Earth Day was founded on April 22, 1970, by Gaylord Nelson from Wisconsin.
Please visit Gaylord Nelson and Earth Day for more information.
History Note
Tag: Science
Creative Notes
I looked at my emails and received a message today from the
Aurora Health Care Foundation. I learned that Nurses Week is May 6 – May 12. We are grateful to help in our area. Grateful for care.
Another message was from Luther Manor in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. People we know have served and been cared for well there. The message today was about donations, so they can buy more iPADS to make Virtual Visits possible.
On April 28, 2020, I shared this Bible verse at Easter And Spring Poetry:
. . . whatsoever things are true,
whatsoever things are honest,
whatsoever things are just,
whatsoever things are pure,
whatsoever things are lovely,
whatsoever things are of good report;
if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise,
think on these things.
Philippians 4: 8 (KJV)
Winter Solstice 2019 and Lake Levels
Posts in my reader reminded me that today is the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. I searched on Google and learned the solstice happens here at 10:19 PM (Central time).
The winter beauty can be stark here, with long winters and also the longer days of light at the same time. Truly wonderful to see, and always grateful for those who keep roads and power lines clear. All the good service.
Lake Michigan is at its highest level I can remember. Karl and neighbors are researching shore protection. I learned from Karl that 1986 was the last time the water was this high.
Lake Michigan
These are some of Karl’s photos of Lake Michigan so far this year. Interesting to look back, as we look forward. One day at a time.
January 23, 2019
February 1, 2019
The cold Winter, and then pelicans in Spring!
May 30, 2019
The first set of photos are from Oostburg, Wisconsin.
Amsterdam Park
Town of Holland – Sheboygan County
Wisconsin
July 7, 2019
Kohler-Andrae State Park
Sheboygan County
Wisconsin State Park System
August 23, 2019
Karl’s photos of Lake Michigan over the years are an interesting record of this Great Lake in the Midwest.
sitting on a porch
sitting on a porch
a long time ago
I began to watch
the perennials grow
July 2015
Photo by Karl – July 14, 2018
Ellen Grace Olinger
morning colors
water and sky
are the same
soft grey
green tree branches
and the wood
of my desk
and a piece of furniture
from my Swedish grandmother
Today I am reading Harvesting Fog poems by Luci Shaw – Pinyon Publishing 2010; Montrose, Colorado. Author Copyright.
I had not looked at Pinyon Publishing for a time. “Quality Writing Celebrating the Arts & Sciences.” So I will learn more today.
Ellen Grace Olinger
books
there was a time
when the book
did not exist
perhaps in the
writer’s heart and
mind
yet still the process
to create for others
to read in some form
there was a time
when the reader
did not know
the book exists
yet once found
is read and reread
treasured forever
among many books
Ellen Grace Olinger
Images: AntiqueClipart.com
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin 