Pauline Persing Art, Writing,& Natural History

I have never been able to make up my mind whether to concentrate on art, writing or natural history. I usually concentrate on one of the three for a while, then concentrate on another of the three. Art, writing and natural history are intwined in my life and often involve teaching a combination of these subjects.

Showing posts with label Weather. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Weather. Show all posts

Monday, June 3, 2019

Memorial Day, 2019...A Memorial Day to Remember

Steve visited with us on the Memorial Day weekend. The morning and afternoon of Memorial Day Monday were beautiful but a trifle humid. I...

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Spring Has Arrived in My Heart, 41 Days Before the Official Calendar Spring...February 4, 2019

The Skunk Cabbage is blooming. For me, the first day of spring is the day I see the buds on the Spadix inside the Spathe. A...

Thursday, January 31, 2019

The Day After Tom's Birthday...January 20, 2019

As I wrote in my last blog, January nineteenth was a horrible day. For most of the day we had rain, turning to ice when it hit the roads an...

Friday, January 18, 2019

December 31, 2018...A Strange Late Afternoon

It was wet when I went to Foodtown for a few last minute groceries...outside and inside. When I went back to my van there was a st...

Thursday, October 18, 2018

Our First Noticeable Frost, Oct, 18, 2018

I looked out the dining room window...a skim of ice on the birdbath. I looked out the garage door...orange-red leaves on the neighbor...

Friday, January 12, 2018

Second Winter Storm On Its Way

This is the way our front porch looked on Wednesday. Despite the snow, the day was warm. After stocking up on groceries because anothe...

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Friday Afternoon, Saturday Morning...Changes Overnight at the Falls

It was about 35 degrees F (1.66 C) late on Friday afternoon when I walked at Charleston Falls. I was surprised to see long icicles at the...

Thursday, January 12, 2017

No Rain for a Few Hours, Time Enough to Walk

Our weather is continuing to be odd for January. We've had enough cold weather so the falls are frozen but it was fifty degrees Fah...

Saturday, January 7, 2017

Backyard story, January 7, 2017

It was cold this morning...5 degrees Fahrenheit on our thermometer. Tom and I have been holed up for a few days. Both of us are sick thou...

Thursday, December 15, 2016

December...Snow and Cold Temperatures

Tom took this photo on Tuesday evening. Snow fell almost all day, sometimes big fluffy flakes and sometimes smaller ones as the tempera...

Friday, March 11, 2016

Spring Explorations...C.J. Brown Reservoir and Garbry Big Woods Sanctuary

Tom and I started our spring nature explorations this past week. On Monday, we looked for ducks at and around C.J. Brown reservoir and on ...

Thursday, March 3, 2016

March 2, 2016, March 3, 2016 What a Difference a Day Makes

Picture of early crocuses in my neighbor's yard yesterday. Picture of early crocuses in my neighbor's yard today. And tha...

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About Me

Pauline Persing: I have been interested in art, writing and natural history since childhood. After leaving elementary school teaching, I took a part-time job teaching drawing to children. That turned out to be a part-time job for the next twenty years. It was one of the most enjoyable jobs I have ever had. During the same time I was a part-time educator for a local nature center and then an environmental educator for the county parks. When I am with children or adults in the woods or prairies or streams, I am sure there is nothing I could be doing that would make me happier. Throughout my teaching career, I have learned as much as I have taught. Along the way I have written articles and short stories and painted a lot of watercolors. Writing helps me understand myself and my world. Painting is pure pleasure.

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