Remarkable Rain!

| May 28, 2010

Shining Dawn Books has done it again!  We’re releasing a brand new unit. Introducing: Quiet and peaceful, or wild and raging – rain comes in many forms.  This NaturExplorers unit sets out to examine rain in all its beauty, observe its effects and make you look forward to the next rainy day! Remarkable Rain will [...]

Sidewalk Chalk Festival

| May 22, 2010

Our city holds a Sidewalk Chalk Festival each year where local artists come out to show their amazing artistic skills with chalk and try to get your vote.  This along with yummy local diner food and the Kona Ice truck made this a wonderful experience! There were two main categories to vote for: high school [...]

Born with Green Thumbs

| May 13, 2010

I’m certain both of my parents were born with “green thumbs” and a serious love of God’s creation around them. Each home that they’ve ever lived in has been graced by the touch of their green thumbs and their love of nature. The house they live in now, however, has been blessed the most I [...]

Curriculum and Books for Sale

| May 7, 2010

After 8 years of homeschooling I’m cleaning off my bookshelves!  I need to get organized for the coming year, so I have a lot of books and curriculum items for sale.  I am listing some of those items here on my blog for sale to you! I will be adding more as I go along [...]

Updated Slideshow of Spring Wildflowers

| May 5, 2010

I have added several new spring wildflower photos to my slideshow. Below is the latest. So far I’ve photographed 27 wildflowers species! Kentucky Wildflowers in Spring

May Nature Noteables

| May 3, 2010

I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue dream of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes.  ~e.e. cummings Ah, May, beautiful May. Rain showers are periodically falling to give way to colorful wildflowers, spring green leaves, [...]