I am sitting in my home office, looking out the window at the end of our home fruit orchard. We have three rows of about ten trees in each row. We planted the orchard a few years after we moved to this house, in which we’ve resided now for thirteen years this month. It is…
Today, after finishing up another batch of fabric masks, I took a drive in my car. Individual family members have been periodically doing this to get out of the house and make sure our cars stay in working order. There are five of us home and we have four working vehicles. I don’t mind driving….
My post today will not be too long. I spent time over the last three to four days, and much of this morning, putting together a FREE mini Phenology & Citizen Science lesson on Spring Bulbs. Last year, when I made presentations it was suggested to me more than once that instead of PowerPoint I…
Today, I was determined to be more productive than I have been over the last two weeks. I have kept busy but not really productive and when I feel like that it ends up bothering me. But, even today, I’ve gone from task to task without much oompf. This morning I worked on a curriculum…
Are you seeing the return of migratory birds? A few days ago, I noticed two Robins outside of our kitchen windows. I was excited to see them, as I know the return of these birds is a sign of spring! The following day I also saw three sparrows. Today, I saw two chickadees. The black-capped…
It’s 6: 38 p.m. Central Standard Time and it is still light out! Whoo-hoo! Yay! It was 63 degrees when my husband and I headed outside to plant our prairie patch today! First, we took five-gallon buckets of crushed stone that he had bought last year for another project and spread them for a make-shift…
Today, I set out to write a shorter post. I know most of my posts are too long for the Slice of Life Challenge – even though there is no posted minimum or maximum length. I found this to be true from the past two years’ experience. I’ve noted that the posts of others are…
The sun is out and I am itching to get my hands dirty. One of the advantages of having a garden club for students for over 15 years is that during the winter, I was still playing with worms, planting bulbs, and planning for spring. Missing an Activity This is the first winter since 2004…