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Glistening of wisdom on a gossamer strand
Bird Droppings February 4, 2025 Glistening of wisdom on a gossamer strand Many years ago, I was sitting alongside a fence in a field far away from houses and people, and I watched a spider spin a web. We see webs all around, and I read there are thousands of spiders per acre in any…
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Looking for a window can be a chore if you do not know where to look.
Bird Droppings January 26, 2025Looking for a window can be a chore if you do not know where to look. A few nights back, when I woke up very early, and it was time for my wife to get up and get ready for work. It is hard to sleep in on days off when…
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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…
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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 7, 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 Timber with him, I sometimes miss waking up to him barking because he needed to run…
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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…
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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…
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Have we sold our souls for a few trinkets, or don’t want to die in Georgia?
Bird Droppings November 27, 2024 Have we sold our souls for a few trinkets, or don’t want to die in Georgia? Morning is a special time for me; it is always a new beginning. Today, I left the house early; my wife called as she always does, and we talk while she drives to work.…
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To think, or at least try this morning, my brain is foggy.
Bird Droppings October 28, 2024 To think, or at least try this morning, my brain is foggy. In the past few days, I tore my rotator cuff, and my heart went into A-fib. I am feeling my age for real. The A fib is being handled by medication and my pacemaker, which stabilizes my heart…
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Can we find answers outside our windows?
Bird Droppings October 20, 2024 Can we find answers outside our windows? It had been a few years since we were at Pawleys Island, SC, when the largest-ever lottery drawing was about to occur. The frenzy of buying a ticket happened at every convenience store and lottery outlet. Just a few weeks ago, a repeat,…
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An eclectic morning pondering mortality
Bird Droppings October 19, 2024An eclectic morning pondering mortality I walked out into a clear sky, and stars gleamed above me. The full moon had settled behind the pine trees to the east. My feet got cold yesterday, and I switched to my sketchers for the first time in months from flip-flops. I walked my…
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The daily meanderings of a teacher 