Kim McMahill

Most months are filled with a number of silly dates like “National Marshmallow Roasting Day,” but September is pretty serious. Here are the dates of note for this month.   September 2 - VJ Day, WWII September 5 - Labor Day September 11 - 911 Remembrance and Grandparents Day September 17 - Constitution Day and Oktoberfest begins in Germany September 21 - International Peace Day (UN) September 22 - Autumnal Equinox  September 23 - Native American Day 

For those of you who follow me on twitter, https://twitter.com/KimMcMahill , you’ve probably noticed that most of my re-tweets fall into three categories— archaeology, climate change, and bees. I find archaeology and paleontology fascinating. Artifacts and fossils are tangible objects that can help piece together the past. When a shard of pottery, temple ruins, or a fossilized imprint of an animal are found, it’s difficult to argue the existence of the people who made the pottery or the temple, or the animal immortalized in stone, though some people will still try. In a day when so many accept the sentence or two making its rounds on social media to be the gospel, it’s always exciting to see something real. Weather and Climate have always been a passion for me. I watch the weather daily to help determine how I should dress, if it’s a better indoor or outdoor day, and if there is anything of concern to look out for like hail, icy roads, blizzards, or torrential rains. I’m also inter...

Although we saw a grizzly sow and her cub shortly after entering the park, our most recent trip into Yellowstone National Park was defined by bison. Most were grazing near the road, walking down the road, or congregated in the distance. But we spotted a few fording the river, which was interesting to watch through the binoculars. The photo isn’t great, but you get the gist. There is always something special to see in Yellowstone. No matter how many times I’ve gone there, I always come away learning or seeing something new.

Is Summer Passing you by? In northern Wyoming, it always feels like we have just three months of summer, June, July, and August. Well, it’s August. As far as outdoor activities and gardening are concerned, two-thirds of the season is over, and I don’t know where it went. Due to a cold spring, I planted the garden two weeks later this year than previous years, and all I’ve harvested so far is lettuce. I should be getting some sweat peas later this week, but they are generally on the way out by August. So, if you’re like me and it feels like summer is passing you by, get out and enjoy it while you can. FREEBIES Midnight in Montana (Risky Research Series Micro-read prequel ebook):   https://books2read.com/u/mgjR7K A Formidable Foe (Risky Research Series novelette prequel ebook): https://books2read.com/u/b6MGE6 WRITING NOTES AND NEWS I’ve now completed the first two novels in my new dystopian adventure series, and I’m two-thirds of the way done with the third. I know I need...

The Perseid Meteor Shower is visible August 12 – 13. And, other than V-J Day on August 14, this month is filled with some pretty silly days. Happy National Marshmallow Toasting Day! August 1- National Mountain Climbing Day August 3 - National Watermelon Day August 10 - National S'mores Day August 12-13 - Perseid Meteor Shower  August 13 - Left Hander's Day August 14 - V-J Day August 28 - Stuffed Green Bell Peppers Day August 30 - National Marshmallow Toasting Day