The daily meanderings of a teacher

Bird Droppings November 19, 2018 Within the circle of life a new life coming   Resurrection By Susan Thomas Underwood The universe is energy in constant motion. There are ebbs and flows; Outcomes and income, And change…… Always change.   The physical world reflects this motion In the cycles of life, There is spring and…

Bird Droppings November 18, 2018 Listening to a philosopher A beautiful sky this morning as I walked out and actually not too cold which is surprising as the sky was clear. Sadly I looked across the space between our house and the neighbors and now the trees are gone. Only weeks ago it was a…

Bird Droppings November 17, 2018     All through history weaving has been a critical aspect of civilization. Weaving cloth for clothes and blankets in order to survive and soon after weaving for art sake.   “For certain fortunate people there is something that transcends all classifications of behavior, and that is awareness, something which…

Bird Droppings November 16, 2018 Finding solace along the way   A few days ago a good friend said I could read every word in Bird Droppings today. I did not think I used too many fancy words in my writing. Although I have a bad habit of inventing words. He said there were no…

Bird Droppings November 12, 201 Should children be left behind?   “I believe that our own experience instructs us that the secret of education lies in respecting the pupil. It is not for you to choose what he shall know, what he shall do. It is chosen and foreordained, and he only holds the key…

Bird Droppings November 10, 2018 I am always finding where community exists I am sitting listening to Allman Brother’s Fillmore East CD on a Saturday morning. After a few days of clouds and rain a clear sky but cold. As I drove to the corner store today I had several thoughts streaming through my head.…

Bird Droppings November 9, 2018 Today is day one or so I am told   Feeling old today now that I working on my seventieth year and a cold front coming in, my bones are aching. I remember nearly twelve years ago as we got closer to the last day in our old house it…

Bird Droppings November 4, 2017 Gratitude is an action   “Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.” Chief Seattle, 1854   Most mornings I am getting up about four…

Bird Droppings November 7, 2018 While deadly, a spider spins to survive “When Peter pulled his sword and attacked the Roman soldier he was told to put it away and his boss turned to the injured soldier and healed his ear but that was before Christianity” Frank Bird Ed.S. D.D. With every other Facebook post…