After a long, cool spring, the heat came in quick and mean. The last couple of weeks have brought us record temperatures and many, many fast moving and destructive fires. The air, heavy with smoke and fear, has felt thick and unforgiving and it has left me to wonder and worry more often than not for this season, this land…
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MATERIALS: Paper (recycled or construction paper), scissors, a pencil, glue (optional), crayons or markers (optional) TIME FRAME: 15 – 60 minutes PROCEDURE: Take a piece of paper and fold it in half, end to end Draw half of a butterfly shape Keeping your paper folded in half, carefully cut it out Once your shape is cut out, your butterfly should…
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Drought, Fires & Beautiful Skies
While they make for some gorgeous skies, the two fires outside of Santa Fe have been steadily breaking my heart over the last several days. Here’s where both fires stood as of late last night via NM Fire Info. The Tres Lagunas Fire Acres: 9441 Cause: downed power line Start Date: May 30, 2013 Containment: 24% Location: 10 miles North of…
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Fire Season
5/31/13 – 1:00 PM – Tres Lagunas Fire 5/31/13 – 6:00 PM – Tres Lagunas Fire 5/31/13 – 7:30 PM Smokey sunset – Thompson Fire It’s the last day of May and fire season is already upon us. Two fires in two days. One is at 2,000 acres, the other at “only” ~20. With years of drought at our doorstep,…
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MATERIALS: Paper (any kind will work), fasteners (tape, glue, rubber bands, paper clips), crayons or markers, feathers, cotton balls, balloons, sandwich baggies or plastic wrap, cork, scissors. Feel free to use whatever you have on hand, these are merely suggestions! TIME FRAME: 30 – 60 minutes PROCEDURE: Using all of the supplies you have gathered, begin thinking about the seeds…
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Happy Earth Day!!!
“The man who has planted a garden feels that he has done something for the good of the world.” ~Vita Sackville-West xoxo, M
