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As I went to fill my watering can this morning I noticed my Crepe Myrtle bushes were engulfed by bees. The bushes must have just opened a new batch of pollen laden blossoms because I had only seen the

Today my husband and I visited the John M. Olin Nature Preserve for the first time. Located in Godfrey, Illinois along the Mississippi River. We had some heavy rain and thunderstorms last night and early

This summer one of my goals has been to find natural treasures close to home. Today we drove just 10 minutes to a community park I had never visited before. Besides the typical playground, baseball fields,

We are about halfway through our crepe myrtle blooming period. We planted these three bushes over 10 years ago. My mom’s neighbors gave us some off shoots from their bush and they have thrived here on

I can’t believe that these two have been with us over 10 years! It seems like yesterday that my husband used my big heart against me to get both of these girls home with us. We went to adopt one dog. These

Two days ago I had a post with a so called Cucumber Leaf parade, showing you the amazing cucumber leaves. Today I'm back with another photo shoot, about some amazing leaves. This time my subject is the

This is not nearly as beautiful as other pictures featured, but I saw this and was amused! Sorry about the utility lines. Honestly, it was much neater about one minute before this shot. By the time I ran

What a gorgeous view this morning at Columbia Bottoms Conservation Area. I never knew this was so close to my home! Located in North St. Louis County at the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.

I have been meaning to share these pictures earlier. This June, I took my mother and Aunt from Upstate New York to Missouri Botanical Gardens. Although it was a hot and steamy morning, it was amazing to

As a relatively new member of the HIVE Blog community, I still have a lot to learn. I am a Middle School Mathematics educator who was introduced to this platform by a professor in my Masters program. As

I thought I saw someone post a link about how to get verification of your information posted on SpringRole, but could not find it again. I am having issues with getting help with this as no one I have

I am a Middle School Math Teacher in St. Louis County. This is my 30th year in the field. I am currently teaching in the district within which I live and grew up. I have had several different teaching