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Nature Night

Nature Night

by Joseph Mazelin, 12 | Mar 1, 2022 | 2022, 03 March, Articles & Stories, Astronomy, Contest, Meteors

Weasel. Photo © Dreamstime.com. “Don’t stay out longer than eight o’clock,” Mom reminded us as we headed out the door.This was the night of the Geminid meteor shower, and my brother and I were going out to watch it. Once outside, we found Dad gazing up...
Meteor Beauty

Meteor Beauty

by John Lapp,11 | Mar 1, 2022 | 2022, 03 March, Articles & Stories, Astronomy, Contest, Meteors

“Did you hear of the Geminid meteor shower tonight?” I asked my family at the supper table.“Yes,” came the answer.“Well, I want to go watch it tomorrow morning. Does anybody want to go with me?”A little silence, then…“I don’t know. I’d like to catch up on...
From the Editor’s Quill, March 2022: Contests

From the Editor’s Quill, March 2022: Contests

by Kevin Shank | Mar 1, 2022 | 2022, 03 March, Articles & Stories, Contest, From the Editor's Quill

This was a fun issue to compile. To begin with, content came from an assortment of activities that you readers participated in. They included Birding With Friends, Nature Night, Creative Writing Contest, and a “Learning by Doing” going back to a Flower Planter contest...
A Fiery Ball

A Fiery Ball

by Freeman J. Martin, 9 | Feb 8, 2022 | Articles & Stories, Astronomy, Constellations, Contest, Meteors, Nature Nugget

In August, Dad decided to take the family to Cherry Springs Park in Pennsylvania, which has the darkest night sky east of the Mississippi River. We ventured out with food, binoculars, tents, our telescope, and a borrowed one.When we got to our destination, we were...
A Fiery Ball

Flying Stars

by Swena Newswanger, 15 | Feb 8, 2022 | 2022, 02 February, Articles & Stories, Astronomy, Contest, Meteors

Here in upstate New York, autumn was long and beautiful. This is December already, and some days are warm enough that even the bees decide to fly. But the other night something else was flying which aroused my interest and required me to lose some sleep.After making...
A Night With Nature

A Night With Nature

by Andrea Z. Kilmer, 13 | Feb 1, 2022 | 2022, 02 February, Articles & Stories, Astronomy, Contest, Meteors

Photo © Dreamstime.com. We poked our curious heads out the front door, breathing in the early morning air. It was a cool morning in December, thirty-five degrees. Shivering, we slipped into our sleeping bags and gazed up at the wide expanse of starry heavens. The moon...
From the Editor’s Quill, February 2022: Contest Results

From the Editor’s Quill, February 2022: Contest Results

by Kevin Shank | Feb 1, 2022 | 2022, 02 February, Articles & Stories, Contest, From the Editor's Quill

Snow is gently falling outside my window tonight as I write this. I enjoy seeing snow fall in the glow of a yard light after dark. It makes a fun backdrop for sipping hot chocolate and munching a fresh homemade doughnut. But that was a while ago. Now I’m back to my...
From the Editor’s Quill, November 2021: Creative Writing Contest results

From the Editor’s Quill, November 2021: Creative Writing Contest results

by Kevin Shank | Oct 22, 2021 | 2021, 11 November, Articles & Stories, From the Editor's Quill

Our long-awaited Creative Writing contest has arrived. We have chosen several winners, but as I write this, not all winners have even been chosen.What we have decided to do with the results from this contest is to publish one or two per month throughout the winter. We...

Contests—Plus an activity for the family…

by Kevin Shank | Aug 19, 2021 | 2021, 09 September, Contest

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