What’s the Big Picture After the Pandemic?
Maybe it is too early to have these thoughts, but I am starting to wonder what life will look like after the pandemic is over. Surely, it will not return…
Tag: Environment
Slice of Life Tuesday: Thoughts on Waste
Recently, my son bought an iPad for his artwork. It was part of a deal we made when he agreed to create a mural on the outside wall of a…
Since Sunday
Today, I drove The Great River Road to deliver my handcrafted jewelry to an art gallery/gift shop in McGregor, Iowa. It is my 6th season there. Usually, I also volunteer…
An Environmental Editorial Based on a Transformative Experience
We moved to the Midwest in 1999 from Western New York. The topography here is much the same as it was there. However, looking back I believe I had was…
Phenology: It is 5 o’clock and Spring is on the Way!
We all know the saying, “it’s five o’clock somewhere” which usually refers to having an adult beverage well before the time it might be socially acceptable to do so. But,…
Our Earth: What Will It Take?
Our planet is dying. We are killing it. I am not trying to be alarmist or hysterical, I am stating what I, and others, believe to be a fact. What…
If You Fill It, The Frogs Will Come
We have a new housing development going in adjacent to our property. There are 45 homes being built on what was a very large corn field up until 2 years…
Recommended Environmental Readings
If you just want my book recommendations, skip to the end of the blog. If you want to know why I am recommending the books, then I guess you need…
