While the coldest weather of the year is hitting us here in St. Louis, I’m reminded of summer time courtesy of the show “Journey of the Butterfly” over at PBS on NOVA tomorrow night. Also, just food for thought, there was this article back in July in the Science section of the New York Times entitled “In [...]
Archive for November, 2011
27 Nov
For my kids
I know I don’t write nearly as much as I’d like to but with a new year approaching (okay, I’m getting a little ahead of myself) comes another try. So with that said, check out my blog for families that like to get outside with the Outdoor Librarian. See you outside- Green Librarian
15 Nov
Proud dad
Okay, today is one of those days where you realize that as a parent you’ve done a good job. My eight year old daughter Gwen said to me that she wants to help save one of the local parks (The park is Lone Elk Park) that St. Louis County wants to close. She heard that [...]
4 Nov
Moving on
So after my kids lost the last of their beloved hermit crabs (Peanut Butter Cup) we’ve started the process of finding a new pet and while my oldest son and my daughter want fish, my youngest son Julian want’s a snail. So as the diligent father and librarian that I am, I’ve been doing some research, such [...]
2 Nov
My parks
I’ve seen this happening in other states but it’s a little more depressing when it starts to happen in your own backyard. The few parks that the kids and I go to include Powder Valley, Laumiere Sculpture Park and Castlewood. The first article is the story entitled “County Parks May Face Sale” by Paul Hampel [...]
