Due to some technical issues with this blog, for this week, I am moving my Poetry Friday Post to my new author page. Please visit there. I think you’ll have to use the contact tab to leave a comment. I hope to have all these blog issues straightened out by July. Thanks for your patience….
A Poetry Friday Post Two years ago, I tutored an Afghan student. She was living abroad as a refugee from her home country. We tackled an 8th-grade curriculum together, which included algebra, English as a second language, geography, and science. It was a fulfilling role for me. Towards the end of our year together, her…
What is Silent Sunday? It is a regular post (since May 2017) on my blog that consists only of my photography based on a theme of my choice. This spring, I am featuring travel by using the alphabet to narrow my choices. Usually, there is no text except for the captions. Thanks for stopping by!
How can it be Poetry Friday again?! This week went fast! I’ve been busy and productive, so it’s made for a happy week. While I have written some children’s poetry this week, I’m still scrubbing it up, so instead I want to share how I got to “know” a famous Scottish poet. While in Scotland,…
Most of my articles appear on my Medium.com page under my name. But, if you follow me here instead of there, I thought I’d post friend links to the articles. Friend links are Medium’s way of allowing access to articles to those who are not Medium members. Obviously, the platform would like more members, and…
And other sayings…. The phrase, one good turn deserves another, is ancient. Used since the 1400s and found in a book in 1546 by John Heywood, it can also be attributed to Aesop in the 500s B.C., through one of his stories. I’ve found lately that by being a good person, trying to help those…
Welcome to Poetry Friday! If you want to know more about what Poetry Friday is, please see the website of children’s author Rene M. LaTulippe. All are welcome to participate in this wonderfully creative and supportive community! I’ve had such a busy month and have so many ideas swirling in my head about what to…
We returned from Scotland last Sunday after two weeks of being abroad in this gorgeous country. It was a great trip with a lot of walking, hiking, and sightseeing, visiting Fort William, the Isle of Skye, Inverness, and Edinburgh. I hope to write more about it soon. I did accomplish a Medium.com article earlier this…
One way that scientists gather information about different species is to engage the public. Monitoring life cycles, sightings, phenological events, and migrations are all ways to find out more about what a particular species is doing and how it’s adapting to our changing world. One such example is the BioBlitz that is underway now for…
I posted some updates on my poetry on Wednesday. I’ve been busy writing some other poems for Summer Swaps, and anything else that inspires me. Beyond that, I’m halfway through writing my chapter for a textbook on teaching with awe. It’s due in August, so I need to be diligent on finishing. Summer has finally…