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Can we find learning in the Kalahari Desert?
Bird Droppings July 13, 2026 Can we find learning in the Kalahari Desert? While out driving this morning, I pulled over along the nearby dirt road, taking pictures of wildflowers and grasshoppers, among other things I find worth pondering. I spent several minutes trying to photograph a seed from a broom sage plant floating along…
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Is it not an Emerson day?
Bird Droppings July 7, 2026 Is it not an Emerson day? Last night I was extremely tired after not getting much sleep the previous night, yard work, graduate schoolwork, and cooking supper for everyone. About fourteen years ago, while I was sitting and writing, my wife called me to see the sunset, which was gorgeous.…
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Foxfire is a name for a fungus glowing in the dark, until you wander up Black Rock Mountain.
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Why would someone rather send a photo than write? I tend to do both; that solves the problem.
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Should we be kissing frogs on a chilly, wet morning? Granted, it could be a poison arrow dart frog, and regardless, it is still hard.
Bird Droppings June 7, 2026Should we be kissing frogs on a chilly, wet morning? Granted, it could be a poison arrow dart frog, and regardless, it is still hard. It has been on the chilly side here in northeast Georgia over the past few days, with nighttime temperatures hanging in the low sixties. However, the…
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Is it a paradox that sometimes small can be big?
Bird Droppings May 25, 2026Is it a paradox that sometimes small can be big? The past few days have been slow for sunrises, with clouds and fog nearly every morning. Somehow, between the clouds and even in the fog, I have found images worthy of a photo. Finding the tiny pieces within our existence is…
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Finding Soul in looking at the Curriculum, or can I get a nickel’s worth of cheese, please.
Bird Droppings May 21, 2026Finding Soul in looking at the Curriculum, or can I get a nickel’s worth of cheese, please. I applied for a part-time teaching position yesterday and then had lunch with a fellow teacher and friend from my last school. After driving home, I had many thoughts about education. I had thoughts…
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Foxfire is a name for a fungus that glows in the dark until you wander up Black Rock Mountain.
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So many thoughts for one day, including CRT, which may or may not be a good topic
Bird Droppings May 3, 2026So many thoughts for one day, including CRT, which may or may not be a good topic A Facebook post yesterday caught my attention. The reference was to critical race theory (CRT). How public schools were indoctrinating students, and parents should place their children in private schools or homeschools. I responded…
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The daily meanderings of a teacher 