by Kevin Shank | Jan 1, 2025 | 2025, 2025, 01 January, Caption This, Carnivores, Covers, Issues, Mammals, Snow
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by Kevin Shank | Jan 1, 2025 | 2025, 01 January, From the Editor's Quill, Planets, Scavenger Hunt
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by Kevin Shank | Jan 1, 2025 | 2025, 01 January, Articles & Stories, Snow
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Snowflake design. Photo © Don Komarechka. As I write, I am also looking out the window and seeing lazy snowflakes silently swirling, floating, twirling their way to the ground.I, like most of you, enjoy seeing a fresh...
by Kevin Shank | Jan 1, 2025 | 2025, 01 January, Creation Close-ups, Snow
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by Kevin Shank | Jan 1, 2025 | 2025, 01 January, Astronomy, Mailbox, Rockets
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by Kevin Shank | Jan 1, 2025 | 2025, 01 January, Moon, Pictures and Poems, Rockets, Ungulates, Waterfowl - Geese, Swans, Ducks, Loons, Grebes
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by Kevin Shank | Jan 1, 2025 | 2025, 01 January, Ungulates, You Can Draw, You Can Draw Submissions
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by Kevin Shank | Jan 1, 2025 | 2025, 01 January, Birds, Caption This, Cranes
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive “Can’t you see I need help?!? Pull those quills, I tell ya!” Photo © Chapeau77|Dreamstime.com. We invite you to submit your caption for this photograph. The photograph will be used on the back of the March...
by Kevin Shank | Jan 1, 2025 | 2025, 01 January, End of the Trail, Snow
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Split crystal dendrite. Photo © Don Komarechka.This snowflake has been a favorite ever since I first saw it in Don Komarechka’s book, Sky Crystals. I am intrigued by the “open window” look. How fun is that? Also notice that...
by Kevin Shank | Jan 1, 2025 | 2025, 01 January, Acrostic, Birds, Crossword, Fill-In-The-Blanks, Premium Edition, Puzzles, Study Guide, True and False, Waterfowl - Geese, Swans, Ducks, Loons, Grebes
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by Kevin Shank | Jan 1, 2025 | 2025, 01 January, Camp & Cabin Cookin', Premium Edition
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup Our family loves this tasty soup! We usually double it for our large family. —Submitted by Mikayla Gray, Forest City, IA Photo © Dreamstime.com. 2 T butter 1 T olive oil ½ c diced yellow onion ½...
by Kevin Shank | Jan 1, 2025 | 2025, 01 January, Favorite Focus, Premium Edition, The Photo Focus, Thrushes
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive American Robin. Photo © Jessica Tschetter.
by Kevin Shank | Dec 1, 2024 | 2024, 12 December, Camp & Cabin Cookin', Premium Edition
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Cheeseburger Soup —Submitted by Owen Weaver 1½ c water 2 c potatoes, peeled and cubed 2 sm. carrots, grated 1 sm. onion, chopped ¼ c green pepper, chopped 1 garlic clove, minced 1 T beef bouillon granules ½ tsp salt 1 lb...
by Kevin Shank | Dec 1, 2024 | Pictures and Poems, You Can Draw Submissions
Here are the art & poetry submissions we received in the month of November. We hope you enjoy! Art Submissions Click on the thumbnails below to view the full-sized image. Gera-Mya Sapp, 16, Jacksonville, FL Hannah Stodden, 9, Trilla, IL Andrew Stodden, 9, Trilla,...
by Kevin Shank | Dec 1, 2024 | 2024, 12 December, Astronomy, Auroras, Comets, Covers
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by Kevin Shank | Dec 1, 2024 | 2024, 12 December, Auroras, Comets, From the Editor's Quill, Puzzles, Scavenger Hunt
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by Kevin Shank | Dec 1, 2024 | 2024, 12 December, Auroras, Creation Close-ups, Let's Take a Hike
Laban Zimmerman, Kewaunee, WI Kevin Shank, Dayton, VA Kevin Shank, Dayton, VA Cheryl Shank, Dayton, VA Eleanor Shank, Mt. Solon, VA Adrian Shank, Dayton, VA Javon Mast, Alvarado, TX Beth Hershey, Hayward, MI Lois Tschetter, British Columbia Lois Tschetter, British...
by Kevin Shank | Dec 1, 2024 | 2024, 12 December, Articles & Stories, Astronomy, Comets
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Light from a full moon illuminates this landscape one hour after sunset. Rain clouds are closing in, and the touch of a moonbow can be seen in a cloud. Between the clouds is comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS).Photo ©...
by Kevin Shank | Dec 1, 2024 | 2024, 12 December, Birds, Contest, Mailbox
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by Kevin Shank | Dec 1, 2024 | 2024, 12 December, Mammals, Pictures and Poems, Ungulates
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by Kevin Shank | Dec 1, 2024 | 2024, 12 December, Birds, Warblers, You Can Draw, You Can Draw Submissions
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by Kevin Shank | Dec 1, 2024 | 2024, 12 December, Astronomy, Comets, End of the Trail
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by Kevin Shank | Dec 1, 2024 | 2024, 12 December, Acrostic, Auroras, Comets, Matching, Meteors, Premium Edition, Puzzles, Snow, Study Guide
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by Kevin Shank | Dec 1, 2024 | 2024, 12 December, Articles & Stories, Premium Edition, The Photo Focus
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Cross-polarization was used to creatively illuminate this frosty bubble. Photo © Don Komarechka. The clear globe with frost patterns caught my eye. I had to do a double-take. Just what was I seeing? Patterns of frost were...
by Kevin Shank | Dec 1, 2024 | 2024, 12 December, Birds, Comets, Favorite Focus, Pelicans, Snow, Thrushes
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Click photos to enlarge. Ash Cave, Marie Miller Cedar Falls, Marie Miller Snowy branches, Naomi Lary Snowy landscape, Jesslyn Jones Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), Ezra Morley American White Pelicans, Laban Zimmerman...
by Kevin Shank | Nov 1, 2024 | 2024, 11 November, Astronomy, Auroras, Caption This, Covers, Mammals, Stars, Ungulates, Weather
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by Kevin Shank | Nov 1, 2024 | 2024, 11 November, Astronomy, Comets, Let's Take a Hike
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), as it was seen from the International Space Station on September 23, 2024. Photo credit: NASA/Matthew Dominick.
by Kevin Shank | Nov 1, 2024 | 2024, 11 November, Astronomy, From the Editor's Quill, Puzzles, Scavenger Hunt
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by Kevin Shank | Nov 1, 2024 | 2024, 11 November, Birds, Hawks, Eagles, & Kites, Pictures and Poems, Waterfowl - Geese, Swans, Ducks, Loons, Grebes, Woodpeckers
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by Kevin Shank | Nov 1, 2024 | 2024, 11 November, Auroras, Birds, Creation Close-ups, Crows, Jays, & Magpies, Weather, Woodpeckers
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