There are so many things growing in your garden! The pictures are great.

And your ultrasound story reminds me why I take the gender determination of ‘girl’ with a grain of salt. I’m always afraid they’ve just, you know, overlooked something. ;-)

Cloudhands, yes I believe I planted it last year though it could have been the first fall we lived in our house. I hope to spot it at the garden centers so that I can figure out what it is!

Abbie, thank you for specifying what you meant. After I read your advice, I asked my husband what “thinning” was and of course, being the North Branford native he is, he explained what I needed to do (you see, the spinach and peas were my idea). And I think that it’s great that you speak with knowledge about your subject area–I think your students expect you to know more than they do . . . it’s part of why they respect you, yes? The great part about you and other great teachers is that you make your wide breadth of knowledge accessible to your students, and let them into the expert’s circle. That’s how I see it, anyway, based on what I observe about your classroom via your blog.

And thanks for reminding me that I need to clarify! Perhaps I’ll do a post on thinning when I acutally have something to thin!

I’ve noticed with my students, I’ll expect them to know something when they don’t. The other day, I said, “You know, those flowers look like strawberry blossoms.” I knew what they looked like, but none of my students had seen them, so sometimes it’s nice to get a reminder to step back and define my terms.