life experience
A Visit to the White House…Disappointing.
What do you imagine? You are going into the highest government building in your country. It is where your leader resides. What do you expect? What do you imagine? What do you hope for? Is is going to be all pomp and circumstance or folly? I first entered the White House in 1973 at the…
Potential
I’ve been thinking a lot about potential lately….. Future Potential, Unrealized Potential, Untapped Potential, or even, Staying because of Potential. It is an odd contemplation. Unrealized potential is a little easier to digest, yet the saddest, because it might not be self determined. This includes those who cannot find their groove, succumb to circumstance, or…
Change
Personally, I like structure and regularity. I am a creature of habit to a great extent. But, lately, I decided to make a few changes. Today’s post will give you an idea of what I mean. After School Garden Club – Since I wrote about this the other day, I will not bore you with…
A Quick Monarch Update
Monarchs are mid-season for breeding here in the mid-west. As usual, I have been checking the milkweed patches in my yard for signs of visitors. So far, it has been slow! Today, I released my first monarch of the season. It’s late. The butterfly was a female and she is still sitting on some phlox…
Silent Sunday: A Few Days at The Lake
A Real Slice of Life: Wear Your Boots!
Very often I write about something that is on my mind, something that concerns me, or something I treasure. This includes my gardens, the state of education in the U.S., our environment, insomnia, and other things that occur to me on a regular basis. I ruminate a lot. But, today, I was inspired by the…
Silent Sunday: Washington D.C., Part I Monuments at Night
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Passing on the School Garden Baton
School gardens are in my blood. I’ve been continually involved in planning, planting, and caring for school gardens since 2004! Fifteen years! Wow, that is a long time! And, more remarkably, that span of time only involves two gardens! My first school garden involvement was at the elementary school where my boys attended their first…
Poetry Friday: Poetic Advice
Earlier this week I got the chance to hear a spoken word poet by the name of Chris James. He was the speaker selected to address the winners of the 2019 Congressional Art Contest in Washington D.C.. Most of his speech was motivational and inspirational for the 433 young artists and their family members who…