The daily meanderings of a teacher

Bird Droppings December 31, 2019 Finding a pathway even when one does not appear   The past week has all run sort of run together, although each was an interesting day in its own right. It may have been sitting and watching movies with the family after sharing gifts, eating all day long and then…

Bird Droppings December 30, 2019 Teaching is ninety nine percent example   I walked out a few minutes ago to get a bit of solitude. That has been hard over the holidays this year. So, it is coming in tiny increments a few moments here and there. I was watching a mass of clouds swirling…

Bird Droppings December 28, 2019 Where is the passion?   I was sitting facing a rising sun thankful for a new day yesterday a few days past, the first sunlight in many mornings. It was ironic as I was sitting on an overturned five-gallon plastic bucket next to a small circle of smooth river rocks…

Bird Droppings December 22, 2019 It is the small pieces that seriously matter “Until you can clearly see each piece of the puzzle you will never be able to understand the whole.” Frank Bird, grandfather, teacher and ponderer I am sitting here on the last Sunday before Christmas in Between Georgia a long way from…

Bird Droppings December 20, 2019 Longing for the simplicity   I was thinking back a few years around this time. My reading and writing was taking a beating with getting ready for the end of the semester, a trip to North Carolina for a new grandbaby, and driving my wife to and from work since…

Bird Droppings December 19, 2019 Sometimes there is Risk   It has been nearly a year since I drove my wife to work and while heading back caught sight of a glorious sunrise beginning. By the time I got to the house I had a few minutes to run in side and get a decent…

Bird Droppings December 18, 2019 Is there topsoil left midst an erosion of soul?   “To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul.” Simone Weil   “The need for roots,” I saw this idea earlier as I web surfed thinking and pondering this morning or perhaps as…

Bird Droppings December 17, 2019 Understanding the symbols of life   “Symbols express and represent meaning. Meaning helps provide purpose and understanding in the lives of human beings. Indeed, to live without symbols is to experience existence far short of its full meaning. Ways of expressing and representing meaning include the symbol systems of mathematics,…

Bird Droppings December 16, 2019 It is about random acts of kindness   I was a bit earlier than I planned to get started this morning. I got up this morning and my son’s faithful dog decided I did not need to sleep any more. He was quick to run outside and then wanted right…

Bird Droppings December 15, 2019 A chill in the air but not in the heart   For several days the now we have been at or below freezing in the early mornings which totally silences the crickets and tree frogs who need an ambient temperature a bit warmer, maybe high fifties low sixties. So, for…