Ultimately, we and all these other living beings are in this situation on Earth together. That’s why I’m putting out this Earth Day challenge to anyone reading this blog who hasn’t already signed up for the Nature’s Notebook project. Read more: via Earth Day Challenge: Help monitor nature’s responses to climate change – HollerPhenology.

Lots of things in life stink, but this week my dog and several Tennessee politicians went above and beyond the call of duty to overwhelm my sense of smell and respect.