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Star Trek Science Officer Apron by bambinoamore on etsy, $68 (x)

8 page short kids book class project on important/current/difficult topics! Covered the topics of change, sibling relationships and the subject of having a transgender family member (in this case an older brother!)

Was made with trans and non-binary art students!

Harry Potter’s Butter Beer Recipe!

Ingredients: 1 can of cold cream soda ¾ tbsp of caramel syrup  whipped cream

Pour the cream soda into a large glass mug  Mix with caramel syrup (Stir well) Top with whipped cream 

Forage Basket // A Fine Company on Etsy

There are worse ways to spend a fall day than walking through the woods while the leaves are brilliant, the sun dappling the ground from time to time when the clouds shifted.

Charlaine Harris, Grave Sight (via kerryquotesquotes)

I might do this with my class

Glowing base of tree made by arranging leaves. This was taken by Andy Goldsworthy.

2013 Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) and Witch’s Hair (Cuscuta)

Jewelweed: we found this growing wild on our property, down by the river. A lovely, carefree native annual. It had a bigger year in 2013 than in 2014, but hopefully it will do well in 2015. There is scant and not-particularly robust research to support the tradition of using these to soothe poison ivy and other skin ailments. 

The second photo shows Witch’s Hair aka Cuscuta (the orange twining stuff), literally sucking the life out of some Jewelweed b/c it’s a true parasitic plant. It communicates with the host plant (there’s a great exchange of mRNA between the two), and ends up sucking water and nutrients, while giving nothing back in exchange. At least, not that we know of now. I’d make a wild guess that this is Cuscuta gronovii, but I really have no idea. Anyone know?