A water drop splash on a rainy day? Sure. This is a perfect project for a rainy day. Come with me, and we will step inside and have some tabletop fun. 1. Fill a clear 9” x 13” pan to the brim with...
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Study Guide Puzzles, September 2021
Camp & Cabin Cookin’, September 2021
Recipes: Bacon Sour Cream Potatoes, and Hot Artichoke and Spinach Dip. Recipes: Warm Molten Chocolate Cakes, and Picnic Stromboli.
Delphinus, Sagitta, and Vulpecula
The Summer Triangle, a large triangle of bright stars (Deneb, Vega, and Altair), lies straight overhead on September evenings in the United States. Delphinus, Sagitta, and Vulpecula all lie in or...
End of the Trail, September 2021
“Owl betcha it’s an ‘ole John Deere!”We had to chuckle when we first looked at Anthony Sensenig’s photo of an Eastern Screech-Owl sitting on this old Model H. Sparkles of sunset peak...
North American Ducks Word Search, September 2021
In Our Skies, September 2021, Viewing Neptune
Just after sunset the night of September 14, the planet Mercury will be visible in the western sky just above the horizon. While it is only 26.8° from the Sun and, therefore, close to the horizon,...
The Unequal Equinox
I’ve heard it’s possible to balance an egg, or even a broom, on its end on the date of the equinox. There’s a good chance you’ve heard the same thing. It sounds incredible, but it’s true.There’s...
Caption This, September 2021: Glade Mill
Glade Mill, Babcock State Park, West Virginia. Photo © Dreamstime.com. Where are the fly rods when we need them? We invite you to submit your caption for this photograph. The photograph will be used...
Exploring Nature, September 2021
Beautiful autumn foliage is coming to the New England states.Blue-winged Teal are long-distance migrants; therefore, one of the first to migrate south. By September, large flocks are arriving in...
August 2021, From the Editor’s Quill: Wildflower Adventures
Wildflower adventures—some of you certainly took them. By absorbing nature—the birds, the flowers, the butterflies, the turtles, the snakes—with your family and friends, your lives were enriched....
September 2021, From the Editor’s Quill
Contests—Plus an activity for the family…
You Can Draw a Bighorn Sheep
Open in September 2021
You Can Draw an Eastern Chipmunk Submissions
Go to May 2021 for Eastern Chipmunk Lesson