Garden

Garden

Sunday, August 3, 2014

Musings

It's quiet.
Just the sounds of my shoes on the dirt road,
The jingle of the dog's tags,
And traffic, out of sight.
No birds
No squirrels 
No trains!
The dog walks behind me, watching, nervous.
The berries are ripe.
Bear?
Pictures of flowers, rocks and trees.
We head back,
The dog takes lead
And there is a bird.
A single bird
Not singing 
But chirping, low, slow
He surveys the area
Follows us down the road
Defending his kingdom?
At the end he stops,
On the top of a tree,
as we head down the path toward home.


Sunday, June 29, 2014

And it comes to an end

As has become obvious my intention to blog each day in June was not a resounding success. I have however managed to blog more this month than the entire of last year. Of course none of these blog posts were stunningly fantastic. The process did remind me that I do not use writing as a way to record, review or evaluate. I regularly mull over things but I never write them down.
It's interesting to see how education, even society, has changed. Once the focus was on reading, writing and arithmetic. Now the focus is educating kids to become creators. There used to be a path the majority followed. Now we understand that we ( society & individuals) need people to follow a variety of paths. It's that variety that makes life vibrant and nurturing. Success is measured in a variety of ways now that go beyond a single target of monetary wealth, ideal family and social standing. 
Yes we are all on a path, but that path can change at any moment. Success has become a continuously moving target. What society sees as success today may be different tomorrow.
So move along your path in life, but don't be afraid to cut a new trail when you need to. Remember to document it so others can learn from your journey.

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

What day is it?

I managed to remember to blog every day last week yet have managed to forget this week. Things have actually been slowing down a little so why forget? 
I have a feeling that it's not so much being busy but "when" I'm most busy. Later in the day balances out fine. Early in the day and it effects everything for the rest of the day. And that was the difference between this week and last. I had extra things going on in the mornings this week which made it hard, impossible even, to get caught up. This affected my sleep which effected my energy level the next day. And 'round and 'round it goes. 
Something tells me I'd better get used to it. 

Sunday, June 22, 2014

Ahhhhh

I am not sure why any time you need to make a change or fix something it changes the date of a post. I don't want the date to change I want to fix mistakes. Why is that so hard?

Saturday, June 21, 2014

Playing with apps



Many thoughts

I woke this morning feeling rested physically but my mind was very active. Random bits from various conversations, moments and internal thoughts were swirling. I'm not sure what will come from all of these thoughts, if anything. It might be a sign that I need some quiet time to just 'be'.
Tonight might work for that.

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Oops, Not Again?

Apparently I was so tired last night I forgot to post. Tonight I've spent the last hour reading my twitter stream while I gradually took up the "I'm soo tired I can't sit up straight" position. Most people would have thought I had fallen asleep at the table. I haven't. Instead I laid down so I wouldn't hurt myself if I did fall asleep.  Apparently I'm not tired enough to not notice that I'm rambling. Which is a good thing I think.  
Good night