Monday, March 18, 2024

March 2024 - winter!

   winter!  some cold days, some warm days, spring flowers 3 weeks early, ABC Garden lessons including 6-10 of the 40 Sustainability Categories: 6. education, 7. local nature, 8. no poverty, 9. interdisciplinary, and 10. sustainability.

Check out my daily blog for the month of March 2024 (Shoover 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 Flowers 3 Weeks Early.  Michigan, USA has had a warm February and March 2024.  There were several cold winter days, but also unseasonably warm days too. In March, many flowers started to bloom about 3 weeks earlier that they usually do.  See a few of my early spring flower photos of March 2024, in Michigan, in my daily blog.
 
         40 Sustainability Categories: 6 - 10.  Every month of 2024 features ABC Garden lessons, including my actions within 5 of the 40 Sustainability Categories.  March displays categories 6 - 10: 6. education, 7. local nature, 8. no poverty, 9. interdisciplinary, and 10. sustainability.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 Winter: Mach 18.

         Happy First Day of Spring: Mach 19 - Spring Equinox.

 

Monday, February 26, 2024

February 2024 - winter!

   winter!  a little ice, a little snow, several warm sunny days, ABC Garden lessons including 1-5 of the 40 Sustainability Categories: 1. peace, 2. pursuits, 3. nature, 4. people, and 5. planet.

Check out my daily blog for the month of February 2024 (Churoo 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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         Icy, Winter Photos.  February had several warm (30 - 50 degree F) days that started with a morning frost, but there were a few days with a little snow and a little ice.  See a few of my icy outdoor photos of February, in Michigan, in my daily blog.
 
         40 Sustainability Categories: 1 - 5.  Every month of 2024 features ABC Garden lessons, including my actions within 5 of the 40 Sustainability Categories.  February displays categories 1 - 5: 1. peace, 2. pursuits, 3. planet, 4. people, and 5. palleee.  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 Winter: January, February, March.

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

January 2024 - winter

  winter!  Subzero temperatures, frost, snow, red Hawthorn berries, and photos of outdoor activities in the 40 Sustainability Categories.

Check out my daily blog for the month of January 2024 (Wookooch 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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         Snowy, Frosty, Winter Photos.  January in southwest Michigan had winter weather including, subzero temperatures, frost, ice, and snow.  Three consecutive mornings were below zero Fahrenheit: -6, -9, and -3.  Also, Three Oaks, Michigan had over a foot of snow on the ground, starting January 20.  See a few of my outdoor photos of January, in Michigan, in my daily blog.
 
         40 Sustainability Categories.  By 2012, "sustainability" had become a common word in pop culture, in which it usually referred to energy-efficiency or renewable-energy technologies and commodities that people can buy, like hybrid cars, solar panels, LED lights, reusable bags, and more.  Yet by 2012, I had come to think that sustainability has a broader scope and made a list of 40 Sustainability Categories - to sustain people, nature, economies, and local communities.  Before and since then, I've worked to take actions within the 40 Sustainability Categories.   See a sampling of photos of my work within the 40 Sustainability Categories, in my daily blog.

         Happy Winter: January, February, March.

Saturday, December 16, 2023

December 2023 - fall!

 fall!  Browns of fall in December, and a month of reviews.  A photo review of every season and month of 2023.  Plus, a photo review of Decembers from 2018 to October 2023 - 5 years.

Check out my daily blog for the month of December 2023 (Jaethaz 2023). 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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         Browns of Fall in December.  December is very brown like the photos show of a fallen tree that is still at Warren Dunes State Park today.  A number of years ago, a tree fell over and its roots stuck up in the air.   See a few of my outdoor photos of December, in Michigan, in my daily blog.
 
         Photo Review of Seasons and Months of 2023.  Since December is the last month of the year, I'll display a sampling of photos from this whole year.  It shows good times that I had outdoors in nature in Michigan and during travels as well as the new fun board games that I invented for my education classes and my ABC Garden of nature and art classes.  See a variety of this year's photos, in my daily blog.
 
         Photo Review of December, 2018-2022.  Since this is the 5th year that I'm running my two blogs (this Monthly Blog, and my Daily Blog), I thought I'd display a sampling of December photos from the past 5 years, of Wild Turkeys, feathers, mushrooms, cattails, and more.  The photos are still good and current photos, timely and timeless.  Enjoy.  See a variety of my December outdoor photos, in my daily blog.

         Happy end of Fall: December 21.

         Happy First Day of Winter: December 22, 2023 - Winter Solstice. 

 

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

November 2023 - fall!

 fall!  Colorful trees of fall, fall photo series of views at different weeks.  Plus, a sampling of my photos of nature and art classes from November 2018 to October 2023 - 5 years.

Check out my daily blog for the month of November 2023 (Zhazaw 2023). 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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         Colorful Leaves and Trees of Fall.  In Three Oaks and southwest Michigan, most trees are colorful from about October 15 to November 8.  Yet, there are still several colorful trees in mid-November.  Plus, oaks and beech trees turn warm colors from orange to brown.   See a few of my photos of the colorful trees, mushrooms, and wildlife in November, in Michigan, in my daily blog.
 
         Review of November Photos 2018-2022.  Since this is the 5th year that I'm running my two blogs (this Monthly Blog, and my Daily Blog), I thought I'd display a sampling of November photos from the past 5 years - from my nature and art classes, colorful trees in fall, and more.  The photos are still good and current photos, timely and timeless.  Enjoy.  See a variety of my November outdoor photos, in my daily blog.

         Happy Fall: October-November-December!

 

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

October 2023 - fall!

 fall!  Michigan Nature class, ABC Garden, community system, Community Arts Flower and Science Nature Trail, in Three Oaks, Michigan.  Plus, a sampling of my photos from October 2018 to October 2023 - 5 years.

Check out my daily blog for the month of October 2023 (Faga 2023). 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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         ABC Garden, Community Arts Flower.  At Three Oaks, Michigan, in Dewey Cannon Park, I teach classes of nature, art, and community education.  At an ABC Garden, Community Arts Flower, we learn about running a community system of making art and distributing needed things in a community.   See a few of my photos of the Community Arts Flower, in Three Oaks, Michigan, in my daily blog.
 
         ABC Garden, Science Nature Trail.  At Three Oaks, Michigan, in Watkins Park, I teach classes of nature, art, and community education.  At an ABC Garden, Science Nature Trail, we learn about local nature, ecology, native Michigan plants, and more.   See a few of my photos of the Science Nature Trail, in Three Oaks, Michigan, in my daily blog.
 
         Review of October Photos 2018-2022.  Since this is the 5th year that I'm running my two blogs (this Monthly Blog, and my Daily Blog), I thought I'd display a sampling of October photos from the past 5 years - from my nature and art classes, habitat stewardship, pumpkins and gourds in my veggie garden, and more.  The photos are still good and current photos, timely and timeless.  Enjoy.   See a variety of my October outdoor photos, in my daily blog.

         Happy Fall: October-November-December!

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

September 2023 - summer!

 summer!  September's hot days, sandy beaches, Lake Michigan, my nature classes, habitat stewardship, native wild animals, native wildflowers, veggie gardens, ABC Garden talk, and more.  Plus, a sampling of my photos from September 2018 to September 2023 - 5 years.

Check out my daily blog for the month of September 2023 (Ingbing 2023). 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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         September Beach Days in Michigan.  Like most years, this September 2023 had hot summer days - 80 degrees F (26 Celsius).  There were great summer beach days.  Lake Michigan's water was still warm - 70 degrees F (21 Celsius).   See a few of my photos of Lake Michigan and its beautiful colors and waves, in my daily blog.
 
         Review of September Photos 2018-2022.  Since this is the 5th year that I'm running my two blogs (this Monthly Blog, and my Daily Blog), I thought I'd display a sampling of September photos from the past 5 years - from my nature classes, habitat stewardship, native wild animals, native wildflowers, veggie gardens, ABC Garden talk, and more.  The photos are still good and current nature photos, timely and timeless.  Enjoy.   See a variety of my September outdoor photos, in my daily blog.

         Happy End of Summer: September 22, 2023!

         Happy First Day of Fall: Fall Equinox: September 23, 2023!