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Liz Macklin — Writer & Illustrator

watercolors, books and gardens — I write and illustrate stories for children.

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Activities for Kids

Everyone Can Make a Book

Dream and Design!

Painting the Rainforest

Winter Birds

Watercolor Turnips

Painting Creatures of the Reef

Swirling Colors, Decorating Papers

Outdoors at Last!

Ogees in Pink and Blue

Earth Day

Sprouts

Drawing at the Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Growing broccoli sprouts in a Ball jar. Will they be ready by Thanksgiving? Maybe not.
Explore the park at Arlington's Long Branch Nature Center in search of wildflowers, pond life, native snakes and leaves in brilliant colors! Stop by and talk to the volunteers from Arlington Regional Master Naturalists (ARMN) who'll be happy to help you with our fall scavenger hunt! We're giving away two native tree saplings -- one white oak and one redbud -- plus other free prizes inspired by nature. See you at the park!
Helianthus annuus (common sunflower) is native to many regions of the United States, as listed by the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at wildflower.org.
Finally -- sweater weather in Virginia and a beautiful day for a walk outdoors. We strolled on a paved walkway accessible for baby carriages, if you don't mind the hills. The winding paths always surprise me with views of the Korean bell and surrounding pagodas, native trees and exotic flowers. Meadowlark Gardens in Fairfax County -- part of Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority. For information on native plants in the Potomac Valley Collection at the park, look under "Gardens" at https://www.novaparks.com/parks/meadowlark-botanical-gardens

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