When my 11-year-old gets up early and joins me on the back patio to read in the rain while I sip my coffee and watch…
“Cats, dogs, yummy supper, getting to play Minecraft this afternoon, getting to play soccer after supper” rattled off my 8-year-old during “Thank-yous” at the end…
Arms of scarlet globemallow wave from the flower bed my son started last year on Earth Day. Bright pink Parry’s penstemon flowers polka-dot my field of view. Flicks…
The night I dreamed about the broccoli I couldn’t harvest fast enough, and woke up making lesson plans about broccoli sprouts, was a turning point…
Rain! Once again, desert rain revived my spirit and helped me to see life around me rebounding. Two Saturdays ago, spatters on my windshield both…
“Oh yeah, it’s Tree Tuesday!” quoted Kid 2 as we got ready for a day of Camp Mom. All three kids loved climbing and fruit-harvesting…
We’ve been eating breakfast outside, my kids and me. It’s a summer tradition that got bumped up to spring this year since the schools closed. …
Good morning! We’re all trying new things at home this week, right? With my Nature to You public activities cancelled, I am using this time…
“Let’s go see if there’s ice in the pond!” and outside my boys go first thing on a frozen morning. Sometimes it’s a fight for…
Happy Fall! As the Aesop’s fable goes, the ants spent the fall working hard to prepare for winter. The grasshopper played and sang, then went…