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Photo of the Week: Spring is Here! Bradford Pear Buds

July 19, 2021April 9, 2017 by Deborah Edwards-Oñoro

Pink and green buds of the Bradford Pear look ready to burst

Spring is finally here in southeast Michigan! The upcoming week of weather has temperatures in the 50’s, 60’s, and potentially 70’s. And my Bradford Pear in the front yard is ready to burst its buds. I took this photo this morning, just after the sun came up. Can’t wait to see the flowers in bloom… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Spring is Here! Bradford Pear Buds

Photo of the Week: Red-breasted Merganser

July 19, 2021April 2, 2017 by Deborah Edwards-Oñoro

Red-breasted merganser swimming in the Metzger Marsh causeway

You think you have bad hair days?

Nah. Nothing compares to the bad hair day a Red-breasted Merganser has every day of the week! Continue reading Photo of the Week: Red-breasted Merganser

Anne Curzan on the English Language, Texting, and Going Grammando

July 16, 2021March 29, 2017 by Deborah Edwards-Oñoro

dictionary opened to the page containing the word grammar

While I was watching the WordCamp Miami 2017 livestream and sharing highlights on Twitter, I watched a slew of tweets go by about language and texting.

The tweets caught my attention because they used the same hashtag.

And because the tweets reminded me of my conversation about language and words with Anne Curzan after her TEDxUofM talk a few years ago. Continue reading Anne Curzan on the English Language, Texting, and Going Grammando

Photo of the Week: Spring is Here! Bradford Pear Buds

Photo of the Week: Red-breasted Merganser

Anne Curzan on the English Language, Texting, and Going Grammando

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