Pollinator Week: Hoary Plants
Today, my son and I walked the trails at the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge on Brice Prairie. It is a designated site of the U.S. Fish…
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Slice of Life: Tuesday – Trips & Learning a New Language
Before the COVID 19 pandemic, our family had some trips planned. This is not unusual for us or others. Most trips take planning. The bigger the trip, the further in…
Everyone is Disappointed About Something Right Now, #SOL20: Day 14/Year 3.
The gauntlet was thrown late yesterday afternoon on the immediate plan to close public schools in Wisconsin due to slowing the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Governor Evers issued a…
The Kiosk: A Form of Interpretive Media
Towards the end of my schooling in Environmental Education and Interpretation, we had to take a 3 credit course in interpretive media design. It was not an easy course. The…
Why Pursue Professional Certifications
When I first started to practice nursing, about 35 years ago, some people believed the old adage: “a nurse is a nurse.” Institutions, such as the one for which I…
Reality Check: We Are All Replaceable
Today I learned via social media that a person had been hired to replace me in the position from which I resigned in early October. It came on the heels…
The End of a Sport
Today, the sport of high school soccer came to an end for our senior. He’s played on the Varsity Boys High School Soccer Team for four years. Before that, he…
We need the village. We do.
Monday evening I was at parent-teacher conferences. My youngest son is a senior in high school and is currently involved in a large solo art project in a nearby community. …
