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Melissa | February 17, 2009
For me, there is nothing like the sound of the song birds singing on a warm breezy spring morning. Really, any time of year their melodies bring me a feeling of peace. This last week we spent time learning about just why it is that the beautiful birds sing. We spent some time one [...]
Melissa | February 15, 2009
First of all I want to say a huge thank you for all your well wishes. I am starting to feel a bit better today, hopefully this means it’s going to be a quick one and I’m on my way to being done with it. We have now finished our third week of class, and [...]
Melissa | February 11, 2009
At dawn this morning I was working at my computer desk, when I stopped to glance out the window above me facing the east sky. The sun was just beginning to rise over the horizon, just breaking a little through the thick gray sky. As the sun ascended a bit more, the clouds seemed to [...]
Melissa | February 8, 2009
Brown patches of earth are beginning to reclaim their territory from the snow. And the creek is once again flowing and babbling peacefully. The ground is soggy and squishy, full of water. The sun is shinning luminously and the birds are singing enthusiastically. And the breeze is cool like spring, no longer biting with cold. I can breathe it [...]
Melissa | February 7, 2009
This class was so wonderful!! Lots and lots of learning happening and even better lots and lots of very interested and engaged kids! The class was packed full of great information and fun, so without further ado, shall we get started? One quick note first…since I am leading and teaching this class it is quite [...]
Melissa | February 5, 2009
For the past two days we’ve been spending some quality time observing the birds at our feeders. Why you ask? Well, other than the obvious reason that we really enjoy watching the birds…we’ve used our observations for Math and Geography of course!! I’ve made up three spreadsheets to help with this (you can click on [...]
