Has your life been a frenzy of shopping and decorating for the last few weeks? So what does it all mean, putting up a tree, buying presents, decorating with red and gold and blue and white? Is there purpose and meaning … Continue reading →
Can you guess what building this is?
Continue reading →Do you have a favorite bird? While birds are beginning their fall migrations, it’s a great time to delve into ecosystem science. This summer my favorite bird found its way back into our neighborhood. The pileated woodpecker had been missing … Continue reading →
On Fridays, my granddaughter gets out of school at noon to join her mom and other parents for Forest Friday in the Pisgah Forest. This is not a school-sponsored class. This is parents taking their children into the forest for … Continue reading →
In the book Pumpkin Pumpkin by Jeanne Titherington, Jamie plants a pumpkin seed and watches it grow all summer. His plan is to carve it for a Jack-o-lantern. Then he saves some seeds to plant again next spring. I’m not into Halloween … Continue reading →
Have you noticed how large our families are? I don’t mean the number in our family. I’m referring to the size of our waists. I’d say we are a portly people. Could it be we have feasted on the king’s … Continue reading →