http://birdandnaturefriends-children.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:24:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of my first post on this blog pointed out that the Canadian Geese were on the move and fall was on the way. Well, today I saw the Geese flying again, this time northbound. They picked a beautiful 70 degree sunny day to fly over and ... http://birdandnaturefriends-children.com/blog/2010/03/14/green-living-in-the-spring-my-favorite-time-of-the-year/ February 19, 2010 growgreenkids.greenpress.com Red-Bellied Woodpecker We had a great weekend for the annual backyard bird count from February 12th – 15th. The GBBC is a project that regular citizens participate by counting the birds at the feeders for four days. The report includes where the birds were counted, ... http://birdandnaturefriends-children.com/blog/2010/02/19/great-backyard-bird-count-of-2010-%e2%80%93-at-my-house/ The last blog post examined some ways that chemicals and particularly those in plastics harm animal life, both on land and in the sea. This post will examine how certain chemicals harm humans. During my reading on this subject in the last week or so, one thing became very clear ... http://birdandnaturefriends-children.com/blog/2010/02/14/chemicals-humans-and-daily-living/ In the early 1900’s scientists from different backgrounds, labs and companies were experimenting on their various products. One would pick up on the compounds of another and add or take away a chemical or two and by the 1950’s the fantastic product that we know today as plastics had evolved ... http://birdandnaturefriends-children.com/blog/2010/01/24/chemicals-the-good-the-bad-and-the-harmful/ My three year old grandson was “playing” the piano this morning. He looked up and asked me, “Is it plugged in?” I laughed at first, but then my mind started wondering about how his little mind during all of his three years has been inundated with electronics. He has known ... http://birdandnaturefriends-children.com/blog/2010/01/24/%e2%80%9cis-it-plugged-in%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-a-case-of-technology-overload/ Not quite to the Star Wars era yet, but we are moving in that direction. With my recycling efforts, I’ve found I recycle paper and cardboard more than anything else, with plastics coming in second. So we have a long way to go yet before trees are not used for ... http://birdandnaturefriends-children.com/blog/2010/01/01/the-paperless-society-are-we-there-yet/ Nothing went to waste at Grandpa’s and Grandma’s. Even ashes from the fireplace and wood stove were used for different purposes like making soap, using in the garden, around flower beds and other uses. With just a little research, we can find ways to still use ashes today. ... http://birdandnaturefriends-children.com/blog/2009/12/02/waste-not-want-not/ Clean Energy Sources (Part 2 of 3) My grandparent’s main source of energy was the fire wood that was grown and cut off the land they lived on. One fireplace warmed the whole house, or at least as far as the heat ... http://birdandnaturefriends-children.com/blog/2009/11/25/the-green-life-of-grandpa-and-grandma-examples-we-can-use/ Simple Lifestyle Having moved back to my rural childhood home eleven years ago, I’ve had plenty of time walking about the place to remember the lives of my grandparents. They were very kind and simple living people. Today we would call their lifestyle ... http://birdandnaturefriends-children.com/blog/2009/11/25/the-green-life-of-grandpa-and-grandma-examples-we-can-use-part-1-of-3/ Author Showcase from The Reading Tub MEET PEGGY WILLIAMS Even in retirement, Peggy Williams sees herself as an educator. When she set upon her counseling career, her primary interest was to help children build self-esteem and to give parents ideas for positive parenting. Early in her career Peggy set a goal to ... http://birdandnaturefriends-children.com/blog/2009/11/10/author-showcase-interview-the-reading-blog/