Monday, December 16, 2024

December 2024 - fall!

  fall! Look Up: Stars in the Night Sky; Look Down: Fallen Leaves on the Ground; and ABC Garden lessons including 1 to 40 of the 40 Sustainability Categories.

Check out my daily blog for the month of December 2024 (Jaethaz 2024). My blog shows various activities that I do in science, art, nature, culture, land stewardship,
culture, education, ecology, economy, health, and in learning about holistic good, morals, and beyond. I post several photos. Enjoy!
 

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         Look Up: Stars in the Night Sky.  In the late fall, night continues to get longer every day until the solstice.  In December, in Michigan, there are about 15 hours of the dark sky of night.   Plenty of time to stargaze, before bedtime.  See my photos of constellations and the starry night sky, in my daily blog.

         Look Down: Fallen Leaves on the Ground.  By December, most of the leaves have fallen off the trees and onto the ground.  Various fruits are on the ground too: acorns, winged-seeds, and more.   See my photos of fallen leaves, etc., in my daily blog.

         40 Sustainability Categories.  Every month of 2024 features ABC Garden lessons, including my actions within 5 of the 40 Sustainability Categories.  My December blog post displays a recap of each of the 40 Sustainability CategoriesFor over 20 years, I've been taking action in the 40 Sustainability Categories - to sustain people, nature, economies, and local communities.  See a small sampling of my recent photos (past 10 years) of how I've been taking actions within the 40 Sustainability Categories, in my daily blog.
 
         Happy end of Fall: December 20.

         Happy First Day of Winter: December 21, 2024 - Winter Solstice.

 

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

November 2024 - fall!

  fall! a Sunset, Beech Leaves, Cypress Knees, a Pine-Oak Barrens, a new Rain Garden, and ABC Garden lessons including 5 of the 40 Sustainability Categories: an encore of 3, 6, 7, 12, 14.

Check out my daily blog for the month of November 2024 (Zhazaw 2024). My blog shows various activities that I do in science, art, nature, culture, land stewardship,
culture, education, ecology, economy, health, and in learning about holistic good, morals, and beyond. I post several photos. Enjoy!
 

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         Various Michigan Places in November.  A sunset at Lake Michigan.  Beech Leaves in Warren Woods, Three Oaks.  Cypress Knees (in above photo) and a Pine-Oak Barrens / Savannah, near Allegan.  A new Rain Garden along Chamberlain Path, in the Village of Three Oaks.  See my photos of all of the above and the great outdoors of Michigan, in my daily blog.

         40 Sustainability Categories.  Every month of 2024 features ABC Garden lessons, including my actions within 5 of the 40 Sustainability Categories.  My November blog post displays an encore of categories3. nature, 6. community education, 7. parks and ecology, 12. play and fun, 14. partners: democracy, cooperationFor over 20 years, I've been taking action in the 40 Sustainability Categories - to sustain people, nature, economies, and local communities.  See a small sampling of my recent photos (past 10 years) of how I've been taking actions within the 40 Sustainability Categories, in my daily blog.
 

Happy Fall: October, November, December. 

 

Thursday, October 24, 2024

October 2024 - fall!

 fall! colorful leaves on trees, nature classes and ABC Garden lessons including 5 of the 40 Sustainability Categories: 3. nature, 6. community education, 7. parks and ecology, 12. play and fun, 14. partners: democracy, cooperation.

Check out my daily blog for the month of October 2024 (Faga 2024). My blog shows various activities that I do in science, art, nature, culture, land stewardship,
culture, education, ecology, economy, health, and in learning about holistic good, morals, and beyond. I post several photos. Enjoy!
 

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         Classes about Nature and More.  In the Galien Valley Nature and Culture Program, my classes teach about nature, playing outdoors and indoors, and other ABC Garden lessons about the 40 Sustainability Categories.  See my photos of my classes in the great outdoors, in my daily blog.

         Colorful Trees of Three Oaks, Michigan.  The leaves on the oaks are still green, but the leaves on the maples and other trees have turned various colors in October, in Three Oaks.  See my photos of fall color in Three Oaks, in my daily blog.

         40 Sustainability Categories.  Every month of 2024 features ABC Garden lessons, including my actions within 5 of the 40 Sustainability Categories.  My October blog post displays categories3. nature, 6. community education, 7. parks and ecology, 12. play and fun, 14. partners: democracy, cooperationFor over 20 years, I've been taking action in the 40 Sustainability Categories - to sustain people, nature, economies, and local communities.  See a small sampling of my recent photos (past 10 years) of how I've been taking actions within the 40 Sustainability Categories, in my daily blog.
 

Happy Fall: October, November, December.

 

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

September 2024 - summer!

  summer! hot, sunny, beach days at Lake Michigan, Native Fish of Michigan, and Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery; and ABC Garden lessons including 36-40 of the 40 Sustainability Categories: 36. land design, 37. wilderness conservation, 38. natural resources, 39. sustainable building, 40. land use planning.

Check out my daily blog for the month of September 2024 (Ingbing 2024). My blog shows various activities that I do in science, art, nature, culture, land stewardship,
culture, education, ecology, economy, health, and in learning about holistic good, morals, and beyond. I post several photos. Enjoy!
 

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         Fish Hatchery.  I've been swimming in Lake Michigan for multiple decades.  Yet I don't usually see fish in the lake, except for little minnows.  A great place to see living and swimming Native Fish of Michigan is in the ponds, at the Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery, in Mattawan, MI.  See my photos of the Fish Hatchery, in my daily blog.

 
         40 Sustainability Categories: 36 - 40.  Every month of 2024 features ABC Garden lessons, including my actions within 5 of the 40 Sustainability Categories.  September displays categories 36-40 of the 40 Sustainability Categories: 36. land design, 37. wilderness conservation, 38. natural resources, 39. sustainable building, 40. land use planning.  For over 20 years, I've been taking action in the 40 Sustainability Categories - to sustain people, nature, economies, and local communities.  See a small sampling of my recent photos (past 10 years) of how I've been taking actions within the 40 Sustainability Categories, in my daily blog.

Happy Last Day of Summer: Sept 21, 2024.

Happy First Day of Fall: Fall Equinox: Sept 22, 2024.


Friday, August 30, 2024

August 2024 - summer!

 summer! Community Garden of Three Oaks, Michigan; and ABC Garden lessons including 31-35 of the 40 Sustainability Categories: 31. environmental clubs, 32. climate change, 33. litter, garbage, pollution, 34. air, water, soil, 35. RRR: reduce, reuse, recycle.

Check out my daily blog for the month of August 2024 (Doipoil 2024). My blog shows various activities that I do in science, art, nature, culture, land stewardship,
culture, education, ecology, economy, health, and in learning about holistic good, morals, and beyond. I post several photos. Enjoy!
 

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         Community Garden of Three Oaks, Michigan.   I've raised veggie gardens and taken care of prairie fields of native wildflowers in various local locations, but not at the Three Oaks Community Garden.  Nevertheless, since it began in 2011, the Three Oaks Community Garden of flowers and veggies has been a splendid garden.  Many people from near and far come to see the Three Oaks Community Garden.  See my photos of the garden, in my daily blog.

 
         40 Sustainability Categories: 31 - 35.  Every month of 2024 features ABC Garden lessons, including my actions within 5 of the 40 Sustainability Categories.  August displays categories 31-35 of the 40 Sustainability Categories: 31. environmental clubs, 32. climate change, 33. litter, garbage, pollution, 34. air, water, soil, 35. RRR: reduce, reuse, recycle.  For over 20 years, I've been taking action in the 40 Sustainability Categories - to sustain people, nature, economies, and local communities.  See a small sampling of my recent photos (past 10 years) of how I've been taking actions within the 40 Sustainability Categories, in my daily blog.

         Happy Summer: July, August, September.

 

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

July 2024 - summer! - and 7,000-mile Road Trip!

      summer! photos of beaches, oceans, and water, across the USA, coast to coast, and the 7,000-mile Road Trip: CA to MI to NC; and ABC Garden lessons including 26-30 of the 40 Sustainability Categories: 26. personal, 27. biz: local small businesses, 28. local, 29. food, 30. energy.

Check out my daily blog for the month of July 2024 (Siloi 2024). My blog shows various activities that I do in science, art, nature, culture, land stewardship,
culture, education, ecology, economy, health, and in learning about holistic good, morals, and beyond. I post several photos. Enjoy!
 

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         7,000-mile USA coast to coast Road Trip.  I visited ocean beaches and in-land places, from Crescent City, California, to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.  I traveled from Michigan to California to Michigan to North Carolina to Michigan: 7,000 miles round-trip Road Trip, during 3 weeks (out west) in June and 1 week (out east) in July.  See my photos of beaches and a variety of in-land places across the USA, in my daily blog.
 
         40 Sustainability Categories: 26 - 30.  Every month of 2024 features ABC Garden lessons, including my actions within 5 of the 40 Sustainability Categories.  July displays categories 26-30 of the 40 Sustainability Categories: 26. personal, 27. biz: local small businesses, 28. local, 29. food, 30. energy.  For over 20 years, I've been taking action in the 40 Sustainability Categories - to sustain people, nature, economies, and local communities.  See a small sampling of my recent photos (past 10 years) of how I've been taking actions within the 40 Sustainability Categories, in my daily blog.

         Happy Summer: July, August, September.

 

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

June 2024 - spring! - and western USA!

     spring! wildflowers of western USA, photos from Road Trip in western USA, and ABC Garden lessons including 21-25 of the 40 Sustainability Categories: 21. visions, 22. native: indigenous cultures, 23. low-tech, 24. high-tech, and 25. public policy.

Check out my daily blog for the month of June 2024 (Hoehee 2024). My blog shows various activities that I do in science, art, nature, culture, land stewardship,
culture, education, ecology, economy, health, and in learning about holistic good, morals, and beyond. I post several photos. Enjoy!
 

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         Spring Wildflowers of western USA.  A person never tires of wildflowers from the eastern USA, but here's some wildflowers from the west, such as the Desert Paintbrush, Globemallow, Lupine, Beardtongue, Skyrocket, Fairybells, and more.  Enjoy.  See my photos of western wildflowers, in my daily blog.
 
         40 Sustainability Categories: 21 - 25.  Every month of 2024 features ABC Garden lessons, including my actions within 5 of the 40 Sustainability Categories.  June displays categories 21-25 of the 40 Sustainability Categories: 21. visions, 22. native: indigenous cultures, 23. low-tech, 24. high-tech, and 25. public policy.  For over 20 years, I've been taking action in the 40 Sustainability Categories - to sustain people, nature, economies, and local communities.  See a small sampling of my recent photos (past 10 years) of how I've been taking actions within the 40 Sustainability Categories, in my daily blog.

         Extra Post for Road Trip in western USA. This June, I took a 3-week Road Trip in the western USA: Colorado, Utah, central Nevada, very northern California, southern Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Iowa, and Illinois.  I took photos of a variety of natural features: national parks, state parks, rock formations, caves, the ocean, lakes, trees, animals, and more.  See my photos of the western USA, in my extra June post of daily blog.

         Happy Spring: April, May, June.

Last day of Spring: June 18, 2024

First day of Summer: June 19, 2024 - Summer Solstice