When an uninvited guest arrives . . . #hummingbird

Help Bear find a book and Brian count turtles! Join Angela De Groot and me for fun read-alouds with illustrations by the amazing MacKenzie Haley plus crafts/activities. Hope to see you there! @mainpoint213.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social @scbwiepa.bsky.social #abookforbear #loveofbooks

To win a copy of A BOOK FOR BEAR, follow me @ellenlramseybooks on Instagram and ❤️ this post. Thanks to those who brought Bear’s story to life and to readers who have made Bear’s first two years so special! #giveaway #abookforbear #teachers #librarians #loveofbooks @scbwiepa.bsky.social

Photos taken at sundown.The total time captured by images was 0.1 second (i.e., one tenth of a second). Thus, time between top and middle images and middle and bottom images was 0.05 second (i.e., five hundredths of a second). #hummingbirds #fireflies

Two magical creatures—a photo taken by my husband at sunset. By the glow of a firefly, this ruby-throated hummingbird stops for his last sips of nectar for the day. #fireflies #hummingbirds #lightningbugs

Thanks to Ellen Leventhal for her blog post on A BOOK FOR BEAR. Check her blog for information/book giveaway. Bear and I love Ellen L.’s books, especially A FLOOD OF KINDNESS and DEBBIE'S SONG: THE DEBBIE FRIEDMAN STORY! #librarians #teachers #abookforbear #loveofbooks @ellenlwrites.bsky.social

Loved meeting librarians, teachers, authors, and illustrators at ALA! #ALAAC25 #kidlit @scbwiepa.bsky.social @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @jrbarr.bsky.social @heatherstigall7.bsky.social @jpuglow.bsky.social @lauraparnum.bsky.social @berrietr.bsky.social

Looking forward to the Philly ALA Conference and to meeting other book lovers! I’ll be signing copies of A BOOK FOR BEAR at Booth 2366 from 9:00 to 11:00 am on Saturday, June 28. Hope to see you there! @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social #abookforbear #picturebooks

Do you have the draft of a story languishing in a hidden place and eager to be resuscitated? Kid Zombie Week is the perfect week for rewriting and revising! #kidlitzombieweek #kidlit #writercommunity

Celebrating National Pollinator Week with photos of bees and butterflies. What are your favorite plants for attracting pollinators? #NationalPollinatorWeek #bees #butterflies #pollinators

This hummingbird is having her last snack of the day before settling in for the night. Shot in low-light conditions, the photo was taken by my husband about 11 minutes after official sunset. She fed for about 30 seconds before flying off back to her nest.

Happy to be a new member of Bluesky and to join the #kidlit community! #teachers #librarians #kidsbooks #loveofbooks #friendship #abookforbear @penguinkids.bsky.social @scbwiepa.bsky.social