tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post7739027685824280757..comments2024-03-05T06:52:06.523-05:00Comments on Mainely Write: Still Living to LearnDonna Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-66005606449675396692011-07-07T11:53:45.144-04:002011-07-07T11:53:45.144-04:00I loved your story too. I cringed when you impaled...I loved your story too. I cringed when you impaled the butterfly, ouch. But I loved the nuturing of your curiosity and investigating. What a wonderful learning environment you had growing up.elsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348895330633879894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-42993138148050069202011-07-06T22:10:06.648-04:002011-07-06T22:10:06.648-04:00Thank you for sharing the passion for learning bot...Thank you for sharing the passion for learning both you and your mother had. I was fascinated by your story.Norahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02072662623337580432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-5439941824986576302011-07-06T00:51:47.533-04:002011-07-06T00:51:47.533-04:00What a great memory - I love how you described thi...What a great memory - I love how you described thinking of yourself as a scientist - I want to bottle that and help all our students feel that way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-81419974151409869732011-07-05T13:29:48.531-04:002011-07-05T13:29:48.531-04:00I love to read how you worked through the whole bu...I love to read how you worked through the whole butterfly and insect display idea. I thought about the same thing. I made a leaf collection and did "pin" a few butterflies and moths. I think it is wonderful that you were given the freedom to learn and see your parents as they continued to learn. I hope that I can pass that onto my grandchildren and have passed it on to my children. I have a feeling that you have done that too. Your Eastern Tiger Swallowtail reminds me that I miss seeing them. There used to be many of them in our fields. We seldom see them anymore. I think I know why, but I'm not totally sure. It may have to do with the genetic testing of the plants and changing it so we don't have to use insecticides. But it kills the creatures who eat our plants. I'm not sure if it is something we want to mess with. Are we ruining the balance of nature? That's another subject. Thanks for sharing. Happy slicing! :o)Spricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543099413489004583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-6171299901100525112011-07-05T13:20:09.052-04:002011-07-05T13:20:09.052-04:00What a thriving environment you had. A place to le...What a thriving environment you had. A place to learn and grow...and a wonderful mentor to observe. the perfect place for a budding scientist and a wonderful story. Thank you for sharing. I love the lupine picture. When we moved to NH, I was so taken by that beautiful flower and was reminded of Miss Rumphius...a wonderful story.Elizabeth G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01947997210196544386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-73975708429433949682011-07-05T12:20:45.761-04:002011-07-05T12:20:45.761-04:00It's so interesting what turns our lives, &...It's so interesting what turns our lives, & you showed us that lesson from yours well. I was wondering until it happened what you would think of pinning the butterfly. You led well down the path of your learning, & what it meant.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.com