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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 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…
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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…
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Reconciling the importance of the present, past, and future to find balance
Bird Droppings December 5, 2025 Reconciling the importance of the present, past, and future to find balance I spent the better part of the past few days in Southern Pines, North Carolina, visiting our son, daughter-in-law, and grandkids. On our way home, we side-tracked Pawleys Island, South Carolina, and Huntington State Park for a quick…
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To think, or at least trying tothis morning, my brain is foggy.
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While deadly, a spider spins to survive. Just a thought to start.
Bird Droppings October 30, 2025While deadly, a spider spins to survive. Just a thought to start. “When Peter pulled his sword and attacked the Roman soldier, he was told to put it away, and his boss turned to the injured soldier and healed his ear, but that was before Christianity.” Frank Bird, Ed.D. D.D. Every…
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I am sitting by my computer, thinking of a circle.
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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 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…
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Teaching today is tying a knot with only one hand.
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Teaching as improvisational art using learning as the palette
Bird Droppings August 28, 2025 Teaching as improvisational art using learning as the palette I wrote the basics of this article nearly sixteen years ago and thought of an artist friend, now a computer programmer, trying to define her art and searching for her meaning in life. My friend often reflected on her political views…
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Is it a paradox that sometimes small can be big?
Bird Droppings August 19, 2025Is it a paradox that sometimes small can be big? August has been a slow month 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 a…
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The daily meanderings of a teacher 