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Sunday, July 10, 2016

Summertime Isn't Blue for Us!

The temperatures were hot on June 8 and 9, but the inside of the library was cool.  Our intrepid garden club members, Claire, Joan, Mickey, Carolyn, and Dianne manned a table at the library entryway during Garden Week to talk to the many patrons about gardening, monarchs, and the many books our library system has for discovering the great outdoors.  Thank you, Carolyn, for bringing us fans.  They were much appreciated!

Later that month, Mickey and I got to attend the third Environmental Studies School class:  Air and Related Issues.  The class field trip to the Museum of Science and History (MOSH) was very enjoyable, so much so that my husband and I returned to the MOSH for my birthday to see some of the exhibits the class couldn't fit in during our 2-hour visit, including a display of animals found along the St. Johns River.  These creatures were too wounded to be able to be returned to the wild.  A Master Naturalist helped us with our questions.  We got to see a large salamander shedding its skin!  I'm glad I took the ESS course and returned to the MOSH!  See the District 4 website for a future announcement for the fourth and last ESS course:  Water and Related Issues.

The last piece of garden club news is that our club won a National Garden Club Award for best video in the Environmental Category of President's Projects.  Turn on your speakers and click to see the video, Dancing with Butterflies or check out A National Garden Club Award for Us .

Thanks to Clarke Bailey for installing new timbers in our garden!  And enjoy the July Issue of The St. Johns Sun, "Have a Succulently Fun Summer."

What's up with monarchs?  Click the MORE >>> link below for updates from monarchwatch and watch a slideshow from the Weather Channel, "Do You Know Your Bees?"


 Bees and Butterfly News:




Look for the August issue of the St. Johns Sun: the zika virus and how to protect yourself from the mosquitoes that can carry it.  Stay cool, hydrated, and protected!

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