Ana and my mom are working in the garden

[conuly]

I told Ana to focus on digging up as much of the ragweed roots as they can - the more we do now, the less we have to do later, after all.

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Comments

[greghousesgf]

The coptalk article was chillingly Orwellian.

[conuly]

Always is.

[bibliofile]

I can't recall if/how much you know about Project Zooniverse. They recently posted about online learning and service things for school-age kids. Anyone can register at Zooniverse, but kids <16 need adult permission.

Me, I've been happy to look at photos of animals in warm climes during wintertime. Or look for snow leopards. Or try to decipher old written stuff. Or count sea lions. Etc. (Or squirrels & raccoons in Chicago, or squirrels & deer in Wisconsin.)

https://blog.zooniverse.org/2020/03/18/zooniverse-remote-online-learning-resources/

https://blog.zooniverse.org/2020/03/26/fulfilling-service-hour-requirements-through-zooniverse/

[conuly]

Thanks. I don't recall hearing about them before, but I'll post this.