We have nine - that's right, nine - weeks left until summer break. Oh my. Feelings of joy mixed with fear. One thing we plan on doing this summer is participating in The Great Sunflower Project. You can read details at the link, but basically you plant sunflowers in your yard and record how many bees you see (or don't see) visiting them each day during a 15 minute period. I am totally alarmed by the disappearance of honeybees and want to help, of course, but I would be lying if I didn't say that mainly I find the idea of locking my kids out in the backyard for at least 15 minutes wildly appealing. 15 minutes of quiet and helping the environment? Done!
3.26.2010
nine weeks
We have nine - that's right, nine - weeks left until summer break. Oh my. Feelings of joy mixed with fear. One thing we plan on doing this summer is participating in The Great Sunflower Project. You can read details at the link, but basically you plant sunflowers in your yard and record how many bees you see (or don't see) visiting them each day during a 15 minute period. I am totally alarmed by the disappearance of honeybees and want to help, of course, but I would be lying if I didn't say that mainly I find the idea of locking my kids out in the backyard for at least 15 minutes wildly appealing. 15 minutes of quiet and helping the environment? Done!
what a great idea. I've always wanted to plant sunflowers, I wonder if they grow here.
ReplyDeleteI just joined too because of your post. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! I haven't seen this project. Fabulous, thanks for sharing. I'm going to go ahead and join too.
ReplyDeletebrilliant!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for posting this, I will be recruiting my kidlets, and we are definitely going to participate! My Dad used to have some hives of his own when I was growing up.
ReplyDeleteI joined this last year and we somehow killed all the sunflower seeds we planted. thrive, honeybees! thrive despite my failures to study you!
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I'va plantes a few enormous sunflowers in my garden! Happy Easter to you and Melissa!
ReplyDeleteJoyeuses Pâques à vous et vos enfants!
Oh dear...I mean... I've planteD... J'ai planté :-)
ReplyDeleteSummer gets so close so soon this year, I love the idea of planting the sunflowers to help the honeybees.
ReplyDeleteMy son is intrigued by the idea that honey is made from bee spit. But we love that bee spit and the bees...
ReplyDeleteMelissa, I had no idea that honey was made from spit! Disgusting.
ReplyDeleteThis is an awesome idea. I joined and added your link to my blog. Thank you.
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ReplyDeleteWe're growing Velvet sunflowers as well as the regular yellows this year. Welcome honeybees! Congrats on baby Wren - sooo adorable. We have a 5 yr old named Wren though she goes by her middle name Lola.
ReplyDeleteI will be joining too. Thank you so much for the post. I have to mention how much I enjoy reading your blog. I am always so inspired. I check every day for new posts!
ReplyDeleteThis is totally off topic for this blog post but I was curious if there would be another edition of the SCJ Quarterly? I know you both have had babies and I'm sure are focusing on that...I just really enjoyed the last one!
ReplyDeleteI'm on my way to join - thanks!
ReplyDeleteAwesome. I'm in!
ReplyDeleteIs there anyway to get the Village Frock? Is it coming back into print? I love it and my daughter's baptism is coming up in few months. Need to get my hands on it!
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hehe...I'm with Stacy!!!
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Oh Sugar City, I miss you so. Where are you?
ReplyDeleteSummer break is indeed a very important and happy break of the year.
ReplyDeletereally agree with the facts and truly wonderful idea....
ReplyDeleteI am very much pleased to read your blog and see all the pictures. Keep it up.
ReplyDeleteNine weeks a long time, I must say.This is nothing but a realistic article.
ReplyDeleteKids out in the backyard for at least 15 minutes wildly appealing, really funny..:)
ReplyDeleteThis blog is kind of like our field journal; the place where we meet between England & California.
ReplyDeleteAwesome . Like you writing style .
ReplyDeleteI never thought doing this but after reading your article i should give it a try..let's hope i'll do it right.
ReplyDeleteThis contrast is little bit different I guess.This is tricky.
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