Some more pictures from the trip

I didn't have internet access through some of my trip so I am going to upload a few pictures here that I couldn't upload before.

Vermont:

My sister working at Red Hen, a pretty great bread place that sources much of the state with bread. The second picture is a look into the factory and the third picture is at Lake Champlain in Burlington.

North Carolina: I forgot to take pictures in Asheville, which is basically a warmer version of Vermont. Whoops! This is my friend Mrs. Debi. She serves in the U.S. Army and she is a musician. The picture on the right is where we saw dolphins! I never knew that dolphins could live in rivers, but some kinds can. Those dolphins that have to live in salt water can still go hunting for fish in rivers with brackish water, which is water that is a salt and fresh water mix.

Dogs, Dogs, Dogs:

I believe I said I would post some pictures of the pups on my visit. Here are some of them! From left: Chloe from NC, Pixy from Indianapolis, Cargo is the one with Ms. Emily from Cleveland, and Zoey and Bailey from Savannah. I am missing photos of Ricky and Chloe's sister, but trust me, they are cute.

Savannah, GA

You may remember that we learned that the state of Georgia is pretty far south and a lot closer to the equator than Chicago is to the equator. You may know that summers are hot here and they are even HOTTER the closer a person is to the equator. So (make an inference) the summers in Georgia are.... HOT!

Luckily, the week I ended up visiting Georgia wasn't too hot. It was about 92 degreesand humid, pretty much the same as Chicago. I went and visited a teacher friend of mine, Ms. Stacey, who teaches pre-kindergarten, and her husband, Mr. Gearry, who teaches people how to cook at a culinary school. They live near Savannah, Georgia on an island. The island's name is Wilmington Island which is surrounded completely by water and marsh and is decorated with Palmetto trees and trees that have Spanish Moss hanging from them. Stacey and Gearry's house (for right now) is on the water! I mean ON the water. If you look closely at the photo you can see wherethe water comes UNDER the house. Crazy, right?

The water levels go up and down throughout the day too! Low tide means that the water is low and high tide means the water levels are _____. Here is a picture of the marsh at high and low tide. Yes, that is the same dock!

Mr. Gearry decided that crab could be delicious to eat for dinner. He used crab traps and ended up catching about 14 crabs in a few hours! I didn't know that crabs weren't red. They turn red after you cook them. Check out the process in the pictures below.

Other things I learned:

There are kinds of dolphins that live in salt water, fresh water, and a combination of salt and fresh water called brackish water.

The founder of the Girl Scouts of America, Juliette Gordon Low, was born in Savannah.

Fort Pulaski, named after Casimir Pulaski, is near Savannah.

For my friends that are older like me: Forrest Gump was filmed in Savannah.

Book Recommendation:

There is an author named Gail Langer Karwoski. She is an author from the state of Georgia. Check out some of her works at http://www.gailkarwoski.com/html/books.htm

Hope you are reading a lot this summer! One more post about my trip to come.

Sorry for the big delay!

Hello all,

Sorry for the long hiatus (time away). I had to take a trip home to Chicagoland to take care of some business. I didn't do the New York city and Washington D.C. part of the tour, but I did end up going to North Carolina and to Georgia. I didn't have internet in Georgia, so I will upload some photos soon that will include how we caught crabs in a crab trap!

On another note, the business I needed to tend to back in mid-June included some paperwork for employment. I have accepted a position at another district since the number of students was not high enough for me to be guaranteed a position this fall with 146. I can still be reached at katconno@gmail.com if you ever need to contact me. I have to say, I had some of the most fun students in the world and I'll miss seeing your faces everyday.

Expect to see the GA post sometime in the next few days. Hopefully you are stopping by the library to enjoy the air conditioning and a few books. Hope all is well!

Ms. C