Bird Droppings January 27, 2012 a circle   I missed the last rerun of a favorite miniseries, Into the West, and one of these days will find the DVD set.  The movie starts and ends with a circle of stones with a line going east to west and one going north to south through the…

Bird Droppings January 26, 2012 Taking and making the most of each moment   Waking up to my dog barking because she needs to run outside for a second is not the best way to wake up, although a beautiful sky greeted me. I received a call midday yesterday that my mother had to be…

Bird Droppings January 25, 2012 How heavy a load can we carry?               It has been so many years since I last toted a backpack up a mountain trail. I can recall going over gear before a trip to make sure we had enough yet our packs were as light as possible. We would…

Bird Droppings January 24, 2012 Can we define our own success?   Yesterday in a teachable moment I drew upon my experiences and while discussing the phylum arthopoda and black and yellow garden spiders offered a Creek Indian view of early morning. Early in the morning I will often go and sit watching the sun…

Bird Droppings January 23, 2012 Neither Wolf nor Dog   It has been some time since I first read a book by this name written by one of my favorite authors Kent Nerburn. While addressing the issue of the Native Indians of the Americas perhaps equally as appropriate as we are in a situation as…

Bird Droppings January 22, 2012 Looking on a morning in a direction   “Beginnings start in the east – from where the sun rises we begin a new dawn. Each day is a good new day with a fresh beginning, a new start.  East is the direction of the physical body and newness including children…

Bird Droppings January 20, 2012 Trying to find a way back to normal or is it abnormal   “Your son or daughter may be flashing warning signals that he or she will soon drop out of society and join the “hippie” movement. If you know what to look for, you may be able to prevent…

Bird Droppings January 19, 2012 Why can’t Swiss Family Robinson, SWR take over for NCLB?   About two years ago to the day I spent the better part of the day driving between Macon Georgia and home and back. My son needed some books and a few things from the house and to buy text…