The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: nature

Telling our grandchildren the stories is crucial and can be fun

Bird Droppings January 25, 2026Telling our grandchildren the stories is crucial and can be fun “I wanted to give something of my past to my grandson. So, I took him into the woods to a quiet spot. Seated at my feet he listened as I told him of the powers that were given to each…

January 25, 2026
An owl calling triggers so many memories

Bird Droppings January 21, 2026 An owl calling triggers so many memories Owls have been on my mind for a few days now. Last night, I woke up for a few hours, but I forgot to turn on the ceiling fan. While up, I stuck my nose out the door, perhaps, intuition, who knows, when…

January 21, 2026
Taking and making the most of each moment and learning about moleskin: I think we need to find moleskin in education, along with switchbacks.

Bird Droppings January 15, 2026 Taking and making the most of each moment and learning about moleskin: I think we need to find moleskin in education, along with switchbacks. In years past, before my son got married and took Timber with him, I sometimes miss waking up to our dog barking because he needed to…

January 15, 2026
Wind in the trees can be peaceful or bring fear.

Bird Droppings January 13, 2026Wind in the trees can be peaceful or bring fear. I was sitting at my computer, thinking back to three years ago, when several storms had come through the area. Just before I went to bed, according to the weather, we would get another storm during the night. My granddaughter was…

January 13, 2026
The symbolism of the Totem Pole

Bird Droppings January 6, 2025 The symbolism of the Totem Pole Growing up in my family, my father had made numerous totem poles in our backyards over the years. Each was painted with images of creatures. Eagles, bears, and wolves adorned the totem poles. The last one was torn down or fell only a few…

January 6, 2026
To think, or at least trying tothis morning, my brain is foggy.

Bird Droppings December 1, 2025 To think, or at least trying to this morning, my brain is foggy. In the past year, I tore my rotator cuff, and my heart went into A-fib. I have had five biopsies and four surgeries for skin cancer, and I am waiting to hear about the fifth biopsy. I…

December 1, 2025
I saw a Red-Tailed Hawk

Bird Droppings November 27, 2025 I saw a Red-Tailed Hawk As I look at that statement, it isn’t very sensible for many. A red-tailed hawk crossed my path as I traveled yesterday, flying across the road and landing in a tree. Since we moved in, a pair of hawks has hunted the fields and hedgerows…

November 27, 2025
I was listening to the stillness of a morning, the sunrise, and sometimes we need a window and not a mirror.

Bird Droppings November 21, 2025 I was listening to the stillness of a morning, the sunrise, and sometimes we need a window and not a mirror. I was sitting alone this morning, as I often do, after running, trying to get a few photos of the sunrise. Today, it was mostly foggy and cloudy and…

November 21, 2025
Taking and making the most of each moment and learning about moleskin: I think we need to find moleskin in education, along with switchbacks.

Bird Droppings October 20, 2025 Taking and making the most of each moment and learning about moleskin: I think we need to find moleskin in education, along with switchbacks. In years past, before my son got married and took his dog Timber with him, I sometimes missed waking up to him barking because he needed…

October 20, 2025
I saw a Red-Tailed Hawk

Bird Droppings October 14, 2025 I saw a Red-Tailed Hawk It isn’t significant for many, but as I looked at that statement, I saw a red-tailed hawk. It was in 2004 or so that we had just moved to a lease-to-purchase house in Gwinnett County. I was in the backyard, and on a tree trunk…

October 14, 2025