Last week I posted about finally finishing my children's book "Have you seen my charger?" . This week I would like to share a little poem from my Nana. Betty Gaskell (Fluegge) was my Nana. My maternal grandmother and I miss her dearly. Nana had many gifts, but did not always show them off. I … Continue reading BIOLOGY- A Love Poem
It took a couple years of intermittently working to write the story, find an illustrator, find a way to publish, and then get the courage to finalize the project. I am excited to share that my first book is complete! Physical copies have arrived and Print On Demand (POD) is available for ordering your own … Continue reading I Wrote a Children’s Book!
PostedI sit. I Listen. I allow silence to surround.With winter fading and spring awaiting,no leaves on tree or ground.With little wind the forest rests, and invites me to do the same.I close my eyes and rest as well,and let the woods reclaim.With mother nature all around it’s easy to let go.Of all my stress and … Continue reading Posted: A Nature Poem
Growing up in western Michigan I traveled to Lake Michigan with my family before I can even remember. Photographs of being at the beach is my only evidence for how young I was when I first experienced one of Michigan’s greatest natural resources, fresh water. I have also felt the lakes presence both directly and … Continue reading The Great Lakes: Keeping Them Clear and Keeping Them Here
Have you ever come across an odd spider, insect, or plant and thought, "Hmm, what is this thing?!" Enter iNaturalist. iNaturalist is available for Android and for Apple and is completely free to download and use. After downloading the app you can 'Make an Observation' by uploading a picture of the organism in question and … Continue reading iNaturalist
Anyone who has been paying any attention to local news in west Michigan knows that PFAS are a group of chemicals that have contaminated local water sources. PFAS are a known carcinogen and the area of PFAS contamination seems to just keep growing. Initially, Wolverine World Wide in Rockford was being singled out as the … Continue reading PFAS Aren’t the Problem
Last week my son was riding his bike on the sidewalk and shouted "Dad! A baby bird!". The week prior we had come across a dead baby robin on the sidewalk and had to have an impromptu "circle of life" conversation, so I was fearing another little bird had met the same fate. Moving closer … Continue reading Learning to Fly
Spending time camping with family is an perennial gift I am blessed to experience. The separation from the daily grind at home truly helps with recharging the emotional batteries. Once again this year our family has spent a week at Aloha State Park in Mullet Lake in northern Michigan. Similar to several other state parks … Continue reading Looking Up
Last week I relayed the starfish parable. If you aren't familiar with it follow that link, it is a very short story, but a meaningful parable. This week I would like to link the main concept of the starfish parable to another area I find interesting, sustainability. The three big R's: Much like the beach … Continue reading Throw Back a Tree
