{"id":2818,"date":"2013-10-16T09:20:14","date_gmt":"2013-10-16T13:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=2818"},"modified":"2018-10-02T09:29:18","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T13:29:18","slug":"the-calendar-that-has-stood-the-test-of-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/the-calendar-that-has-stood-the-test-of-time\/","title":{"rendered":"The Calendar That Has Stood the Test of Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2819\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/10\/January-2014-Ring-Standard-for-Printing-2-852x1024.jpg\" alt=\"January 2014 Ring Standard for Printing (2)\" width=\"333\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/10\/January-2014-Ring-Standard-for-Printing-2-852x1024.jpg 852w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/10\/January-2014-Ring-Standard-for-Printing-2-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/10\/January-2014-Ring-Standard-for-Printing-2.jpg 894w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/>The holiday season is all about traditions. One tradition that we hold very dear at Mass Audubon is the petite Ring-Standard Calendar. Since we began selling it decades ago, people from all over the country (and beyond) eagerly await the day the calendar goes on sale and then proceed to order dozens to distribute to family, friends, and co-workers.<\/p>\n<p><b>Makings of a Tradition<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In 1897, one year after Mass Audubon was founded, artist Louise B. Graves found herself frustrated by the selections of calendars available, all being \u201ctoo big, too difficult to hang, or too full of inappropriate verse.\u201d She took matters into her own hands and developed a prototype for a friend. Its delicate, turn-of-the-century natural appeal was quickly noticed, and it didn\u2019t take long before Louise had a small business with a dedicated following.<\/p>\n<p>Ready to retire in the early 1940s, Louise chose Mary Sage Shakespeare (known as Polly to friends) to oversee the design and production of future calendars. A decade later, Polly began working for Mass Audubon, first at the Visual Arts Center (now the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.massaudubon.org\/maba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Museum of American Bird Art<\/a><\/strong>) and then as a staff illustrator at Headquarters in Lincoln. Eventually she donated the rights to the calendar, along with all of the original existing artwork, to Mass Audubon to carry on the legacy.<\/p>\n<p><b>Beauty in Details<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Looking through the archives and selecting the design for the next calendar is always the highlight of Audubon Shop Retail Manager Ruth Smith\u2019s year. Every year has a different color scheme and \u201ctheme,\u201d and each month within that year features a unique set of intricate ink drawings highlighting plants, animals, or nature symbols as well as the phases of the moon.<\/p>\n<p>Printed on heavy-stock recycled paper, the 3.25 inch by 4.25 inch calendar is bound by two small rings and is self-standing. The 2014 design was originally drawn by Mary Sage Shakespeare for the 1951 edition and features a vibrant botanical motif in a lovely shade of turquoise.<\/p>\n<p>You can <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/shop.massaudubon.org\/store\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">order a calendar online<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0or pick it up at the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.massaudubon.org\/shop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mass Audubon Shop<\/a><\/strong> in Lincoln. But don\u2019t wait too long. The calendar often sells out come the new year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The holiday season is all about traditions. One tradition that we hold very dear at Mass Audubon is the petite Ring-Standard Calendar. Since we began selling it decades ago, people from all over the country (and beyond) eagerly await the day the calendar goes on sale and then proceed to order dozens to distribute to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[13],"tags":[139,138],"class_list":["post-2818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-stuff-we-love","tag-audubon-shop","tag-calendar"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-Js","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13193,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/ring-in-the-new\/","url_meta":{"origin":2818,"position":0},"title":"Ring in the New","author":"Ryan D.","date":"October 15, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The Ring-Standard Calendar has been a celebrated tradition for 123 years.\u00a0Generation after generation, lovers of this unique desktop calendar have found it to be the perfect holiday and New Year's gift. This year's motif was originally made for the 1960 edition by Mary Sage Shakespeare, a former staff illustrator at\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Shop&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Shop","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/category\/shop\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/10\/RingStandard2020.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/10\/RingStandard2020.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/10\/RingStandard2020.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/10\/RingStandard2020.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":13850,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/mass-audubon-earth-week-calendar\/","url_meta":{"origin":2818,"position":1},"title":"Your Mass Audubon Earth Week Calendar","author":"Rishya N.","date":"April 17, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"April 18 marks the beginning of Earth Week 2020. 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