Can I make a difference?

Can I make a difference?

What’s going on with planet Earth is so out of reach of my control, that I’m left feeling helpless most days. I grew up playing in the national parks my dad worked in. I made my own career in environmental education for decades. I raised my kids to care for nature. I write novels about […]

Posted May 23, 2019 by Laurel Wanrow in My non-writing life / 0 Comments
From the Book Festival…

From the Book Festival…

I had a fellow author post on my Instagram that she doesn’t have book festivals in her area. I didn’t take many photos other than the tent I shared with my friend, J. T. Bock, author of superpowered romances. But here’s a little taste of what the Gaithersburg Book Festival looked like at our corner! […]

Posted May 20, 2019 by Laurel Wanrow in Book Festival / 0 Comments
Trees for Bees: Hawthorn

Trees for Bees: Hawthorn

The Hawthorn tree, Crataegus sp. in my neighborhood is covered in flowers right now… and covered in bees–look close to see one flying! I saw all sizes, from very tiny 1/4 inch ones to bumblebees. They are high up in the branches and, unfortunately, their hum can only be heard during the brief lags in passing […]

Posted May 13, 2019 by Laurel Wanrow in Nature / 0 Comments
I have mason bees!

I have mason bees!

Whatever I was going to write about flew out the window when I discovered mason bees are using our new house. Honestly, I never expected this to work so quickly. First, the photos I managed to take! These bees know exactly where they are going. They land in a tube and quickly disappear. They may […]

Posted May 10, 2019 by Laurel Wanrow in My non-writing life, Nature / 1 Comment