It’s a really busy season for teachers, and this season is unlike any I’ve ever experienced. Recently, we haven’t been able to post as often as we would like. We try for every-other-day, but it’s been hard to get it done. We hope that some of you who visit us on the blog will forgive us for our recent This past weekend, we took a wonderful break. We love to camp, and we did have a wonderful night on a friend’s farm…but we have missed the longer camping trips that we normally have each summer. Being limited to travel within Illinois actually forced me to learn more about natural areas close to home! We found an amazing place. We were able to enjoy birding, hiking, star-gazing and music-making! I’ll blog about it all week. Here are a few highlights…but more (including music) coming tomorrow.




I loved hearing the Whippoorwill and the crickets. What a beautiful night Music! I’m so glad you all had the opportunity to camp together during this time. I’ll bet Amos enjoyed it more than he wants to know.