Shadow and light on anthurium leaves #JoyScavengerHunt

If you look closely, you can see the tiny ivy-leaved speedwell bloom, thriving in the slightly longer days of January #JoyScavengerHunt

An everblooming azalea, well, ever blooming in its own microclimate. What will you spot on your wonder-filled Wednesday? #JoyScavengerHunt.

The inspiration for Cricket’s treehouse in SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF MAYBE, seen through the woodland mist on this #TranquilTuesday morning #JoyScavengerHunt

@alexandradiazauthor.com @landrajennings.bsky.social & I are working on a middle school murder mystery play w/ STEAM & SEL connections. We’re seeking a theater director/educator collaborator who’s excited about bringing curriculum to life. Interested? Let’s connect! #MiddleSchoolTheater #STEAM

A bright start to the week #JoyScavengerHunt

Celebrating #HaikuSaturday with a poem inspired by these wild ferns growing from our granite outcropping: sheltering stone snags microscopic spores, sparse soil still enough seeds life #poetry #resilience #haiku

Ready for a cozy weekend #JoyScavengerHunt

Happy new year! #JoyScavengerHunt

A cat keeping watch for the new year. What will you spot on your wonder-filled Wednesday? #JoyScavengerHunt

Admiring morning light illuminating beech leaves on a #TranquilTuesday morning #JoyScavengerHunt

Happy Monday #JoyScavengerHunt

Celebrating #haikuSaturday: shade shadows the soil moss moseys, meanders . . . and lush landscape breeds life #poetry #nature #writingcommunity

Bright begonias for you this morning #JoyScavengerHunt

Joy to the world! #JoyScavengerHunt

Our Christmas cactus, bursting into bloom right on time. What will you spot on your wonder-filled Wednesday? #JoyScavengerHunt

Admiring evergreen greenery on this #TranquilTuesday morning #JoyScavengerHunt

Kalanchoe blooms for you this morning #JoyScavengerHunt

Celebrating #haikuSaturday (and breaking a few haiku rules)։ sun-scarred bleached bark. . . . but wind-blown spores nestle, wrestle settle, sprout and . . . thrive #poetry #haiku #writingcommunity

Happy Friday #JoyScavengerHunt

Smack dab in the holiday season and surrounded by creativity. Students at #CreekBendElementary&Middle School (Biloxi, MS) outdid themselves with their SMACK DAB Festival of Trees Christmas tree—full of imagination, teamwork, and fun!

Years ago, we spent well beyond our budget for a single, small clivia plant. Many divisions later, these indoor plants brighten our winter months. This week they burst into bloom right after the first hard freeze outside. What will you spot on your wonder-filled Wednesday? #JoyScavengerHunt

Admiring the pattern of sunlight on magnolia leaves on a #TranquilTuesday morning #JoyScavengerHunt

Our edgeworthia chrysantha, preparing to bloom. Wishing you a bright start to your week #JoyScavengerHunt

In celebration of #HaikuSaturday: wind-weathered tree stands watching waiting still; sun sifts silent silhouette #haiku. #poetry #writingcommunity

I brought this impatiens plant inside for the winter, planning to save it and plant it outside next spring. It is still delighting us with bloom and color. Wishing you a weekend ahead filled with possibilities #JoyScavengerHunt

A winter Sasanqua camellia for you this morning #JoyScavengerHunt

A landscape of moss and acorns. What will you spot on your wonder-filled Wednesday? #JoyScavengerHunt

Dew-weighted field mustard on a #TranquilTuesday morning #JoyScavengerHunt

A December rose, sheltered by a microclimate, to usher in the week #JoyScavengerHunt

Celebrating #HaikuSaturday with this tribute to my parents home grown, blanched, and frozen black-eyed peas: freezer full, freezer fed, the summer harvest shines winter table star #haiku #poetry #writingcommunity #visitms #Southern #homegrown

Still smiling after the @Mississippi Literacy Association Conference in Biloxi. An enormous thank-you to the organizers! I loved presenting on Multi-Sensory Engagement and Nature Meets AI—and I’m still thinking about the amazing ideas you brought to the conversation #Educators

Getting in the holiday mood on a Friday morning #JoyScavengerHunt

Biloxi coneflowers, protected from the frost #JoyScavengerHunt

A family of Mississippi deer, courtesy of the brilliant #HeatherMarr. What will you spot on your wonder-filled Wednesday? #JoyScavengerHunt

Cypress for you on a #TranquilTuesday morning #JoyScavengerHunt

Good morning from Biloxi! #JoyScavengerHuntGood

Celebrating #haikuSaturday with this tribute to our first fire of the season (and breaking a few haiku rules): season's first fire forms memories fresh, warms memor- ies old . . . joy sparks #haiku #poetry #writingcommunity

A welcome to the weekend from our garden #JoyScavengerHunt

Thanksgiving cactus, blooming right on time. Wishing everyone a happy Thanksgiving #JoyScavengerHunt

Rain-summoned pixie-cup lichen. What will you spot on your wonder-filled Wednesday? #JoyScavengerHunt

White sweetclover on a #TranquilTuesday morning #JoyScavengerHunt

Good morning and happy Monday! I arrived home to find this waiting for me in the garden. It’s now on my desk, perfuming the air and inspiring this weeks’s work #JoyScavengerHunt

Celebrating #haikuSaturday with this ode to my sneakers, my go-to conference footwear. trusted, dusted, sneak- ers . . . story-soaked, supportive keep me on my toes #haiku #poetry #writingcommunity #NCTE25

Good morning from Denver! I’m looking forward to presenting at #NCTE25 #JoyScavengerHunt

@LandraJennings and I are looking forward to presenting on two panels at #NCTE25 with the amazing #LesleyRoessing. We’ll discuss poetry book clubs, poetic techniques, and how to take your book club to the next level. #authorlife #mgbooks

A petite petunia still blooming away in November #JoyScavengerHunt

This may be the last rose of the season, slowly unfurling its petals in delicate breaths of color and fragrance. What will you spot on your wonder-filled Wednesday? #JoyScavengerHunt

Holly berries on a #TranquilTuesday morning #JoyScavengerHunt

I had an amazing time today at @Hammond School’s “Early Technology Week” and its celebration of the joy and value of teaching nature skills and connecting with the natural world #HammondAhead #ExperientialEducation #EarlyTechnology #IndependentSchoolCurriculum #nature #mgoutdoors