The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: Writing

A chill in the air but not in the heart

Bird Droppings December 22, 2024 A chill in the air but not in the heart For several days now, we have been at or below freezing in the early mornings, which totally silences the crickets and tree frogs who need an ambient temperature a bit warmer, maybe high fifties or low sixties. So, for today,…

December 23, 2024
Within the circle of life, infinity exists

Bird Droppings December 8, 2024 Within the circle of life, infinity exists Resurrection By Susan Thomas Underwood The universe is energy in constant motion. There are ebbs and flows. Outcomes and income, And change…… Always change. The physical world reflects this motion. In the cycles of life, There is spring and fall, winter and summer,…

December 8, 2024
Foxfire is a name for a fungus glowing in the dark until you wander up Black Rock Mountain.

Bird Droppings December 4, 2024Foxfire is a name for a fungus glowing in the dark until you wander up Black Rock Mountain. A few weeks back, I was involved in another synchronous adventure, as I am daily. I have been thinking about it ever since. I have been a fan of Carl Jung and the idea…

December 4, 2024
t is a new day, a new start, and always day one.

Bird Droppings November 1, 2024It is a new day, a new start, and always day one. I am feeling old today; now that I am working on my seventh-fifth year of life, a cold front is coming in, and my bones are aching. Yesterday, I was thinking about savoring every minute; today, I am thinking…

November 1, 2024
Foxfire is a name for a fungus glowing in the dark until you wander up Black Rock Mountain in Rabun County, Georgia, and find it is so much more.

Bird Droppings October 29, 2024Foxfire is a name for a fungus glowing in the dark until you wander up Black Rock Mountain in Rabun County, Georgia, and find it is so much more. A few weeks back, I was involved in another synchronous adventure, as I am daily. I have been thinking about it ever since.…

October 29, 2024
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…

October 28, 2024
I was eating some leftover chicken and rice casserole with broccoli and thinking about the circle of life.

Bird Droppings October 25, 2024 I was eating some leftover chicken and rice casserole with broccoli and thinking about the circle of life. I made a huge pan of chicken and rice casserole with broccoli a couple of days ago and had plenty of leftovers. So I am sitting at my computer working on my…

October 25, 2024
Perhaps, within ourselves, is the change we need?

Bird Droppings October 15, 2024Perhaps, within ourselves, is the change we need? I have been away from my computer for a few minutes. Hopefully, in the next few weeks, I will be hearing from my dissertation chair about defending my paper. I have a feeling of accomplishment and ending my procrastination. I am not complaining,…

October 15, 2024
Teachers! We should always be near the edge.

Bird Droppings March 26, 2018 Teachers! We should always be near the edge. I recall taking groups hiking in North Georgia and always there is that one person who has to be at the edge of a gorge or edge of the trail dropping two hundred feet down looking over and nearly falling. A…

March 26, 2018
Can we find answers to our questions?

Bird Droppings March 25, 2018 Can we find answers to our questions? Several years ago I would have said there were answers to almost any question that could be asked. Today sitting here I wonder granted first you have to ask what is the question or questions but I have a different attitude now…

March 25, 2018