Gratitude

There are many beautiful things blooming in my world.

Ray Bradbury died today

I loved reading Ray Bradbury and I loved teaching him to my students. It was through his stories that I truly came to understand and appreciate what science fiction as a genre is, a cautionary tale as to what the future might hold if we don't pay attention to our lives and the directions we take in our societies.

Thank you Mr. Bradbury for enriching our lives and causing us to think.

Sunday

Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it ~ Mark Twain

For behold the winter is past

The rain is over and gone

The flowers have already appeared in the land

The time has arrived for pruning the vines

And the voice of the turtledove has been heard in our land.

The fig tree has ripened its figs

And the vines in blossom has given forth their fragrance,.

Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,

And come along!

Song of Solomon

My Silly Spandy

I have 3 cats and one of them is by fair sillier than the others. Spandy is the one stretched out as long as he can. You never know where you are going to find him sleeping or what he is going to do. He is the only one of our cats who likes to swing.

Happy Spring!

I spent the first day of Spring as I do most first days of spring ~ inside a classroom teaching 8th graders. Birdman, however, got the mower out for the first time this year, started up the Miata, and started working on getting the garden ready. It was 83 today, the warmest beginning of spring I can remember.

I love this early spring!