And here is the Wannaskan Almanac with Word-Wednesday for May 20, 2026, the twentieth Wednesday of the year, the ninth Wednesday of spring, the third Wednesday of May, and the one-hundred-fortieth day of the year, with two-hundred twenty-five days remaining. Wannaska Phenology Update for May 20, 2026 Hummers Have Arrived! Just back from Florida, southern Mexico and Central America, the first ruby-throated hummingbirds arrived at Word-Wednesday headquarters last Thursday. Archilochus colubris — nenookaasiwag in Anishinaabe — weigh from 2 to 6 g (0.071 to 0.212 oz). Ruby-throated hummingbirds are rapid, squeaky chirpers, which are used primarily by males as threats against other males. During the courtship displays, the male makes a rapid tik-tik tik-tik tik-tik sound with his wings. Amazingly, some birds embark on a nonstop 900-mile journey across the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean from Panama or Mexico to the eastern United States, so get those feeders out there! May 20 Fickle Pickle ...
Ah...my last Tuesday before summer break! To say that it has been a long time coming is an understatement! I am just finishing my 23rd year of teaching in the hormone infested frontal cortex undeveloped madhouse called middle school. In a mere two years I will be able to fish 7 days a week if I want...or even possibly sleep in and drink coffee whenever I want! All are great ambitions! Writers Joe and Steve are my heroes. They drink coffe all day and beer all night. It is rumored that they only sleep when I try to stop by and visit. I have that effect on people. Or is it affect. Oh no...drifting off topic... Affect and effect are like those two cousins at a family reunion who look almost identical but insist they’re nothing alike. Affect is the dramatic one—always acting, always doing the emotional heavy lifting. Effect is the chill cousin who just shows up afterward like, “Yeah, I’m the result of all that.” One causes the chaos, the ...