ABC Nature Club

  January 2024 Happy New Year, Nature Lovers! This past October, we had an anniversary party-- That's right, ABC Nature Club celebrated it's first year in the midst of pumpkins and jack'o'lanterns! We held a pumpkin carving contest, with a lot of amazing pumpkin carving artists-- we are grateful for Gabby Peck to decide the winners.  They are:  Best Theme Pumpkin:  Silhouette of a bear from Colette Wiering Most Creative Pumpkin(s): Scary things you don't want to see on your car by Anatole Wiering  Best Photoshoot: A mix of arts on one pumpkin by Olivia Wiering Best Lighting: A Tree from Botanical expert Stella O'Neill  And a Tower of Pisa from Kate Bohanan. Finally, Thank you everyone for carving your pumpkins. We hope to have another fun activity like this one next year. If any nature lovers happened to carve a fun pumpkin that had a nature stamp to it, please show us in the comments below. Now it's the New Year already and we still haven't really had a...

December 2023 December is already almost over! Here are some 'pics and captions' from this month.   Note: If you would like to answer the questions below, please put them in the comments below the page. Thank you! "Early morning beauty; do anyone else get up early enough to see sunrises before work?" ---  Stella O'Neill "This is Holly.  She loves to say hi! Do you like cats?" ---  Katrina Wiering "This is an ivy sprig  that we grabbed from Chicago. We put it in a water bottle and it sprouted roots! Try it out and share your results in the comments below!"  ---  Colette Wiering "This is Clarice.   She likes to live on the edge and fly over the fence. Are you like Clarice?" ---  Olivia Wiering "This frog would jump  on the window to catch a snack. The lights from the living room would attract a seven course meal of gnats, moths, and flies!" --- Olivia Wiering "This is my rooster, Odysseus.  He didn't used to be nice, ...