Bird Droppings January 7, 2012 The fragility of life   Yesterday morning I was awakened for about the tenth time by having to make a bathroom run, our dog, hearing what I thought was rain and a teenager I assume tearing out of our subdivision about two AM. It was around four in the morning…

Bird Droppings January 6, 2012 A chill in the air   For several days the now we have been below freezing in the early mornings which totally silences the crickets and tree frogs who need an ambient temperature in the a bit more warm maybe high fifties low sixties. So for today my orchestra was…

Bird Droppings January 4, 2012 Tripping on a grain of sand and naming your baby Bentley   I was so very close to starting this day with the title of Bentley, however as I thought further some might elude that to a rather pricey car. Many years back I had a swimmer on the high…

Bird Droppings January 3, 2013 Building Sandcastles drip by drip   Back when I was physical attending classes at Graduate School nearly every day and before switching to Internet classes and WebCT it took some getting used to going to school and then going to school. I was teaching from 7:20 – 3:00 students who…

Bird Droppings January 2, 2012 There may be side roads in life   “We may pass violets looking for roses. We may pass contentment looking for victory.” Bern Williams   I was reminded recently as we searched the area several springs ago for flowering plants; the object was the plant had to be flowering at…

Bird Droppings January 1, 2012 So often in finding answers we only create new questions   A new year or just more of the same and it seems like only yesterday I was in 2008. New Year’s eve 2008 I sat in a huge stadium and I was overwhelmed by the noise and often mob…

Bird Droppings December 31, 2012 Sometimes there is Risk   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 camera and shoot some more photos. What…

Bird Droppings December 28, 2012 Where is the passion?   I was sitting facing a rising sun thankful for a new day earlier today. It was ironic as I was sitting on an overturned five gallon plastic bucket next to a small circle of smooth river rocks facing east, listening to mockingbird chattering away in…

Bird Droppings December 27, 2012 Sitting, wondering, pondering and dishwashing   So often we take our technology for granted.  It has been about six years since we moved into this house and a new dishwasher. Just a few weeks ago the drain pump went out and it decided to die on us. In thirty four…

Bird Droppings December 26, 2012 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…