Bird Droppings July 9, 2014 Dodging rain drops Georgia has been considerably wetter this summer than the last at least at my house. The surprise thunderstorms while often severe have kept most trees green and vegetation lush in the back yard. I have been watering our flowers and of course with fertilizer they are growing…

Bird Droppings July 8, 2014 Do children deserve more? I drove up to North Georgia numerous times the past few weeks, drove to middles Georgia to visit with a good friend a former principal, my grandson had his first birthday, all helped throw my routine out the window the past week. So adding to this…

Bird Droppings July 7, 2014 I wonder if you can get moon burn? It was a quiet and crazy evening at the Bird Nest as we returned from a weekend in the mountains to a one year old birthday party of our grandson. Last night just before heading in, I walked out on the back…

Bird Droppings July 6, 2014 Can we be about healing? “People cannot know how sacred power, or medicine truly works, bit almost every Native American knows something of its ways. Often seen as a mysterious force that is fluid, transmissible and important malleable, sacred power can be manipulated by those who possess it – either…

Bird Droppings July 5, 2014 Is curriculum sacred? My wife and I have taken a couple of day’s hiatus to explore the North Georgia Mountains with no schedule and little baggage. We threw a few t-shirts and shorts in a bag and took off. We actually have more computers and camera gear than clothes. So…

Bird Droppings July 3, 2014 What is normal and can we define it quantitatively or qualitatively? “Normality in fact has nothing to do with statistics. It refers to a norm, a model of perfection, an example to be followed. It indicates what we should be. Normality is therefore something to strive for, something at which…

Bird droppings July 2, 2014 Do we learn from a ripple or a wave? I will spend most of the morning in class running errands and trying to get ready to have a few days of actual vacation. Later today I will be digging and planting, transplanting and repotting various flowers and herbs in our…

Bird Droppings July 1, 2014 Finding our reflection on a pond or window I boxed up a couple of boxes of “junk” from my class room the other day. Each piece at one time or another had been a teachable moment. Each was an item and or items for that had been collected and or…

Bird Droppings June 30, 2014 Life is making a quilt It was nearly seven years ago today my wife walked in and told me that my mother said this was to be a happy time a joyous occasion as we celebrated my father’s life on Sunday. She said I think we are even having a…

Bird Droppings June 28, 2014 Why are we not seeking peace? “In this week of great destruction, we must each choose what road we are to walk and live. The road of destruction is war, it has always been so. The road of creation is deeper and more complicated; it has always involved forgiveness, love,…