Remembrance Day in Canada

There is a lot going on around Social Media on Remembrance Day vs. Christmas, i.e., don't put up Christmas decorations before Remembrance Day. I'm so tired of it. No one knows what is in our hearts.

I spent so many hours preparing with my students over my 25 years. We'd do at least two weeks of preparation prior to the day. We wrote plays and poetry, they brought in artifacts, and information from our family members who served, or were serving. We looked at data, and wrote web pages. We worked so hard. We'd have a respectful ceremony on the day of, inviting parents and veterans. Today, I've a doctor's appointment.

How Canadian women helped win the Second World War https://t.co/DNe8RMo4WD via @cbcsunday #RemembranceDay #CanadaRemembers

— André Picard (@picardonhealth) November 10, 2019

Winter birds mosaic

Mosaic Monday #9 - December Delights

Fun guys all around us

With the damp, finally, after a dry, hot August, we are into colder weather, and much rain.
The frog ponds and wetland will fill up and will allow my frog friends to hibernate in the bottom of the pond.
The fun guys all around us can be identified. There are many sites that offer an easy key. Then there is a visual key to search by genus and group. Another source: major mushroom groups.
There have been some intriguing fungi and lichen about in Ontario. Amazing what will grow in apparently unlikely places and in all temperatures!