Monarch Sightings: A Joyful Call to Action!
Yesterday, I spotted my first Monarch Butterfly of the season! Today, I reported it to Journey North. Journey North is a website for Citizen Scientists, like myself, to report observations…
Category: seasons
A Turtle Steals the Show!
Today, I presented nine times on prairies! In the morning, I saw four kindergarten classes. I like students of all ages, including kindergarten. The weather was fine, although a little…
All it Took was a Couple of Warm Days!
The weather in April was unpredictable as usual. Rain and some sun forces the plants to begin photosynthesizing, seeds shed their coats and sprout, and trees begin to leaf out.…
Lovely Lilac Memories
Lilacs are some of my favorite flowers. Their heady fragrance is heavenly in the fresh spring air that still has a cool bite in the morning. Growing up outside of…
Woodland Plants In Wisconsin
Wild Oats Uvularia sessilifolia L., or more commonly known as Wild Oats was a plant that caught the eye of our hikers today on a birding walk that celebrated International Migratory…
May: A Month of Projects
My husband and I always have projects going. This spring we have many. One of the projects I mentioned in previous posts was ripping up the flooring in the lower…
Why is Everything Being Renamed?
In March of 2018, I started this post. I never finished it. However, today, on the way home from work, I saw a van that reminded me of this question.…
