My husband and I walked around our neighborhood today, chatting about the summer visit the family had all been planning, adding in the new delight: our oldest granddaughter’s marriage. Scheduling … Continue Reading SOL18 They’re Back
I’m so thankful for my PLN on Twitter. I loved this from Helen… @jennihayman @greeneterry @grammasheri Let’s get planting! Summer is coming! https://t.co/o9j3u2dwoq — Helen DeWaard (@hj_dewaard) January 5, 2018 … Continue Reading Social Stories
This week, the cold and snow arrived. Winter is my least favorite season — just because of the freezing ice so slippery and dangerous. Here the old and new lavender … Continue Reading Slice of Life Peek
Glow. The Golden Hour. This week’s Weekly Photo Challenge. Sunrise is not for me, but I did capture two sunrise pictures within the last couple of weeks, when I was … Continue Reading Slice of Life Glow
Corners. A turn, a change, an obstacle, a support. This week’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is corner. It’s a choice to participate, but when you know it, and you drive … Continue Reading SOL Corners
Just sitting in my yard, I find myself imagining stories in the filtered light shining through the sycamore and grape vine leaves, light that creates mottled shadows on the leaves … Continue Reading Slice: Shiny Distractions
But this day we had a mission: photograph the stories whispering in the landscape around us, a landscape truly shaped by earth, air, fire, and water.
Texture: a wall still holding, needing repair, a bit like our country right now, and perhaps like all communities. There’s always a part that needs fixing, a part that’s till … Continue Reading SOL Texture
See at Flickr Many of the people I “hang out” with online are worried about the state of an open and free [in spirit] online community. We’re mostly educators who … Continue Reading DigCiz Hospitality
The day was rainy. Cloudy. Dark. Cold. And it was Sunday. It’s supposed to be sunny on a Sunday in spring. The only thing to do is to hop in … Continue Reading Slice of Life: Road Trip
One of my favorite parts of teaching in the middle school is the sense of fairness students demand. Learning about our basic rights to help them formulate a rebuttal to … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay First Amendment
A Story: Today, there is… fear discrimination divisions intolerance power wars hatred Tomorrow there ought to be… calm listen share accept understand hope compromise love: listen openly; value experiences I … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay 26 United We Stand
3.18.17 How To Share I miss teaching, being in the classroom where students look to the teacher and each other to learn together. I miss how students huddle together to … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay 18 How To– Share
What do you do when the world seems to be falling apart in hate, the opposite of the god of love? Why is the world falling apart? See Bill Moyers … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay 16 -Hopeful To Dos
I spend time each day to learn from others by reading their ideas linked to in tweets on Twitter. Before November 8th, this daily activity inspired me and my work; … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay 15 Blowin’ In The Wind
Inspire Involvement Necessary; Sprout Partial Ideas– Render Excellence ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Classrooms of inspiration live by student involvement, sprouting partial ideas, and working together to render excellence for projects that help make … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay 14 Inspire Word Art