Creating Space to Think
I am a lover of solitude. Right now, I am sitting quietly in my house. My family is out and about while I sit and have my afternoon tea. I…
Category: forests
Silent Sunday: Scenes from the Banff Gondola at Sulphur Mountain
Bow River Valley Deck of the interpretive center at the end of the Gondola. You can then hike to the comic Ray station seen on the peak in the background.…
Some of the Bluest Water Ever!
We’ve been very lucky to visit some places in the world with very beautiful clear turquoise blue water. Until this week, Bermuda held the place in my heart that had…
Academic Writing: Prescribed Burns
Some weeks ago I posted one of my academic papers from my graduate coursework in Environmental Education and Natural Resources. I am finding, roughly six months out of school, that…
Thoughts on Educational Reform Series: Reversal of Knowledge, From Needed to Wanted!
The following was written after in December of 2012, following a Garden Club unit on Conifers. I recently came across this saved piece of writing and decided to share. I…
Forest Stewardship
Yesterday, I talked to 135 second graders about treating our forests as our friends. I used the concept of community to make the lesson as familiar as possible for them.…
Silent Sunday: Memories of Hiking at Effigy Mounds National Monument
To learn more, go to: The National Park Service on Effigy Mounds National Monument Iowa
Weekly WordPress Photo Challenge: Scale
For my scale photo challenge submissions, you will find how large bamboo can be, as compared to humans (Kauai, 2013). 2) How small chairs in an outdoor cafe in Den…
