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Wetland Read Alouds
We’ve been reading lots of books about wetlands this week, learning about the interrelationships in hopes of sharpening our observations at a local nature preserve. I didn’t have time to post yesterday, but…
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The Westing Game
The Westing Game is a super-smart whodunit. A Young Adult classic for over twenty-five years, this book didn’t even appear on my radar till recently when a reviewer of The Atomic Weight of…
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Father’s Day
On Father’s Day, the girls wanted to take their dad to the wetland we visited last week. We were greeted by this little guy. Grandfather Frog eyed us skeptically as we made our…
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Oriole Bath
This Baltimore oriole took a dip in the creek behind my parents’ house yesterday. What a show!
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Poetry Friday: Robins
Robins have a certain dignity. They’re great mothers — they fly straight and fast, like an arrow, after the blue jays that try to rob their nests. Plus, who can fail to notice…
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Rambles and ramblings
Yesterday we took yet another walk. It leaves me with several themes spinning around in my head. Actually we took two walks: one to a place I’d never been, and one to the…
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Wet Wanderings
We’ve had clouds and showers over the last few days, but I’ve tried to resist my impulse to hide inside. On Sunday I went for a walk all by myself. A rare happening…
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The Love Exchange
There’s more to prayer than petition. Most of us know this. But how good are we at cultivating the other elements of prayer? How persistent? How comfortable? Twice lately, I’ve read of the…
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The Atomic Weight of Secrets
…or The Arrival of the Mysterious Men in Black. That’s the whole title, and each chapter is titled in similarly long and complicated form. Every chapter gives you an “or.” It’s perfect for…