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…
How Did You Celebrate Independence Day? I’m sharing an article I wrote and posted on Medium this week. I hope you enjoy it. It does have a call to action, although it is not poetry. I did not write a Poetry Friday post this week. July 4th is a holiday in the United States that…
Hello, Poetry Friends! While much of the country has been captured by extreme heat, we have been getting an overabundance of rain. In the last forty-eight hours, our neighbor’s rain gauge has recorded 6.5 inches. I’m ready for some sun! My week has been busy. Monday, I was on the road for much of the…
We have been enjoying some great weather this past week. With that gift has come the ability to get out in the yard. While I was cleaning up the new native garden bed by the road, I found this maple seedling pushing its way out of the seed coat. I couldn’t help but write a…
The prompt today is scarce. This was among the easier prompts for me. I think the poem for the prompt could have gone in any number of directions. I’ve enjoyed writing poems to prompts this month so much that I’m considering continuing it. Having a defined word to work with as a starting point has…
Hello! It’s Poetry Friday, and Heidi is our host for the round-up this week. But, before you go, I hope you read some of my most recent poems. Thanks for hosting, Heidi. You can find a link to her page at the end of my article. Please read my accompanying post on Medium.com Also, here…
This is day nineteen of National Poetry Month. I’ve been in Colorado since last Saturday, visiting my oldest son. We’ve had a lot of fun, and I’ll write more about our time together in the coming weeks. But the Verse of Ages prompt for today is altitude. I’m not completely happy with what I came…
Today’s prompt word from the Verse of Ages Poetry Prompts for April 2025 is overboard. This is the list from which my poetry prompt has been obtained each day. I am proud of being halfway through the month and being able to write a poem a day this year, so far. Here are the poems…