Excited toddler Points at browning magnolia. “Wittle geen spidah”. #HaikuSaturday

I won’t be able to participate today, but here’s a bowl of sunshine from my kitchen for all of you #joypit hopefuls. Good luck! #KidLit

.Debra Shumaker A pop-up twitter message said we would no longer be able to see the origin of likes in order to improve privacy, but it was unclear if this meant everyone else’s likes or both theirs and the likes you’ve received. How is this going to work for #PBPitch etc.?

.Debra Shumaker here is the original post. #kidlit How will #PBpitch (and other) contests work (on this platform)?

Hey out there in #birds land… Just cleaned a surprising amount of sticky rubber off my old Bushnell 8x30 binoculars (with alcohol). Is this degradation common across the line? They had been well taken care of/unused in case. Now what? Do I seal them w something? #birders

Or an even bigger leap... Me: I’ve written some picture books. Them: Oooo, can I draw the pictures? Me: It doesn’t work that way. Them: Okay, I’ll get on Amazon and buy the ones you’ve finished. Me: Uhm To be fair, Them used to be Me

It’s time for all #pbpitch participants to eat a gallon of ice cream ( or fill in the blank with your own vice - it’s a bag of Doritos for me ). ‘Twas a fun chapter in pitch history. Thanks to Debra Shumaker and PJ McIlvaine for the adrenaline rush all this time.

Wind gone from your sails? Strong drafts on the horizon Always follow calm. #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #KidLit #PBPitch

Omgosh. Reusable boosters that land after an eight minute job to launch a weather satellite! For me this never gets old. #iteachphysics

Relatives are here All on top of each other A big pile of love. So many stories Some old, some new, all funny This is contentment. #HaikuSaturday #KidLit

Can anyone in #kidlitart advise me on how to remove artists charcoal dust from carpet? I’ve tried putting baking soda on it and vacuuming it but only reduced stain a little. I’m hesitant to apply anything liquid unless someone has tried it successfully. HELP! #artists

A very nice #kidlit lady to know!

The cannon rolled back on my toe After launching its ball toward my foe Just like Robert Frosts blow From a mad garden hoe The cannon was telling me no. #JulyPoetry #Prompt = cannonball

We have a bunch of paid work coming up doing species identification work. If you can ID bats, birds or frogs from audio, plants from images, or mammals from camera traps - apply using your form and we will be in touch! 🐦🦇🐸🌿 researchgate.net/job/1013726_Ec…

For #iteachphysics folks.

Fluffy floating blimp Drifting, dropping sooty mold Wooly aphid’s card #HaikuSaturday

#HaikuSaturday #Haiku Bus stop mini-plot: Snake survives and slithers home. Who was in danger? Kids kerfuffle-ing Kind one shrieking, “don’t kill it!” Grateful garter grins. My beautiful son Taking on their fathers’ fears A lovely lesson. **True story from his early days.

So triggered right now. When will the shootings stop? As a former HS teacher, I am cut to the core with an empathy that physically hurts. Praying for all of the people whose lives are now indelibly marked by this horror.

An unfortunate date, I know… but today, hubster and I have been married 42 years!

The #FallWritingFrenzy contest rules are officially up for 2024! Check them out here: lydialukidis.wordpress.com/fallwritingfre… And share share share. Can’t wait for everyone to join us! #kidlit #contest #amwriting #amquerying #5amwriters #bb #pb #cb #gn #mg #ya