Category Archives: Nature

Things to Do When it is 100 Degrees Outside

  • Stay inside
  • Get in the pool
  • Drive around in your air conditioned car and catch Pokémon
  • Eat ice cream
  • Complain about how hot it is
  • Be that really annoying girl that says “I like it this way!”
  • Bask in the sunshine on your skin
  • Procrastinate on outdoor chores
  • Sleep with your window cracked open anyway
  • Take pictures of the temperature on your car since it doesn’t get this hot in the Midwest very often
  • Except… climate change
  • Discuss climate change
  • Plan a beach vacation to further the sunshine experience
Swimming at Grand Cayman

Places I Would Like To Visit Someday (All of which are hyperlinked in their bullet point)

Differences Between Crocodiles and Alligators

  • Alligators have rounded snouts
  • Crocodiles have longer snouts
  • Crocodiles tend to be more aggressive
  • Alligators are usually dark green or black
  • Crocodiles are larger, sometimes weighing up to 1000 pounds
  • Alligators, on average, weigh 500-700 pounds as adults
  • Crocodiles are usually longer too, about 4-6 feet extra
  • Alligators jaws close downward
  • Crocodiles jaws close from the bottom upwards
  • Crocodiles have sharper teeth
  • Alligators have rounded teeth
  • Alligators can live in colder climates
  • Alligators are much faster
  • Alligators will see you later
  • Crocodiles will see you after a while

Places To Go In Clinton, Iowa (Depending on the Season)

  • Eagle Point Park
  • Riverfront walkway
  • Sawmill Museum
  • Discovery Center Children’s Museum
  • Discovery Trail
  • Lyon’s Farmer Market
  • Showboat Theater
  • Candlelight Inn
  • Downtown Shopping District
  • Clinton County Historical Museum
  • Riverfront Park
  • Wide River Winery
  • Lock & Dam 13
  • River Arts Center
  • Valley Oaks Golf Course
  • Bickelhaupt Arboretum
  • Pickleball & Tennis Courts
  • Clinton County Courthouse
  • Visitor Center Kiosk on the River

Top 10 Search Terms That Have Brought People To This Site (Aggregated if spread across more than one similar term)

  • W
  • Shades of Green
  • Lifeguard Acronyms
  • Famous People Whose Names Start With X
  • Famous People Whose Names Start With Y
  • Famous People Whose Names Start With Z
  • Hemingway Quotes
  • Animals that Start With I
  • Elsie Was A Mighty Fine Cow Lyrics
  • Pepsi Endorsers

Things I’ve Done So Far During Quarantine

  • Dishes — a lot of dishes
  • Put away all the laundry that was sitting in piles of “This is clean; I’ll put it away someday.”
  • Cleaned out two boxes of stuff from my job
  • Practiced piano
  • Started a 1000 piece puzzle
  • Caught up on current season of Schitt’s Creek (so sad it’s over!)
  • Caught up on current season of Spring Baking Championship
  • Caught up on current season of Sister Wives
  • Watched last season of Flip or Flop
  • Watched season three of Lie to Me
  • Cleaned all main floor floors
  • Cleaned kitchen more times than I should have to
  • Actually cooked real food
  • Walked outside daily
  • Signed up for GeekNerdDating.com
  • Forgot to cancel before my trial period was up
  • Interviewed for a job
  • Updated my resume
  • Read
  • Stacked up a bunch more books to read
  • Debated rearranging all furniture in living and dining rooms but decided that was a terrible idea with nobody to help me
  • Video chatted with Grandbaby/Son/Daughterinlaw
  • Video chatted with my Tribe
  • Talked to parents daily
  • Spent too much on Amazon
  • Cleaned off all my ceiling fans with the new extendable pole duster I got on Amazon
  • Had groceries delivered twice
  • Had pizza delivered once and then was reminded that pizza messes with my stomach something fierce
  • Listened to birds singing
  • Took lots of nature pictures
  • Set up a private Facebook group for the condo association where I live
  • Wrote social media posts for pages I admin (some scheduled out through August)
  • Organized my Sharpies
  • Set up a main floor work space
  • Tried to wear something every day that makes me happy

St Patty’s day shirt & my Christmas leggings

 

View from the bench in front of my home