Posted: April 21, 2021
When author Brooke Smith discovered several years ago that the Oxford Junior Dictionary was planning to remove over 100 words related to nature from its pages, she became angry, disillusioned and sad. The dictionary editors didn’t think the words had relevance for children of today. They were words like apricot, lavender and porcupine. I can
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Tags: American Library Association, apricot, dictionary, granddaughter, grandmother, lavender, lost words, nature, porcupine, relevant, squash bugs, squash plants, The Keeper of Wild Words
Posted: March 31, 2021
Do you have a tree in your yard that you really like? If you do, it might be fun to plant a few flowers near it to make your own little garden. Gardens, even small ones with just a few flowers near a tree, can help people feel calmer and more relaxed. Notice how you
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Tags: dig, flowers, garden, garden soil, plant a flower garden, potted, potting mix, seed package, spade, sprout, water
Posted: March 17, 2021
Have you ever enjoyed being around a tree so much that you spent a lot of time visiting it? If you have, you’re not alone. A professor in England wanted so much to learn more about an 800-year-old Honywood Oak that he spent two years visiting it. He went at many different times of the
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Tags: acorns, ancient oak, calm, Harper One, James Canton, nature, peace, The Oak Papers, treecreeper, treehugger.com
Posted: March 4, 2021
Have you ever had one of those days when nothing went right? Your sister, brother or friend acted upset or even a little mean. Your mom or dad didn’t have time to listen to you tell them something important. For a reason you couldn’t grasp, you felt sad or out of sorts. We’ve all had
Posted: February 17, 2021
Recent snowy weather has blanketed trees with snow. I used to worry that snow was too heavy for branches to handle. Though every once in a long while very heavy snow has made it challenging for tree branches to hold up the snow without cracking or breaking, that doesn’t happen very often. Normally, trees can
Posted: January 21, 2021
On this day, January 20, 2021, we witnessed the inauguration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr. as the 46th president of the United States of America. We also witnessed the youngest inaugural poet read her poem commemorating the day and its place in history. Her name is Amanda Gorman. She is 22 years old and a
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Tags: Amanda Gorman, child, harmony, healing, inaugural poet, Inauguration, Joseph R. Biden Jr, peace, prevail, worth, young person
Posted: January 7, 2021
Have you ever felt like you couldn’t sleep? Have images come into your mind that made you feel afraid, threatened or ill at ease for a reason you couldn’t grasp? When things like that happen, even though you might not know why you are ill at ease, that is a time to reach out to
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Tags: afraid, alert, encouragement, focus, ill at ease, love, meditation, message, repeat message, sleep, support, trees, wisdom
Posted: December 24, 2020
While taking a stroll through your neighborhood, wouldn’t it be fun to give a gift to the trees that grow there? This gift would cost nothing – except for the time it takes to do it. It wouldn’t take any supplies or any physical labor except for the walk itself. What Christmas gift could you
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Tags: appreciation, Christmas gift, happy holidays, Merry Christmas, simple gift, thank you, thoughts, tree
Posted: December 10, 2020
If you wanted to plant trees that would grow well in your community, how would you know what trees to plant? If you found some trees that would grow well in your community, how would you know which ones would grow best in different places? Which would like being along sidewalks and medians? Which would
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Tags: City of Albuquerque, improve health, medians, New Mexico, plant trees, playgrounds, private yards, project, sidewalks, student, teacher, The Nature Conservancy
Posted: November 25, 2020
I have two spruce trees in my back yard. They stay green all year long and help to make my yard look beautiful. They also supply cooling shade during the hot summer months. I see them every day, especially when I spend time playing with my dog, Peanut, in the back yard. She loves to
