The daily meanderings of a teacher

Bird Droppings February 22, 2024Wandering about while I am waiting I was sitting listening to Crosby, Stills, and Nash acoustic while writing today. I have been sitting on the back porch taking photos of birds. I will be ready for spring. There are so many possibilities with various flowers blooming and baby ducks and geese…

Bird Droppings February 19, 2024 Is it only a dropped feather? “If we consider the eagle feather with its light and dark colors, we could argue that ‘the dark colors are more beautiful and, therefore, naturally more valuable,’ or vice versa. Regardless of which colors are more beautiful, or necessary, or valuable, the truth is…

Bird Droppings February 18, 2024Getting over the speed bumps “Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.” Hannah More Perhaps ahead of her time, Ms. More wrote in abundance in the late 1700s and early 1800s. She was writing when women should have been sitting at home according…

Bird Droppings February 17, 2024Practicing Patience It has been nearly forty-six years since I first went to Hemmingway’s just off the interstate in Decatur, Georgia. It was a favorite local entertainment establishment. My wife and I would go before and after our marriage primarily to listen to a local singer who provided a fantastic evening…

Bird Droppings February 16, 2042 Is it only a dropped feather? “If we consider the eagle feather with its light and dark colors, we could argue that ‘the dark colors are more beautiful and, therefore, naturally more valuable,’ or vice versa. Regardless of which colors are more beautiful, or necessary, or valuable, the truth is…

Bird Droppings February 11, 2024All of life is connected and intertwined. I went out on my back porch for breakfast this morning, and I had gone out to get a few pictures of the sunrise, but it was another morning of black and white sunrises in the cloud cover. I often turn my Merlin Bird…

Bird Droppings February 9, 2024A series of paradoxes and bewilderment I received the following in an email back a few days ago. A friend of mine sent it out, and as I read it the first time, it was humorous. However, as I pondered then, as a teacher, I read deeper into what was being…

Bird Droppings February 8, 2024Doing what you love is not work, even if you are tired at the end of the day “To love what you do and feel that it matters, how could anything be more fun?” Katharine Graham I learn something daily as I wander the internet and read books I find along…

Bird Droppings February 4, 2024Life is a journey only made difficult if there is no learning involved. My lead teacher in fourth-grade reading was out today, and I was covering and going to class earlier than usual. A little boy, I think kindergarten-aged, was walking towards me in the hallways with a tear in his…

Bird Droppings February 3, 2024I am reading a friend’s book for the sixth time. I was so tired when I laid down last night after dinner and a bit of TV. I had spent the day driving around doing errands, cooking supper, and attempting to get into my reading and writing. My youngest son is…