Wordless Wednesday: “What kind of tree is that?”
We saw these Monster Pollen Buds while wandering through Hollywood Studios at DisneyWorld last month. None of us knew what kind of tree this was. Do you?
Wordless Wednesday: That tree has eyes
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Night Sky Watch: The moon helps Mommyo spot Mercury (and Mars)
If you happen to live in an area where clouds and/or light pollution aren’t blocking your view of the sky (Chicago, I love you, but you do have…
What’s The Nine-Year-Old reading this week?
This week, The Nine-Year-Old is reading Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson and Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky. She also convinced me to hold a snake.
Wordless Wednesday: Isis the snake
Another in a long list of pets I’m glad that The Nine-Year-Old’s teachers keep at school, so we don’t have to keep them here at home: Isis the snake.
Night Sky Watch: Mars helps Mommyo spot Uranus
Apparently, the moon is tired, because Mars will be our tour guide tonight. (Assuming cloud cover and light pollution in Chicago permit us to even find…
Throwback Thursday: Guess who climbed her first tree 4 years and 360 days ago?
Four years and 360 days ago, someone climbed her first tree and then demanded that I make her a trophy to celebrate it.
Night Sky Watch: The moon helps Mommyo spot Saturn
The moon is really working over time to help me spot things in the night sky this month. Tonight and tomorrow, it’s pairing up with Saturn. The…
Night Sky Watch: The moon helps Mommyo spot Jupiter and Spica
Not content with merely helping us spot Regulus earlier this month, the moon continues its guided tour of the night sky with a stop near Jupiter and Spica,…
Night Sky Watch: The moon helps Mommyo find Regulus
Although I am fascinated by the stars, I’m not terribly good at identifying them. Tonight, though, the moon’s going to help me out. Andrew Fazekas, who…
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