The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: birds

  • Seeing and hearing an owl and thinking about happiness

    Bird Droppings January 24, 2025 Seeing and hearing an owl and thinking about happiness “If you observe a really happy man, you will find him building a boat, writing a symphony, educating his son, growing double dahlias in his garden. He will not be searching for happiness as if it were a collar button that…

  • Solitude is within one’s soul and heart.

    Bird Droppings January 6, 2024Solitude is within one’s soul and heart. On most mornings, I venture out to take photos of the sunrise animals I encounter and old buildings I find along the way. I write about synchronicity daily and often comment on the events in my life that are synchronous. This morning, driving in…

  • Mountains offer a clearer view.

    Bird Droppings December 21, 2024Mountains offer a clearer view. “I have a pretty fair education, but I would hate to be turned loose in these mountains right now and be told to put food in my belly, clothing on my body, shelter over my head, and provide protection from my enemies, both two-footed and four-footed…

  • Teaching today is tying a knot with only one hand.

    Bird Droppings October 17, 2024Teaching today is tying a knot with only one hand. It was a Saturday morning a few years back, and no one else was up but me. I was about to go out and wander in the darkness for a bit and remembered the cast on my leg. I did stay…