Lifestyle

You might think of storage cabinets as utilitarian. But designers are forever fascinated with how a simple cupboard can be built, dressed and adorned in ways that showcase craftsmanship and inventiveness. • There are sleek, low-slung consoles with jewelryesque handles. Swanky Deco-style bar cabinets. Rustic credenzas hewn of timber. And some pieces clad in artistic flourishes, or that are even art themselves. • Far from workhorses, these casegoods are dressage ponies, ready for their closeups.

MOIESE, Mont. – A sunlit field along the Flathead River outside of Moiese was home base for all kinds of student learning recently. • Wildlife and science lessons paired with cultural activities and traditional games such as double ball, prompting some students to run and scream with glee. • All those play a part in the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ River Honoring, which brought about 400 children a day on Tuesday and Wednesday for its largest turnout since 2019. • The goal was to teach children about the river and natural resource programs, said Stephanie Gillin, CSKT information and education specialist, and “everything we do, we try to incorporate culture.” • So the presentations ran the gamut from wildlife to forestry and water quality. The children heard from Séliš and Q’lispé elders and scientists and experts from Salish Kootenai College and tribal departments. The Mission Valley Backcountry Horsemen came, too.

A free, half-mile nature walk will be led by a member of Indian Trail Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalists this Saturday, May 21, at 9 a.m. at Mockingbird Nature Park, 1361 Onward Road, Midlothian. Come watch springtime come to life on the prairie. Learn about the indigenous plants and wildlife.

While you’re shopping for your child’s new swimsuits, you’re probably most focused on finding a style they like – emblazoned with action figures or Disney icons. But there is an important factor that you may not be giving enough attention to, and one that significantly factors into water safety: The visibility of the swimsuit, should your child go underwater. • The color of your child’s bathing suit may be more important than you realize. Alive Solutions, a company that specializes in aquatic safety, training, and risk assessment, tested 14 swimsuits in varying colors first in a pool and then in a lake and the results of the test may shock you. • Most swimsuit colors virtually disappear or appear to be a cluster of leaves or debris – not a struggling child – when only 18 inches below the surface of the water. Visibility continues to decrease exponentially with any sort of water agitation, like in a moderately-active swimming pool or water park, or in a lake or ocean with any amount of wave activity.