@lorrainecl.bsky.social
Middle school, plants, and cats these days. #vermont
Tuba Christmas filled my soul today
December 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Tuba Christmas filled my soul today
We found a baby mayfly under the ice today 😍
December 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
We found a baby mayfly under the ice today 😍
Yesterday, we went to Middlebury College to play with their entomology students, who had prepared some fun activities and visuals to connect insects from movies and books (Naussica, Very Hungry Caterpillar, Pokemon, Avatar) to real life!
December 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Yesterday, we went to Middlebury College to play with their entomology students, who had prepared some fun activities and visuals to connect insects from movies and books (Naussica, Very Hungry Caterpillar, Pokemon, Avatar) to real life!
How are headlights like these legal? They are like 100x brighter than the car behind.
I'm in a small hatchback and these are blaring straight into my windshield. Another way that SUVs put everyone around them in danger.
I'm in a small hatchback and these are blaring straight into my windshield. Another way that SUVs put everyone around them in danger.
December 5, 2025 at 11:28 PM
How are headlights like these legal? They are like 100x brighter than the car behind.
I'm in a small hatchback and these are blaring straight into my windshield. Another way that SUVs put everyone around them in danger.
I'm in a small hatchback and these are blaring straight into my windshield. Another way that SUVs put everyone around them in danger.
I found a chestnut on our walk at Colchester Pond today
November 29, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I found a chestnut on our walk at Colchester Pond today
We made a bingo card for the post-holiday meal walk in Burlington
November 28, 2025 at 12:42 AM
We made a bingo card for the post-holiday meal walk in Burlington
Cozy morning with first snow
November 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Cozy morning with first snow
Colors are poppin' even moreso in the rain
October 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Colors are poppin' even moreso in the rain
Bolton fire tower ranks up there as far as scariness to climb!
September 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Bolton fire tower ranks up there as far as scariness to climb!
We went to Retro Realm in Middlebury today as part of our middle school retreat week. Tons of 1990s arcade games for one flat price. Highly recommend!
September 23, 2025 at 10:57 PM
We went to Retro Realm in Middlebury today as part of our middle school retreat week. Tons of 1990s arcade games for one flat price. Highly recommend!
Today we hiked Mt Hunger in Doc Martens
September 20, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Today we hiked Mt Hunger in Doc Martens
I'm pretty sure that's wooly bear poop!
September 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I'm pretty sure that's wooly bear poop!
That's the face of a fierce hunter with no regrets
Also my knight in shining armor that bravely removed said hunter from our bedroom
Also my knight in shining armor that bravely removed said hunter from our bedroom
September 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
That's the face of a fierce hunter with no regrets
Also my knight in shining armor that bravely removed said hunter from our bedroom
Also my knight in shining armor that bravely removed said hunter from our bedroom
Today we hiked Camels Hump in Doc Martins
August 21, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Today we hiked Camels Hump in Doc Martins
Check out this perfect paper wasp nest. I've never seen how they build the best right over the leaves of the live tree
August 20, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Check out this perfect paper wasp nest. I've never seen how they build the best right over the leaves of the live tree
Still one of my favorite pictures I've taken! Running staff training summer 2021 in Gifford Woods State Park
June 13, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Still one of my favorite pictures I've taken! Running staff training summer 2021 in Gifford Woods State Park
I love when my students bring in science from their lives to share with me.... And yet, I was very surprised when one brought in a vial of blood so we could look at it under the microscope!
June 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I love when my students bring in science from their lives to share with me.... And yet, I was very surprised when one brought in a vial of blood so we could look at it under the microscope!
Found some great stuff in the pond at school today: a giant water bug (toe biter) with eggs on his back, a huuuge leech the size of a tongue, and a crayfish without front claws!
May 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Found some great stuff in the pond at school today: a giant water bug (toe biter) with eggs on his back, a huuuge leech the size of a tongue, and a crayfish without front claws!
Remember how quicksand felt like a Very Serious Threat in elementary school?
As a K-8 teacher, I will say that hyper saturated sand is a real thing that 10-year-olds are fascinated with but not strong/smart enough to get themselves out of alone 🤣 I spent 20 minutes digging a kid out of here today
As a K-8 teacher, I will say that hyper saturated sand is a real thing that 10-year-olds are fascinated with but not strong/smart enough to get themselves out of alone 🤣 I spent 20 minutes digging a kid out of here today
May 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Remember how quicksand felt like a Very Serious Threat in elementary school?
As a K-8 teacher, I will say that hyper saturated sand is a real thing that 10-year-olds are fascinated with but not strong/smart enough to get themselves out of alone 🤣 I spent 20 minutes digging a kid out of here today
As a K-8 teacher, I will say that hyper saturated sand is a real thing that 10-year-olds are fascinated with but not strong/smart enough to get themselves out of alone 🤣 I spent 20 minutes digging a kid out of here today
Year 3! Got to eat a couple spears of asparagus this year!!!
May 15, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Year 3! Got to eat a couple spears of asparagus this year!!!
Bucket list item: got to visit the giant golf ball (aka radar dome) near St. Albans yesterday!
May 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Bucket list item: got to visit the giant golf ball (aka radar dome) near St. Albans yesterday!
Salamanders, ramps, and mud on this wet afternoon
May 4, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Salamanders, ramps, and mud on this wet afternoon
Moved a big log from the forest to Fran Pond as an "inspection station"... aka giving them a place to sun themselves while we get a good look 😎🐢
May 3, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Moved a big log from the forest to Fran Pond as an "inspection station"... aka giving them a place to sun themselves while we get a good look 😎🐢
10 years ago this week, I visited my grandmother in Retireville, FL. I was craving summer and insisted we went blueberry picking. Grammy was in disbelief that I could find a U-pick anywhere in FL.
I miss my visits with her.
I miss my visits with her.
April 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
10 years ago this week, I visited my grandmother in Retireville, FL. I was craving summer and insisted we went blueberry picking. Grammy was in disbelief that I could find a U-pick anywhere in FL.
I miss my visits with her.
I miss my visits with her.