"Earth laughs in flowers."
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Rain and more rain.
The last peonies bow their heads as their season comes to an end...
~Nancy ~ 5-28-2016
The last peonies bow their heads as their season comes to an end...
~Nancy ~ 5-28-2016
 "I equate peonies with love because they're the first blooms of summer." Peonies feels like an old-fashioned spring.
With Sinatra playing in the background, all is right with the world... ~Nancy ~ 5-27-2016  "Right now I just want to chill for a while. Take a hiatus from all the craziness. To clean my house, see my family. Just see some movies and pick some strawberries."  Shannon, Ashton, and I spent a beautiful afternoon picking these little gems. It was the first day of summer break and the only sounds were our conversation, the breeze, bird songs, and the crowing of a nearby rooster. And yes, a few did not make it into our crates... ;)
~Nancy ~ 5-26-2016  "Books are no different from goats! They enjoy an afternoon out on the lawn." And thus begins my new respect for goats....
~Nancy ~ 5.7.2016  "Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten." Tom and I took a day trip after I worked two weeks in Tuscola. Our first stop was Ballard Nature Center with cameras and tripods in tow. This little family of Canadian Geese stopped long enough to pose for me. I am in in awe of how Mother Nature instills in their instinct the need to raise and care for their young...
~Nancy ~ 5.6.2016  "Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world." Shannon asked me to take pictures of Tuscola students for the district website. I walked through the halls and classrooms of the elementary, middle, and high schools. I took many pictures of students dissecting frogs, playing chess, learning badminton serves, sketching in art, and learning in centers. I love these students. They are all very receptive to being photographed and letting me into their lives for a few seconds. This young lady was busy in the middle school art room working on a project to close the school year. I thought it was a perfect example of how the year ends and how our students can take some time to reflect and dream before starting a fresh new year. With just a few days left in this year, I think it's important for our teachers to do the same...
~Nancy ~ 5.5.2016  "That we find a crystal or a poppy beautiful means that we are less alone, that we are more deeply inserted into existence than the course of a single life would lead us to believe." Vera's poppies are still blooming every spring.
She has been gone for years, now, but her flower garden lives on as her legacy... ~Nancy ~ 5.2.2016 |
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