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

Good morning Carolina sunshine! #JoyScavengerHunt

Celebrating #haikuSarurday: protecting from frost microclimate mitigates azaleas bloom on #poetry #haiku #writingcommunity

Leaning into the weekend ahead #JoyScavengerHunt

Plum leaves blowing in the wind #JoyScavengerHunt

Nature’s collage of color. What will you spot on your wonder-filled Wednesday? #JoyScavengetHunt

Good morning from Jacksonville #JoyScavengerHunt

A bright camellia to welcome the week #JoyScavengerHunt

Celebrating #haikuSaturday with this ode to the Virginia landscape spotted on the drive home from #VAASL: quiet certitude rains will come, pond will fill while patient land awaits #poetry #haiku #writingcommunity #virginia

A bright start to the weekend #JoyScavengerHunt

Good morning from Williamsburg, Virginia, where @LandraJenning and I are presenting at #VAASL25 #VAASLGOLD

Broccolini flowers with a zinnia photo bomb. What will you spot on your wonder–filled Wednesday? #JoyScavengerHunt

Beauty berries arrayed for waiting birds #JoyScavengerHunt

A newly opening zinnia for you this morning #JoyScavengerHunt

I’m cerebrating #haikuSaturday with an ode to the last watermelon of the season from my parents’ garden (and, of course, we’re saving the seeds, as instructed): season winding down summer’s sweetness stored in red saving seeds for spring #haiku #poetry #writingcommunity

Happy Halloween from our garden #JoyScavengerHunt

A zinnia for you this morning #JoyScavengerHunt

I had a wonderful time presenting at Furman’s OLLI program and sharing the story behind #SmackDabintheMiddleofMaybe. It was a joy to connect with such an inspiring group of lifelong learners Thank you, Furman OLLI, for celebrating the power of storytelling! #mg #authorlife

An offering of allium seeds waiting for spring soil. What will you spot on your wonder–filled Wednesday? #JoyScavengerHunt

Basil flowers for you on a #TranquilTuesday morning #JoyScavengerHunt

I love how our yellow roses are really flourishing this fall. Wishing everyone a terrific start to your week #JoyScavengerHunt

In celebration of #HaikuSaturday (and only breaking a few haiku rules): leaf-winged katydid astride petals . . . a platform and . . . maybe a meal #haiku #poetry #nature #insects #katydid #zinnia

I thoroughly enjoyed presenting with my fellow @Greenville_Technical_College Area Commissioners at the @ACCT conference about the initiatives we’re implementing to promote student success. #GreenvilleTechnicalCollege #GTCTogether #ACCT

Good morning from New Orleans! I’m looking forward to presenting today at the #ACCT2025 Leadership Congress on Partnering with Complete College America to Implement Whole College Continuous Improvements to Support Student Success @greenville_technical_college #GreenvilleTechnicalCollege

Good morning! #JoyScavengerHunt

Great time on the leadership panel at #Live2Lead Greenville today! Excited to bring what we explored into action. #L2LGreenville #Leadership #GreenvilleSC #UpstateSC

Fatsia flowers! What will you spot on your wonder-filled Wednesday? #JoyScavengerHunt

A constellation of cosmos for you on a #TranquilTuesday morning #JoyScavengerHunt

A bright welcome to your week #JoyScavengerHunt

After almost a week in Central Time (the time zone in which I was born and raised), I write this #haikuSaturday contribution. I love where we live now, but there is something refreshing about going back. central time zone, my native time zone, my body remembers it best #poetry #earlymemories

I had a great time presenting at @AASL25! What an inspiring group of librarians! #librariansrock

Happy Friday! #JoyScavengerHunt

Good morning from St. Louis where it still feels like summer. Or maybe it’s just the warmth of the generous librarians sharing their experiences at #AASL25 @aaslala.bsky.social

Clouds over St. Louis! What will you spot on your wonder-filled Wednesday? #JoyScavengerHunt #AASL25

Hey school librarian friends! @librarianjones.com & I (no relation) are sharing laughs + learning at #AASL25 in St. Louis: “Keeping Up with the Joneses: Infusing Humor in School Libraries” Share your fun library idea here: forms.gle/igiAvcfDh7Th... #BetterTogether #TLSky #Skybrarians

I’m looking forward to presenting at the @aaslala.bsky.social 2025 conference. My #educator and #writer friends, will I see you there?

A rose for you on a #TranquilTuesday morning #JoyScavengerHunt

A wide-open welcome to your week #JoyScavengerHunt

If you look closely, you can see four (apparently unrelated) frogs gathered on the rim of our water plant pot. We are still trying to figure out the occasion for this gathering. froggy frolicking? amphibians assending? ribbits don’t reveal #HaikuSaturday #WritingCommunity #JoyScavengerHunt

The feeling of inspiration I get when I’m around librarians. Happy Friday! ⁦‪@NCSLMA‬⁩ #joyscavengerhunt

Good morning from Concord, NC! I’m excited for #ncslma25 #educators #librarians #librariansrock #authorsigning #mg #mgbookshelf #mgbooks #learningtogether #authorlife #JoyScavengerHunt

A green tea camellia bloom. What will you spot on your wonder-filled Wednesday? #JoyScavengerHunt

Goldenrod for you on a #TranquilTuesday morning #JoyScavengerHunt

Swamp sunflowers for you this morning. Welcome to your week! #JoyScavengerHunt

Celebrating #HaikuSaturday with a tribute to our wild wahoo bush (and breaking a few haiku rules in the process) [note, this plant is known by many names, but this is what I was taught] yahoo wahoo birds browsing, deer devouring fall's fine first tasty fruit #poetry #haiku

Happy Friday! #JoyScavengerHunt

Cashmere bouquet blooms for you this morning #JoyScavengerHunt

If you look carefully, you can spot two mourning doves taking shelter beneath the ginger lilies. What will you spot on your wonder-filled Wednesday? #JoyScavengerHunt

Blue mistflower on a #TranquilTuesday morning #JoyScavengerHunt

Welcome to your week #JoyScavengerHunt