Beachy days
Like everyone else, my family has been in isolation mode for (he cites off the top of his head because he just happens to be keeping track of it and just happen...
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Monarch emergence time lapse
My wife decided to try out her time lapse video option on a couple of monarch emergences today. It’s cool to watch it happen anyway, but in the time lapse...
Pic pleasure
I don’t often get photos of the sun(set) or moon that I’m ever happy with–they never look as gorgeous as what I’m seeing, and in the cas...
Monarchs are imminent
Somewhere between about 8-15 days, the monarch chrysalis goes from green to blue to finally clear, like in the photo here. That stage means they’re going ...
What I read this month
More into the swing of things this month. While I tried a few things out that weren’t to my taste, I got through a fair bit: READThe Adventurers Guild: Tw...
Microfiction contest round two results: Sweeter
I’ve just been informed that I made it through the second round of the NYC Midnight Microfiction contest I updated you on recently and am on to the final ...
Lessons learned from children
There’s a lot that grown-ups can learn from kids. Yes, we have bills to pay and jobs to go to (or, even more stressful for many more these days, not), and...
Summer camps in Covid times
I write this shortly after my nine-year-old has been dropped off at a summer day camp. Your reaction to that line will range from some variation of “Hey, ...
Swimming in new shark (no, alligator!) infested waters
A couple of friends of mine forwarded this post about a deal that a TV and movie production company struck with Netflix, which will see a number of films from u...
Monarchs are cool
Off and on for a couple of years, we’ve raised monarch butterflies from eggs to first flight. It’s really cool to see. There’s something satis...