Check out my daily blog for the month of October 2019 (Faga 2019). Each day shows some 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 a photo every day. Enjoy!
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My Daily Blog for 2019 October / Faga: Daily Blog
Happy Fall. This month of October 2019, from our vegetable garden, we harvested all the potatoes and the last of our watermelon. The zucchini plant is still growing new zucchini. (See photos of my veggie garden, in my daily blog.)
In September, October, and November, I teach nature classes for the fall semester, through the Galien Valley Nature and Culture Program. This semester, I'm teaching Community and Landscape: Eco Workshop (CLEW), Nature and Community Arts (NCA), and Phone Apps Nature (PAN). (See photos of class activities, in my daily blog.)
Class lessons include activities related to the 40 Sustainability Categories.
Check out the 40 Sustainability Categories, on my z-hub website.
www.z-hub.org/zle-blog/sustain.html
Meanwhile, during October, for ecological restoration work, I've been collecting seeds from wildflowers, in prairies, wetlands, and woodlands of Michigan sites. See seeds and flowers photos in my blog. (See photos of flowers and seeds, in my daily blog.)
Many people think of wildflowers blooming in spring. Yet, even in October, some wildflowers bloom, including the purple blossoms of the New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae), the blue blossoms of the Bottle Gentian (Gentiana andrewsii), and the orange blossoms of the Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis). (See photos of native fall flowers, in my daily blog.)
My nature class students especially enjoyed popping the seed pods of the Jewelweed. My blog includes photos of wild animals too, including the Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) and Green Frog (Rana clamitans). My nature class students especially enjoyed holding various bugs, including the Walkingstick (Diapheromera femorata) and Praying Mantis (Mantis religiosa). (See photos of native wild animals, in my daily blog.)
In mid-October, only now is the beginning of the bulk of leaves changing color, here in southwest Michigan. Full fall color is the last two weeks of October and first week of November. Enjoy the changing fall colors of leaves.
