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…
This week, I planned to share the summer swaps from those I was paired with for the seasonal poetry exchange organized by the incredible Tabitha Yeatts. I will do so, but I am short one. I just mailed my last swap out and have yet to receive my last swap, too. So, that one will…
As many of you already know, I’ve been creating native gardens for bumblebees. This project started in February 2023 when I took a course from Pollinator Partnership to become a certified Pollinator Steward. The process ends when I make a community presentation on my habitat and the type of bees it is attracting. I plan…
I love to read, but I will only do it voraciously if a book is truly outstanding. This week, I had the pleasure of reading such a book. Historical Fiction I read “The Women” by Kristin Hannah (2024). If you haven’t read this book, I highly recommend it. Set in the years during the Vietnam…
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 am still getting back to normal after our trip to Yosemite. We’ve been home a little over a week, and my time management has been lacking. On Monday, I volunteered at the public gardens where I had helped last year and found that I’m still questioning my fit. It’s also an hour away, and…
Happy Poetry Friday! This week’s round-up is hosted by children’s author and poet Buffy Silverman on her eponymous blog. Thanks for hosting Buffy! My husband and I spend May 28th – June 3 in three of our National Parks. We first went to Yosemite for four days, followed by Sequoia and Kings Canyon for two with…
It’s Friday again! How the heck did that happen? Time just moves too fast! Last week, we brought home a trailer load of boxes that had been in storage since our move to the cabin in 2022. We meant to get the totes out before now, but – as you know, life happens. When I…
If you’ve followed my blog for any time, you’ll know that I’ve been an active monarch conservationist for the last 25 years. Over that time, I’ve taught hundreds of community members and thousands of school-aged children about the Monarch Butterfly, their life cycle, habitat, and migration. For me, trends in monarch conservation have come and…
One of the things I learned about when I worked at a local land trust was spring ephemerals. Going into the job, I didn’t know much. I knew a lot about other topics, but spring ephemerals had escaped my attention. After I worked at the Mississippi Valley Conservancy in 2019, I learned to look for…