@lorrainecl.bsky.social
Middle school, plants, and cats these days. #vermont
Fall looks different at the top of Moosehead Mountain
October 10, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Fall looks different at the top of Moosehead Mountain
Found a great blue heron skeleton at school today!!!
October 9, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Found a great blue heron skeleton at school today!!!
Oh dear. I'm afraid I have become the teacher that everyone brings their dead animals to for observation
October 7, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Oh dear. I'm afraid I have become the teacher that everyone brings their dead animals to for observation
Some insane foliage up on Poke-O-Moonshine today in the Adirondacks
October 5, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Some insane foliage up on Poke-O-Moonshine today in the Adirondacks
Have you ever hiked the Hellbrook trail? 2300 vertical feet over 1.5 miles is no joke.
Hard to tell in a picture, but if you notice the trees then you can see this section is like a 75-deg pitch
Hard to tell in a picture, but if you notice the trees then you can see this section is like a 75-deg pitch
September 28, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Have you ever hiked the Hellbrook trail? 2300 vertical feet over 1.5 miles is no joke.
Hard to tell in a picture, but if you notice the trees then you can see this section is like a 75-deg pitch
Hard to tell in a picture, but if you notice the trees then you can see this section is like a 75-deg pitch
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Most riveting thing I've seen all week
September 25, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Most riveting thing I've seen all week
Ike Island, brother of Mike the Mermaid (sitting on a tree cookie cushion)
September 23, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Ike Island, brother of Mike the Mermaid (sitting on a tree cookie cushion)
My students found a dead grasshopper and wanted to dissect it. Luckily, I have The Skillz to do that now, so I found some makeshift tools in the art closet and we did it at recess today
September 16, 2026 at 5:45 PM
My students found a dead grasshopper and wanted to dissect it. Luckily, I have The Skillz to do that now, so I found some makeshift tools in the art closet and we did it at recess today
Humble brag: despite being an Old Lady (not really), and being Set in My Ways (definitely), I made a new friend today 😊
And it was over hobbies, not kids or pets!
And it was over hobbies, not kids or pets!
September 12, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Humble brag: despite being an Old Lady (not really), and being Set in My Ways (definitely), I made a new friend today 😊
And it was over hobbies, not kids or pets!
And it was over hobbies, not kids or pets!
I'm still mourning the fact that Cheese Traders is gone
September 12, 2026 at 2:17 PM
I'm still mourning the fact that Cheese Traders is gone
Painting with wild grapes today
September 11, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Painting with wild grapes today
Today I helped a wee snapper cross the bike path 🐢
September 11, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Today I helped a wee snapper cross the bike path 🐢
This morning I sent this beautiful portrait with the caption "Mike the mermaid" to what I thought was our close family chat.
Spoiler alert: it was not the right group chat
Spoiler alert: it was not the right group chat
September 8, 2026 at 9:06 PM
This morning I sent this beautiful portrait with the caption "Mike the mermaid" to what I thought was our close family chat.
Spoiler alert: it was not the right group chat
Spoiler alert: it was not the right group chat
I ate an apple on the Adam's Apple today
September 7, 2026 at 8:57 PM
I ate an apple on the Adam's Apple today
Oops figured out that he accidentally doubled the beans. So I had 4x the amount of caffeine I normally have in my system 🫨
I made my own coffee today.
I made my own coffee today.
Jon made me coffee with Vietnamese beans this morning and I am STILL buzzing at 7:14 pm
September 4, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Oops figured out that he accidentally doubled the beans. So I had 4x the amount of caffeine I normally have in my system 🫨
I made my own coffee today.
I made my own coffee today.
Jon made me coffee with Vietnamese beans this morning and I am STILL buzzing at 7:14 pm
September 2, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Jon made me coffee with Vietnamese beans this morning and I am STILL buzzing at 7:14 pm
Paddled up the Winooski Gorge last week
August 23, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Paddled up the Winooski Gorge last week
My favorite teacher gifts are authentic notes from students 🥰😭🥰
June 15, 2026 at 12:17 AM
My favorite teacher gifts are authentic notes from students 🥰😭🥰
When my students ask me to solve a conflict that they clearly can solve themselves, like did he get tagged or not at recess, I tend to suggest:
"Rock paper scissors. Or fight to the death."
"Rock paper scissors. Or fight to the death."
June 6, 2026 at 4:14 PM
When my students ask me to solve a conflict that they clearly can solve themselves, like did he get tagged or not at recess, I tend to suggest:
"Rock paper scissors. Or fight to the death."
"Rock paper scissors. Or fight to the death."
Sometimes the inside cats are allowed outside and they go crazy for the grass
June 1, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Sometimes the inside cats are allowed outside and they go crazy for the grass
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I’m sitting on the couch, window open, after putting up the pull bug. This woman walking by yells “BUG OF THE MONTH?? Oh my god. They eat parsley! Oh and there’s squid here. And a science library. Wait! Is this the squid guy??”
I’m telling you, be an over the top eccentric. It’s the fucking best.
I’m telling you, be an over the top eccentric. It’s the fucking best.
May 30, 2026 at 12:18 AM
I’m sitting on the couch, window open, after putting up the pull bug. This woman walking by yells “BUG OF THE MONTH?? Oh my god. They eat parsley! Oh and there’s squid here. And a science library. Wait! Is this the squid guy??”
I’m telling you, be an over the top eccentric. It’s the fucking best.
I’m telling you, be an over the top eccentric. It’s the fucking best.
What happens when you give a middle schooler a whiteboard marker
May 28, 2026 at 11:35 PM
What happens when you give a middle schooler a whiteboard marker
I planted 3 pawpaw trees at my house in 2013, and they are flowering for the FIRST TIME!
The 2 flowers are on the same tree, though, so I had to call my Tree Guy to tell me where to find another tree's flowers.
I hadn't pollinated flowers before today 🥰 hopefully this tree love produces a fruit
The 2 flowers are on the same tree, though, so I had to call my Tree Guy to tell me where to find another tree's flowers.
I hadn't pollinated flowers before today 🥰 hopefully this tree love produces a fruit
May 25, 2026 at 9:31 PM
I planted 3 pawpaw trees at my house in 2013, and they are flowering for the FIRST TIME!
The 2 flowers are on the same tree, though, so I had to call my Tree Guy to tell me where to find another tree's flowers.
I hadn't pollinated flowers before today 🥰 hopefully this tree love produces a fruit
The 2 flowers are on the same tree, though, so I had to call my Tree Guy to tell me where to find another tree's flowers.
I hadn't pollinated flowers before today 🥰 hopefully this tree love produces a fruit
My student apparently walked through a tick nest on a romp through the wetlands today. I personally picked off at least 10 from each of her ankles.
And now I've been feeling them crawling all over me all day
And now I've been feeling them crawling all over me all day
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May 20, 2026 at 1:22 AM
My student apparently walked through a tick nest on a romp through the wetlands today. I personally picked off at least 10 from each of her ankles.
And now I've been feeling them crawling all over me all day
And now I've been feeling them crawling all over me all day
Harvesting garlic mustard for pesto at school last week
May 19, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Harvesting garlic mustard for pesto at school last week