Beth Volkmann

Lovely, sweet, and fabulous twist!

Lovely! And one of my favorite birds!

Well, that's very profound. That photo is perfection!

Thank you, Jane!

ha! Very cute!

view of a swelled river in late autumn with bare and dark leafy trees and a cloudy sky

view of a rain filled river under bright blue skies and autumn colored leaves

drought swept away
in tumults of autumn rain
river swells to life

(same river, same hour, very different moods)

#haikuSaturday #haiku #ecology #rivers #autumn #NewEngland

You are so lucky!

No. But I've heard it's amazing. Have you???

What a gorgeous bird!

Same! 💚

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So excited for you!

Grey squirrel with a sunflower in its mouth

It's a wonderful book, Nancy!

book cover shows a young girl in the bottom left; she's looking up; the bottom right shows flowers; the title is in the center with a blue background; the top shows a 1910 city with an entry arch that says "welcome;" photo is the book in my hand with blue and white rug background

Loved THE UNEXPECTED LIVES OF ORDINARY GIRLS by @jandersoncoats.bsky.social! 👏 This engaging and nuanced story discusses education, immigration, religion, family, equal rights, and libraries💛. Set in 1910. Relevant now. Lovely cover by Margarita Kukhtina. #girlpower #MGLit #kidlit 📚👍

Happy book birthday to I DANCE! 🎶 🇵🇭

To have Filipino culture be so easily accessible, mixed with dancing, and a book that’s easy to read over and over - what a gift. So happy our book is finally out in the world.

Beautifully written by Diana Rañola, published by Holiday House 📚

This is a great book!

The Witch Family (Eleanor Estes) has always been a favorite. Oldie but goodie and very much on the sweet side.

How to Hold an Engaging Book Event From panels and conversations to crafts and live drawing

For any #kidlit creators wondering, "What am I going to do for my book event?" @christineevans.bsky.social has this awesome guide!

kidlitsurvivalguide.substack.com/p/how-to-hol...

Large blue text reads, “Why do so many book people keep forgetting to credit illustrators?” Beside the text, a roundish blue winged horse contains the text “#Pictures Mean Business.” At the bottom is the credit: “Illustration: Sarah McIntyre along with a website link.

To publishers, authors, & others posting about illustrated books, including covers that have illustration: Please credit the ILLUSTRATOR.

This not only helps boost the illustrator, but also shows that you value HUMAN illustrators.
#PicturesMeanBusiness

What a great episode of the @booksmitten.bsky.social podcast! It was fascinating to learn more about Kate DiCamillo's writing processes. (Kate DiCamillo!!!!! 🤩)

Pen and watercolour sketches of small wall ferns (Asplenium spp) - maidenhair spllenwort, hartstongue, wall rue and (?) black spleenwort.

Nice array of small ferns on a north-facing wall by the (currently closed) Transporter Bridge, Middlesbrough. Asplenium spp - maidenhair spleenwort, hartstongue, wall rue and (?) black spleenwort.
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#wildflowerHour

#fungifriends - does anyone have a link to a good explanation of the mechanism by which honey fungus kills its hosts, and how the fungus benefits from this? Thank you 🍄

Species-rich grasslands can be just as colourful in the autumn too - with fungi!!! Grassland fungi are very special and are some of the most threatened organisms globally. Let’s celebrate them for #WildFlowerHour this week. Spotted a waxcap, club, coral or other grassland fungi this week, show us your pics this Sunday 8-9pm

I don’t know about you but I’ve seen lots of fungi this week, shall we have a #WildFungiHour tomorrow for #WildFlowerHour & celebrate all those wonderful diverse grasslands that ‘flower’ in the autumn too! All the wild blooms that you’ve spotted in the last week are welcome too of course! See ALT ⬇️

Love the idea of a starry figure looking down upon us.

Photo of a richly coloured array of autumn leaves covering a pavement

The leaves’ rich brocade
Conceals our careless litter -
Dull streets, all dolled up.

#haikuSaturday

Swoon!

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Safe travels!

Joy!!

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