get around to planting part of our yard as native prairie. We have a spot behind our barn that we formally used as…
Please do One Little Thing for Mother Earth; Cultivating Conservationists. SOL#20.
Today, the Slice of Life Challenge Continues. The post that follows is for Day 5/Year 3. My background is kind of weird. Basically, I’ve had two professions in my life…
